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With a flourish of handbells and calls of “Oyez!” or “Hear ye!” town criers from as far away as Ontario and Maryland did their best to wow the crowd Monday, as Cape Cod played host, for the first time, to an international competition of town criers.

Moo Deng and Haggis are joined by another slick, round supreme on the scene — a new pygmy hippo born at Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia. Fans can vote on the two options for her name through Saturday.

Formed in 1961, the agency with a roughly $40 billion budget provides humanitarian assistance abroad and funds other projects to further U.S. interests.

The world's largest retailer — like many others — has been absorbing most of the increased costs, but raising prices of some goods.

Here's your recap of what happened in the leadership shakeup at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week.

In this year’s Spotify Wrapped, listeners got to see what towns and cities fit their music taste — and a lot of people are headed to Vermont. And: how Vermont's inclusive arts scene might have been at play in getting you here.

If elected House speaker, Louisiana Republican Steve Scalise would be the first top House leader from the South since Newt Gingrich served as speaker more than 20 years ago.

Residents of Lewiston, Maine, are still sheltering in place while police search for a man suspected of killing 18 and wounding 13. EU leaders call for a humanitarian pause to bring aid to Gaza.

As part of the "We, The Voters" series exploring immigration, we meet Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani, a Mexican American representing Arizona's Sixth Congressional District.

Michigan voters critical of Biden's support of Israel call on people to vote "uncommitted" in the state's primary. An Oxford scholar explains the history of self-immolation as political protest.