In South Carolina, some parents embrace vaccines, others opt out. Why do people make such different choices? A mix of politics, distrust and misinformation is pushing neighbors apart.

Women charged with a crime in Senegal are at the mercy of a slow judicial process and prisons that may lack basic supplies. They also face stigma that robs them of familial and community support.

Researchers looking at foodcrusts on the pottery shards of ancient humans say there's evidence of a wide variety of ...

So you heard a piece of tax advice from a friend or on social media that sounds interesting. Should you try it? A certified ...

A class-action lawsuit has been filed after part of a decades-old sewer line in Maryland collapsed in January, sending raw sewage into the Potomac River. After weather delays, repair work has resumed.

State entities would be barred from endorsing Pride Month, flying pride flags, allowing sex changes on birth certificates House lawmakers advanced legislation Wednesday that would ban any Oklahoma ...

The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs will consider Mullin's qualifications and potential conflicts of interest, and Mullin will testify in response to their questions.

New guidelines for managing cholesterol call for more aggressive prevention and earlier treatment, including a recommendation that all adults be tested once for lipoprotein(a), a genetic risk marker ...

In a new study, bats lap up vaccine-laced saline or chow down on vaccine-carrying mosquitoes. Will that have any impact on the flying mammal's immune system?

The U.S. Central Command confirmed that at least four of six crew members on the KC-135 aircraft were dead, after the refueling plane went down in western Iraq on Thursday.

The FBI is investigating two attacks that happened on U.S. soil on Thursday, one at Old Dominion University in Virginia and another at a synagogue outside of Detroit.

The U.S. says it will launch its heaviest wave of strikes yet inside Iran, as the Pentagon confirms four American airmen were killed when a refueling plane crashed in Iraq, bringing the number of U.S.