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On the Fourth of July, some Americans have celebrated their freedom of choice by choosing to not celebrate at all.

The deaths of three Israeli teenagers have sparked anger in the region. Two parents who lost children in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict explain why they are now calling for reconciliation.

Five police cars responded to perhaps the most civil of all disobediences: five women knitting at a gas company's headquarters.

A study on the wandering mind had a simple request: Just think. But many participants couldn't sit still for very long, and they even were willing to shock themselves to avoid doing nothing.

The award-winning author and former ambassador for young people's literature died this week at the age of 76.

The country's first national minimum wage, 8.5 euros per hour ($11.60), will be phased in starting next year.

The improving labor market in June did not translate into significant pay hikes. Wages were just 2 percent higher compared with a year ago. Consumer prices have been rising at a 2.1 percent rate.

Local governments are also starting to follow suit. Undefeated thus far, the Colombian national team has provoked euphoria.

The job market improved in June, as employers added 288,000 workers to their payrolls and the unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent. In another welcome development, the ranks of the long-term unemployed declined.

The World Health Organization is wrapping up an emergency meeting with officials in West Africa about the Ebola virus. Local health ministries are saying they don't have enough funds to help contain what is now the largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak on record.