A series of earthquakes, including a 6.2-magnitude tremor, have left 151 injured in Turkey - AP Photo/Khalil Hamra A series of earthquakes, including a 6.2-magnitude tremor, have struck near Istanbul in Turkey. At least 151 people have been injured.

It’s been more than a month since a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, claiming the lives of thousands of people and injuring many more. The devastating impact of the events, and the aftershocks that have followed, have left many travelers ...

The Chicago-born pope's visit comes as Turkey, a country of more than 85 million people of predominantly Sunni Muslims, has cast itself as a key intermediary in efforts to end the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza.

The Thanksgiving holiday travel rush is expected to kick into high gear Tuesday, with about 6.78 million Southern California residents expected to hit the roads or airways.

Travel is busy this Thanksgiving seaosn; the FAA says it could be the busiet Thanksgiving travel period in 15 years.

AAA reports that nearly 82 million Americans are expected to travel this Thanksgiving season, with most choosing to drive following recent flight cancellations.

ANKARA >> Pope Leo arrived in Turkey on his first trip outside Italy as leader of the Catholic Church today and was expected to make appeals for peace in the Middle East and urge unity among long-divided Christian churches.

Pope Leo XIV joined the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I by a lake an few hours from Istanbul on Friday afternoon in a ceremony to mark the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea.