Tickets to next year's FIFA World Cup officially went on sale Wednesday. The buyers are those who were selected, out of 4.5 million applicants in a lottery that took place last month, to have the ...

A shutdown contingency plan released by the park service late Tuesday says parks will generally remain accessible to visitors. Parks without “accessible areas” will be closed.

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.