(Washington Post)- The remains of three Americans who died in Syria after joining a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia to fight the Islamic State are expected to be repatriated Wednesday, members of their families and a congressional source said. The bodies of Levi Shirley, William Savage and Jordan...

The past summer was one of contrast for Neymar, who faced numerous questions over his future in between major titles with Barcelona and the Brazilian Olympic football team. Paris Saint-Germain were at the front of the queue for the winger, putting a 40 million euro five-year contract in...

Since Wednesday evening, Muslim pilgrims have flocked to Saudi Arabia’s city of Medina after completing this year’s Hajj ritual -- the "fifth pillar" of Islam -- in the nearby city of Mecca. According to the Saudi Press Agency, Medina’s Civil Organization of Hajj Guides -- devoted to...

U.S. retail sales fell more than expected in August amid weak purchases of automobiles and a range of other goods, pointing to cooling domestic demand that further diminishes expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate increase next week. Other data on Thursday showed the labor market...