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A change in how "stand your ground" self-defense cases would be handled in the courts moved closer Tuesday to advancing out of the House, despite...

What kind of music gets Olympic athletes pumped up when they're working out? Taekwondo competitor Paige McPherson talks about what gets her going.

The Americans bested the Canadians in a shootout. They won their semifinal match against Russia in a shootout as well, thanks to three goals from 19-year-old Troy Terry.

Right now, Betsy DeVos just barely has enough votes to be confirmed after two Senate Republicans announced last week they won't support her nomination.

Even though Republicans promise to preserve the deduction for charitable donations, nonprofits say other proposed changes in the bill could discourage as much as $13 billion in annual giving.

At stake is control of the Washington state Senate, where the GOP holds a one-seat majority. It's currently the only Republican-held legislative chamber on the West Coast.

Diwali — the Hindu festival of lights — has been blamed for cloaking New Delhi and other cities in unhealthy smog from massive amounts of fireworks that are set off day and night.

Voter turnout was up among college students by more than the nation as a whole in the last election, a Tufts University report says. But that turnout varied greatly across different types of colleges.

After the Russian president moved to expel 755 U.S. staffers in response to sanctions, Trump said his administration needs to cut payroll anyway. A day later, he said he was being sarcastic.

Less of the research presented at a prominent cancer conference is supported by the National Institutes of Health , a development that some of the...

Mili Hernandez and her Omaha, Neb., soccer team were disqualified from a girls' tournament finals after a mix-up over her gender. "They only did it because I look like a boy," the 8-year-old said.

The wood pellet fuel industry is growing in the United States. The largest chip mills across the South are gobbling up hardwood forests to meet demand for overseas customers.

More than 100 workers at Miami International Airport are striking for 24 hours.Subcontractors tasked with handling baggage, curbside check-in and pushing…

About 12,000 people are diagnosed with a glioblastoma each year in the U.S. Fewer than a third of them will survive beyond two years.

To increase the use of telehealth in Florida, a panel is recommending that insurance companies be required to reimburse health-care providers for...

The Massachusetts Hospital School's 85 students have serious, long-term health conditions. But that doesn't keep them from sports like skiing.

A New York City-based program aims to make students into critical media consumers.

The challenges show religion is "on the minds of many people," says Deborah Caldwell Stone of the American Library Association. Another reason people objected to books was explicit sexual content.

Mexican marines swarmed Joaquin Guzmán's safe house in Los Mochis, but he managed to flee through a secret tunnel leading to the sewer system. Authorities caught him on a highway in a stolen car.

David Cameron lauds the Chinese president's visit as the start of a golden era for Chinese-U.K. relations. U.S. critics say the U.K. is in danger of sacrificing long-term security for short-term cash.