Emile Ratelband, a motivational speaker, told a court in the Netherlands that he feels 20 years younger than he is. Changing his birthdate would also give him better luck on dating apps, he says.

Sheriff’s Sgt. Ron Helus had been speaking with his wife when reports of an active gunman came in. Within minutes, the veteran officer was on the hellish scene — but he would not survive the night.

When people are feeling glum, it often means that brain areas involved in emotion and memory are communicating. Researchers have now observed the circuit in action in humans.

After years of devastating civil war and broken peace deals, South Sudan is at a crossroads again. While many displaced refugees are still afraid to return home, others see big reasons for hope.

Some of the last drift gillnet fishers in the world capture swordfish off the coast of California. But their days may be numbered as lawmakers seek phase the nets out.

The White House accused Acosta of “putting his hands” on an aide during a press conference in which he repeatedly challenged the president.

The students were released at another school 12 miles away. A principal and teacher reportedly remain captive. Tensions in Cameroon have heightened as an Anglophone separatist movement has taken root.

The speaker of the House from 2007 to 2011 is eyeing a return to that post despite calls from many in her party for fresh leadership. Wednesday, both she and the president spoke of working together.

American women are more likely to die from preventable childbirth complications than women in other developed countries. A group of obstetricians says hospitals can do a lot to change this.

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The request followed the execution of another inmate who chose the electric chair rather than lethal injection. Only three states still allow the use of firing squads as a means of execution.

Exit polls can be confusing and even misleading as the deluge of data pours in. There are smarter ways to know which numbers to look for — and which to be wary of — on election night 2018.

There could be an upside to your phone addiction. Games like Tetris can reduce anxiety, according to new research. So if you’ve got Election Day jitters, go ahead and launch that app.

Iran can either “act like a normal country, or it can see its economy crumble,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.

Their performance at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle catapulted The Kingdom Choir into the international spotlight. Now, they’re out with their debut album Stand By Me.

The passage of Election Day on Tuesday may mean that special counsel Robert Mueller’s office switches off passive mode and goes active again. If so, then what?

On Friday evening, a gunman in Tallahassee, Fla., opened fire at a yoga studio, killing two people and injuring five others before killing himself, police said.

Black men don’t get seen as adults. Black boys don’t get treated like kids. Meanwhile, a certain class of men can float in and out of either category as the need arises.

One scientist is training the ultimate disease watchdogs — canines that can smell the disease’s parasites living inside a person’s blood.

President Trump is not on the ballot but the midterm elections are a referendum on him. GOP candidates are using four strategies to discuss their close, not so close or nonexistent ties to Trump.

NASA mission managers haven’t heard from the Martian rover Opportunity since June. A dust storm interfered with communication but the storm is over now and engineers hope to hear from the rover soon.

They’re running strong in suburban districts, where independents and women want to send a message to President Trump. It’s also a year when historical trends and a GOP exodus could boost Democrats.

A study released last week by the Anti-Defamation League revealed that anti-Semitic online slurs have surged in the lead-up to the midterms — and many of the attacks are automated.

In the U.S., Alzheimer’s clinical trials are largely limited to fluent English speakers, which leaves millions of patients without the opportunity to participate and scientists without diverse data.

Democrats are hammering Republicans over their efforts to eliminate insurance protections for pre-existing conditions. Republicans are telling seniors their Medicare coverage may be in danger.

Two planned sites in Lisbon — a slavery memorial and an explorers museum — underscore a clash in Portugal’s approaches to its colonial history.

Smithfield Foods says it will pay farmers to cover their manure ponds with plastic on more than 1,000 U.S. farms. Those “lagoons” have become increasingly controversial.

Scientists credit the crab and oyster industries with noticing a change in oxygen levels in coastal Pacific waters.

A recent book recounts the brutal lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955. In it, the woman who accused the boy of assault admits she was lying. The FBI has reopened the murder investigation.

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