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The Alpha Phi sorority and two members of Beta Alpha Omega have been charged after a student was found dead in a river after ...

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Representatives of developing countries and climate activists were furious over the outcome, saying $300 billion annually ...

Fifty years ago, the discovery of a human ancestor "Lucy" generated worldwide attention. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with paleoanthropologist Zeray Alemseged about the legacy of the discovery.

Actor Jimmy O. Yang is learning how to take compliments. On Wild Card this week, he opens up about love languages and fears.

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It took decades for local civil rights attorney Louis P. McHenry, who led efforts to establish the city’s Human Rights ...

The U.S., Australia and U.K. have issued warnings for travelers in Vang Vieng after several tourists died in a suspected ...

BEIRUT — An Israeli strike on a Lebanese army center on Sunday killed one soldier and wounded 18 others, the Lebanese ...

The cases appeared in California, Illinois, New Jersey and New York between July 31 and Oct. 24, the CDC said. Nine out of ...