Study: Most Cancers Result From Lifestyle, Not Bad Luck
A new study suggests that genetic "bad luck," which predisposes us to cancer, may be less of an influence on our risk for the disease...
FDA Eases Restrictions, Allowing Gay Men to Donate Blood
A nurse draws a blood sample in September 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has overturned a 30-year ban on blood donations...
World Oil Prices Hit Record Low; US Firms Eye Exports
The prices at a Valero Energy Corp gas station are pictured in Pasadena, California, on Oct. 27, 2015. World oil prices hit an 11-year...
Retrial Date Set for Officer in Freddie Gray Death
William Porter, right, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection to the death of Freddie Gray, walks into a...
US Adds African Lions to Endangered List
An African lion at the Paris Zoological Park, Bois de Vincennes, east of Paris, April 8, 2014. The United States added two species of...
Former Astronaut Promotes Science Education and a Trip to a Star
Mae Jemison, shown at a White House forum in June 2012, promotes science literacy and says people in every part of the world need to...
US: Bombers Didn't Intentionally Fly Near S. China Sea Island
This aerial photo taken through a glass window of a military plane shows China's alleged on-going reclamation of Mischief Reef in the...
Democratic Rivals Highlight Need to Focus on Economy, Islamic State
The Democratic presidential candidates said in their final debate of the year Saturday they are focused on the U.S. economy and defeating...
Shkreli Resigns as Turing CEO After Securities Fraud Arrest
Martin Shkreli, center, leaves the courthouse after his arraignment in New York, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. TRENTON, NEW JERSEY—The...
Pentagon Chief Pays Surprise Visit to Afghan Front Lines
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter greets Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland after arriving in Baghdad, Dec. 16, 2015. Carter is on a weeklong...
