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North Korea might not be the destination that comes to mind when kids think summer camp, but maybe it should be.

(Reuters) - One year after the launch of a social media effort to allay consumers' concerns about the safety of foods made from genetically modified crops, U.S. companies that develop GMOs have further committed to a mul...

US says Russia violated 1987 nuclear missile treaty, calls breach 'a very serious matter'

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon offered a gut-wrenching plea for a truce between Israel and Hamas Monday, reiterating the U.N.'s call for an unconditional humanitarian cease-fire. "As the world marks Eid al-...

Palestinian firefighters participate in efforts to put out a fire at Gaza's main power plant, which witnesses said was hit in Israeli shelling, in the central Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Experts: Rare storm that brought deadly lightning to California beach difficult to see coming

Despite the possible harm to the West, leaders agree that something must be done about Russia.

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed the lives of at least 672 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, but one person who survived the virulent disease is shedding light on what it's like to battle the virus...

Gunmen from Abu Sayyaf, the southern Philippines' most violent militant group, attacked a group of civilians traveling to celebrate Eid al-Fitr -- the end of Ramadan -- killing 21, including at least six children, offici...

The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling struck down a ban on same-sex marriage.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff calls Israel's conflict with Hamas 'a massacre'

WASHINGTON

Blood spills across Gaza. At least 10 people including eight children are killed in an explosion at a refugee camp. Israel denies responsibility, saying it was a misfire by a rocket launched by Hamas militants. And in so...

If upheld, the decision could make it easier for fast food workers to unionize

Feeling hungry? You should eat. But what if the foods you're eating actually make you hungrier than you were before you dug in? It's a more common conundrum than you might think.

In Florida, it's illegal for a physician to ask you if you own a gun. Pediatrician Aaron Carroll thinks this is ridiculous: When pediatricians ask you about using car seats, they’re trying to prevent injuries. When the...

CNN's Adam Dunnakey looks at a new study that says high fives and fist bumps beat handshakes for hygiene.

The U.S. House and Senate have agreed to a bipartisan $15 billion emergency funding bill to bring the Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) back from the brink of absolute disaster after weeks of negotiations. House Veter...

LOS ANGELES

CNN's Wolf Blitzer gets a rare look inside a Hamas tunnel which Israel says is used to smuggle weapons and launch attacks on its territory.

Mohamed Abu Nie, 15, is a U.S. citizen, State Department officials said.

Israeli troops send flares over Gaza and the sound of intense shelling could be heard, after an unofficial truce called for the Muslim Eid al-Fitr festival disintegrated. Hostilities picked after quiet for the Muslim Eid...