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Visitors to the SkyDeck ledge up on Chicago’s Willis Tower — which is already scary enough as it is — got the fright of their lives on Wednesday when its protective layer cracked underneath them. “There was a wom...

Throughout history and across cultures, people have written songs and poems lamenting lost loves. Now, researchers at a French university say they have discovered that fish also pine for their partners, challenging the v...

Updates and analysis from TD Garden (and elsewhere) as Boston hosts the deciding game of the Stanley Cup Final.

Thousands of people protested across Hong Kong ahead of a debate Wednesday morning in the city's Legislative Council on a contentious bill that would permit extradition to mainland China.

Andrea Gordon, 46, died late Tuesday afternoon, police said.

The second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history has now spread to Uganda — claiming the life of a 5-year-old boy Wednesday after the virus killed nearly 1,400 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Two other cases of Ebol...

President Trump and Joe Biden traded blows on Tuesday as they stumped in the key battleground state of Iowa -- with the commander in chief calling the ex-veep “a dummy" and Biden mocking Trump's name-calling as childis...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) plans on using a speech at George Washington University on Wednesday to educate President Trump on his version of democratic socialism. Sanders, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, relea...

Eight people in Florida are facing more than 80 federal charges in connection with a "large-scale" illegal dogfighting ring involving about 100 dogs.       

With O.J. Simpson back in Las Vegas after release from prison, his friend and victim, Bruce Fromong, says he was instrumental in getting him paroled.       

The majority of the candidates have agreed to participate in the forum, the first of the presidential primary season to focus on reproductive rights.

Rep. Eliot Engel, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called the Trump administration's weapons sale an abuse of the law and vowed to stop it.       

Starting in 2020, Nevada employers cannot refuse to hire a job applicant for failing a marijuana screening test, making it the first state to pass such a law.

Lion Country SafariinLoxahatchee, Florida, said medical reports confirmed the giraffes died instantaneously when they were struck by lightning.       

Six Americans have died at resorts on the popular Caribbean island, and their families are raising questions about the circumstances.

MOORINGSPORT, La. -- Sheriff's deputies in Louisiana say an alligator took a bite out of one of their patrol cars. WBRZ-TV reportsdeputies were called Monday to Louisiana Highway 1 in Caddo Parish after someone spotted t...

A Texas school district is apologizing for cutting off the microphone of a valedictorian after she cited the names of two black "victims of injustice," claiming the move wasn't intended to censor her freedom of speech. R...

The Israeli military says it has observed a drone entering Israeli airspace from Lebanon.

South Korea says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will send flowers and a message of condolence for the funeral of former South Korean first lady Lee Hee-ho, whose late husband held a historic summit with Kim's father in ...

Nearly 250 survivors and families of victims joined the suit, which targets U.S. companies that made products used at the apartment complex

Asian share markets were in a wary mood on Wednesday as the White House took a tough line on trade talks with China, while a looming reading on U.S. inflation could shuffle the odds for an early cut in interest rates the...

If you ever clean out the gutters on your roof, take note: The dirt you're tossing may have come from outer space. The new book "Cosmic Impact: Understanding the Threat to Earth from Asteroids and Comets," by Andrew May ...