In June, state university systems in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas launched their own body, the Commission for Public Higher Education, to accredit public ...

A new study reports on a novel way to short-circuit the parasite that spreads the disease so people wouldn't get infected with a mosquito's bite.

In the four months since it sent more than 230 Venezuelan men to a prison in El Salvador, the Trump administration has ...

Russian and Ukrainian leaders are set to meet in Istanbul on Wednesday in the latest round of talks to end the war.

Corey Adams was an 18-year-old defensive lineman from New Orleans. Authorities say he was found with a gunshot wound inside a ...

Two planes in Mexico City nearly crashed on Monday as one was landing and the other was taking off. Meanwhile, the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the near-miss of a small jet and a B ...

Solar power has reached critical mass, according to author and environmental activist Bill McKibben, and it's already transforming the way humans consume energy.

Patrick Roath hopes to ride a youth movement into Congress and oust Rep. Stephen Lynch, who is currently serving his 13th ...

Republicans and Democrats continue to call for more information about a supposed “list” of clients that conspiracy theorists say the disgraced financier and accused sex trafficker used to blackmail ...

President Trump says he wants to make sure the United States wins the artificial intelligence race. The White House says ...

More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since May while trying to get food in Gaza, mostly near food ...

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