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The Northern California wildfires that have burned thousands of acres, damaged critical infrastructure and destroyed homes led Gov. Jerry Brown in Sacramento to declare a state of emergency Saturday. Brown noted there we...

The Supreme Court has turned aside all Second Amendment challenges since a pair of landmark rulings in 2008 and 2009 confirmed the rights of individuals to keep and bear arms. But some believe a California case could ma...

More than 120 Palestinians were killed in Rafah, Gaza Strip, on Friday and Saturday. Those deaths, and hundreds of injuries, overwhelmed the city's health care facilities.

Authorities confirmed late Saturday that they are investigating a possible sighting of missing Oregon mother Jennifer Huston in Washington state's San Juan Islands. 

As two American Ebola patients prepare to be evacuated from Africa, to the U.S., the CDC assures Americans are safe.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has revised policies regarding the use of force on mentally ill inmates, issuing some of the most detailed guidelines in the nation. The recent changes were pro...

When Judy Melinek was considering where to begin her career as a medical examiner -- New York or LA? -- she was given great advice. "If you really want to...

A man from Steger sexually attacked six different female victims who were walking alone in Richton Park and Park Forest in attacks that began in March and ended in June, prosecutors said.

Hadar Goldin, an Israeli soldier feared abducted by Hamas Islamist militants in the Gaza Strip, was determined to have been killed in action during Israel's operation there, an army statement said on Sunday.

Dubai carrier becomes the first major airline to impose ban over outbreak of deadly virus in West Africa.

The Islamic State group's control of a trade route linking Baghdad to Turkey has cut supplies and caused prices to soar.

Karl Penhaul visits a destroyed section of Gaza and learns how the bombing has affected one student's aspirations.

Robert Cardoza, Greg "Ceppie" Maes, and David Lee were five minutes late to a private screening of Steven Spielberg's E.T. at Culver Studios in California in 1982, months before the film would open to the public. It was ...

Israeli soldiers are heavily targeted as they work to destroy Hamas' tunnel network. CNN's Sara Sidner reports.

JERUSALEM -- An Israeli soldier the military feared had been abducted by Palestinian gunmen in a firefight that shattered a temporary ceasefire in Gaza has been declared dead, ending what...

Nevada rancher: God provided inspiration during April's armed standoff with feds over cattle

The Islamic State (formerly ISIS) swept across northern Iraq over the weekend, reportedly defeating Kurdish forces for the first time, and was rumored to have captured a vital dam.

Jennifer Huston has not been seen since late July.

Walking away from a cease-fire deprives Hamas of a PR victory, and leaves Israel with options on how to proceed

Three-year medical school is gaining ground as educators acknowledge: Becoming a doctor just takes too long.

A House Natural Resources Committee report criticized the commission behind a memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower over spending and its choice of a designer.

The State Department said Sunday that the United States is "appalled" by the "disgraceful" Israeli missile attack on a United Nations school in Gaza that was sheltering roughly 3,000 people displaced by the recent fighti...