When President Jimmy Carter was inaugurated in 1977, he wasted little time fulfilling one of his most controversial campaign ...

At this moment, right at the start of the new year, you may be looking at your credit card bills or bank statements and ...

The first day of memorial services for former President Jimmy Carter begins today in his hometown of Plains, Ga., and will ...

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A U.S. Court of Appeals this week ruled that the FCC did not have legal authority to revive the so-called net neutrality ...

Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Green Beret from Colorado, also wrote in a note that he needed to "cleanse my mind" of ...

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A new session of Congress began Friday with Republicans to take full control in the Washington this month. But the new session was not without internal drama for the party.

New research shows that the anesthetic ketamine keeps fish from giving up -- and the way it works may help figure out how it works in humans and lead to better medications for depression.

Federal officials are trying to figure out the motive behind a Colorado man's decision to drive a rented Tesla Cybertruck to Las Vegas and detonate it in front of a Trump hotel on New Year's Day.

The Koran forbids intoxicants. But as psychedelics show promise in treating mental health, some Muslims are trying to figure out if there can be a place for psychedelics within Islamic life.

In New Orleans, it's been several days since the New Year's Day truck attack in the French Quarter. As residents and tourists grapple with what happened, people are also trying to get back to normal.