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It’s the only repellent that drives mosquitoes away when they come in contact with it. A new study has a theory about why that is.

Threats and attacks have become a way of life — even for staff at regular hospitals. For the simple act of referring patients to Ebola treatment centers, they have become targets.

Pugh is being investigated after receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments for a self-published children’s book from private companies that were subject to her influence.

The two leaders met Thursday to discuss denuclearization and sanctions. No major agreements came out of the summit, but the two leaders said they were satisfied with the talks.

The 76-year-old former vice president focused on President Trump’s response to Charlottesville in his announcement. He enters the presidential race with renewed scrutiny of his decades in public life.

According to a new NPR/Ipsos opioid poll, 71% of Americans surveyed also say the government should do more to curb the epidemic.

This year, the U.S. canceled visas for prominent Chinese scholars with government links and has delayed visas to hundreds of Chinese students. Meanwhile, U.S. academics fail to receive visas to China.

A parent’s life insurance policy will mean a more than $400,000 payout for Nikolas Cruz. The public defender’s office can only represent people who can’t afford representation on their own.

Medoff is best known for Children of a Lesser God, a play about a young deaf woman’s romance with her speech teacher.

There are 695 cases in 22 states. HHS Secretary Alex Azar said the spike was “avoidable” and he called measles vaccines “among the most extensively studied medical products we have.”

Los Angeles wants to know whether city contractors also do business with the NRA. An attorney for the gun rights group calls it “McCarthyism.”

Facebook reported strong profits on Wednesday but also revealed it is setting aside $3 billion to pay a penalty to regulators for violating users’ privacy.

In the 16th century, Hernando Colón assembled one of the greatest print-media collections the world had ever known. For centuries, its reference book was missing — until it turned up in Denmark.

Los Angeles has a large and growing homeless population. A program called rapid rehousing gets people into homes quickly. But it isn’t a long-term fix to the region’s larger housing crisis.

The first-ever She The People forum is organized around questions from female voters of color, with 2020 presidential candidates being reminded what a big role they play in the Democratic Party.

Are players just pretending to be so certain the ball is out on their opponent? Or could there be a difference in how they experience the event that has them pointing a finger at the other player?

State Rep. Andy McKean says that the Republican Party has changed and that he no longer wants to be a member. He was first elected to the legislature in 1978.

Scientists have found a way to transform electrical signals in the brain into intelligible speech. The advance may help people paralyzed by a stroke or disease, but the technology is experimental.

The reatiler is betting that easy returns will drive foot traffic to its stores. Shares of Kohl’s stock spiked with the news.

A controversial proposal would have limited the ability of streaming services to compete for Oscars. But after a dust-up that even included the Justice Department, the academy decided against it.

The aircraft manufacturer said its profits fell 13 percent in the first quarter as it works through “this challenging time.” Boeing said the 737 Max crisis has cost it $1 billion so far.

The summit in Vladivostok marks Kim Jong Un’s first trip to Russia and first meeting with the Russian leader. The Kremlin said they would discuss denuclearization.

More than 100 shipping containers had been declared to hold recyclable plastic scraps. But when they arrived in Manila, officials found household trash, including adult diapers.

The Trump administration can cause Iran severe pain, but it cannot trigger the collapse of the regime, argue Aaron David Miller of the Wilson Center and Richard Sokolsky of the Carnegie Endowment.

For decades, Quindlen has been channeling Baby Boomers’ concerns, from motherhood and life-work balance to aging and downsizing. Her new book comes with a stern warning: Grandparents, know thy place.

The picture emerging of the perpetrators of Sunday’s attacks that killed more than 350 people is one of relative privilege. The country’s defense minister says one bomber had studied in the U.K.

Some food pantries are benefiting from home chicken keepers’ desire to keep collecting the birds as pets, which results in more eggs than they can handle. But sometimes it can be hard to find takers.

A component responsible for detecting a crash and deploying air bags has been malfunctioning due to electrical interference, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration says.

Bloch, along with his brother Richard, started the business as the IRS was phasing out its free tax prep service. They changed the “h” in their last name to a “k” so it would be easier to pronounce.

A DEA official said the indictments are meant to send “shock waves” through the pharmaceutical industry to remind it of its responsibility to help control prescription medications.

It took more than 30 years to develop. The hope is it will eventually save tens of thousands of lives each year. But there are a few issues.