During the first circumnavigation of the globe, Ferdinand Magellan met his end on the island of Mactan. He became involved in a local dispute between rival chieftains and died in the ensuing battle.

Flags across Georgia are flying at half-staff following the death of a longtime metro Atlanta lawmaker. Gov. Brian Kemp ordered on Thursday U.S. and state flags lowered to honor David Scott, who died ...

For a TODAY exclusive, Jenna Bush Hager has sat down with each of the four former living U.S. presidents. During their sitdown, presidents Joe Biden, 83; Barack Obama, 64; Bill Clinton, 79; and her ...

Many Georgians woke up Wednesday to the sight of a faint haze and the vague smell of smoke. Good news: It doesn't mean there's a fire nearby. Bad news: The wildfires down south are leaving a huge ...

This article discusses suicide and suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. Rene Nezhoda is speaking ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- A Louisiana father fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, in an attack on his family Sunday morning that stretched across two houses in a Shreveport neighborhood ...

Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden sit down with TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager for exclusive one-on-one interviews honoring the United States' milestone 250th ...

Mr. Edsall contributes weekly essays from Washington on politics and demographics. The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes news of the shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, that left eight children dead on Sunday, April 19. For the latest on the Shreveport mass shooting, visit USA TODAY's ...

The Mill and the Cross” tells the story of the painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder and the creation of his famous work “The ...

MEXICO CITY — A man fatally shot a ‌Canadian woman and injured several others before killing himself Monday at Mexico’s Teotihuacán ⁠pyramids, a popular tourist and archaeological site outside Mexico ...