At a rest stop in Mexico City, adults are treated for respiratory and stomach bugs. Their feet are in bad shape. There’s anxiety and fear among adults and children. But … definitely no smallpox.
Trump highlighted the success of candidates he held rallies for, embracing the idea that the midterms were a referendum on him. But his record is far more mixed than he lets on.
Authorities have identified the gunman as Ian David Long, 28, a Marine Corps veteran. The Ventura County, Calif., sheriff says his office had a number of interactions with Long in recent years.
While Democrats won control of the House, and Republicans expanded their majority in the Senate, many individual races remain too close to call.
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.
The Republican announced he would resign as secretary of state on Thursday after a lawsuit was filed calling it a conflict of interest for him to oversee the vote count in the governor’s race.
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.
The 85-year-old justice fell in her office at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday evening. She has been hospitalized for “observation and treatment.”
The court said that because of security concerns, Kavanaugh would not walk down the court’s long outside staircase with the chief justice.
Christine Blasey Ford’s lawyers say she isn’t interested in publicity or a book deal. She is struggling to get her life back on track following her testimony in the Senate.
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.
Bibi, a Christian who spent eight years on death row before her acquittal earlier this month, was released despite objections from hard-line Muslim groups.
Robyn Denholm, a Tesla board member and technology executive, is the board’s new leader. CEO Elon Musk had agreed to step down as chair in a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Almost 100 million years ago, when the South Atlantic Ocean was young, giant reptiles prowled the seas. Scientists have found a trove of these ancient creatures in the African nation of Angola.
More than 47 percent of the voting-eligible population cast a ballot in the midterm elections on Tuesday, according to early estimates. That’s the highest turnout for a midterm since 1966.
Music is as intrinsic to the soul and spirit of Murakami’s books as it is to the author’s own.
Notice of the suit was sent to Sudan’s U.S. embassy instead of Khartoum. The administration told the Supreme Court that it agrees with Sudan, which is accused of backing the Cole attackers.
The shooter is also dead, according to authorities. A 29-year veteran of law enforcement, Sgt. Ron Helus, was among the victims at the Borderline Bar & Grill, the Ventura County sheriff says.
“They like to cuddle and even sleep together,” a North Carolina caretaker says of a recently rescued emu and donkey. “We can’t separate them.”
The White House accused Acosta of “putting his hands” on an aide during a press conference in which he repeatedly challenged the president.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Archbishop Ieronymos jointly announced the agreement, which is aimed at separating religion and state. But it is drawing resistance from other Church leaders.
The chief of staff to former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Whitaker is a former U.S. attorney with a history of questioning the scope of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
The former police chief is among 14 people swept up in a raid and accused of buying infants of poor women. His partner, a well-known model in Peru, is considered the ringleader.
The girls’ leadership development organization is accusing the Boy Scouts of trademark infringement, after it started admitting girls as well as boys.
Guam’s archdiocese is facing claims from nearly 200 alleged survivors. “Bankruptcy is the method to deliver the greatest measure of justice to the greatest number of victims,” said a Church lawyer.
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.
Colorado voters have approved an amendment to their state’s constitution that completely abolishes slavery — by stripping away language that still exists in the U.S. Constitution’s 13th Amendment.
In mice genetically programmed to develop Alzheimer’s symptoms, those given a synthetic version of a chemical in marijuana retained normal memory function.
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.
The midterm elections ushered in America’s first openly gay male governor, as well as the country’s first Native American congresswomen and first Muslim congresswomen.
Hundreds of lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and queer candidates made the ballot Tuesday. And by Election Day’s end, several of them had also made U.S. history.
The president mocked Republicans who lost Tuesday night and went after Democrats and the media.
Voters in Idaho, Utah and Nebraska approved ballot initiatives to expand Medicaid, overcoming roadblocks that had kept an estimated 300,000 people from obtaining coverage.
There are now 33 states that have legalized marijuana to some degree, and recreational pot use is now legal in 10 states, along with Washington, D.C.
