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Up to a foot of snow is expected to fall across the southern Appalachians and nearby foothills in North Carolina and Virginia through Sunday night.

While opioids get all the attention, rural communities struggle with substances like meth and alcohol too. One clinic is building up capacity to treat all of them, using both medicine and counseling.

Climate change is so dramatic in northern Alaska that the effects on hunting and erosion are very real to people who’ve lived their whole lives there.

President Trump has called the Russia investigation a “witch hunt,” but more than 30 people have been charged. Many of those who’ve been accused, however, may never go to trial.

Deval Patrick passed on running for president this week, saying the campaign process is too “cruel.” He’s right — there are a lot of downsides to running for president.

The Army general has a voracious appetite for history — and Boston sports teams. If approved by the Senate, the 60-year-old Massachusetts native will take the helm next summer.

On Wednesday, Susie Goodall was 2,000 miles west of South America when her boat capsized in heavy wind, breaking its mast and knocking her unconscious.

Protesters took to the streets of the French capital on Saturday in the fourth demonstration since unrest began in November.

The retired Marine Corps general sought to bring discipline and process to a chaotic White House but ultimately could not put a check on President Trump’s desire to go unmanaged.

Most of those killed were minors attending a rap concert. Officials have not determined what caused the stampede, but there are reports of pepper spray being used inside of the club.

Milley, currently the Army Chief of Staff, will succeed Gen. Joseph Dunford.

Ethiopia has stunned the world with its reforms. Eritreans face steep challenges if they want to follow suit.

Prosecutors have revealed a little more about cases involving Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman and his former lawyer. Both men are looking at prison time, but there’s more to the story.

A woman from Iowa began taking pictures of goats in sweaters in Bangladesh and India. The owners thought she was crazy. But her work has made a difference in the lives of the locals, in a good way.

Election fraud happens, but not the kind President Trump talks about with people voting twice. It’s most common with mail votes. Experts are warning of a backlash to a method 1 in 5 voters now uses.

With the spate of racist mass violence in recent years, it’s helpful to consider past waves of white supremacist activity in the United States and what, exactly, caused those ebbs and flows.

Anne-Marie Brady is a professor at the University of Canterbury, and says she has been the victim of a campaign of intimidation in her home country after publishing research critical of China.

James Alex Fields rammed his car into counterprotestors in 2017, killing Heather Heyer and injuring several other people. He was convicted of first degree murder and other charges.

Prosecutors acknowledged that Cohen has been cooperating with cases in New York City but nonetheless said the crimes he has admitted committing are serious enough to warrant prison.

Sgt. Ron Helus was struck by five bullets from the suspect’s weapon. But it was a sixth shot, fired by another law enforcement officer, that proved fatal.

Two employees worked with falsified papers at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey, their lawyer said. The president has visited the club more than 70 times since taking office.

American foulbrood is an infectious disease that devastates honeybee hives. Scientists say they’ve created a vaccine for it, despite a big hurdle: Bees don’t have antibodies.

That’s why public health officials are urging people to “know your status.” But if they learn they are HIV positive, there isn’t always a clear path to treatment.

Advocates say the Trump administration’s rollback of nutrition requirements could lead to school meals that are inconsistent with federal dietary guidelines.

Wisdom is known to be at least 68 years old and nests each year at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. She survived a tsunami and is believed to have laid nearly 40 eggs over her life.

Ignoring pressure from President Trump to keep the oil flowing, OPEC, Russia and other producers have agreed to cut production. They hope to stem a 30 percent drop in oil prices in recent weeks.

The Justice Department veteran served as attorney general under President George H.W. Bush and now serves as a corporate lawyer. He’s said to hold an expansive view on executive power.

If the snowpack keeps dwindling around northeastern maple trees, it’s possible that by the end of the century, proper conditions for making maple syrup might no longer exist, a new study suggests.

Alfonso Cuarón’s acclaimed movie has been part of an ongoing battle over who gets to premiere movies: streaming services like Netflix, or theaters?