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About half of all teens say they’ve tried to cut back on their phone use. But one of the girls we spoke with says that’s hard when “it’s obviously designed to be addictive.”

The kingdom said the Senate’s position is “based on baseless allegations and accusations” that distort the truth, and accused U.S. lawmakers of interfering in its affairs.

The comet 46P/Wirtanen just made its closest approach to Earth in centuries. No word on the whereabouts of Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Cupid, Donner or Blitzen (and Rudolph).

The fables were gathered from people in the Congo Basin and illustrated with a touch of magical realism in the new book Congo Tales: Told By The People Of Mbomo.

A federal judge in Texas rules the ACA is unconstitutional. What does this mean for American healthcare, and who will be affected?

A Roman Catholic nun says a bishop raped her multiple times between 2014 and 2016. The bishop denies wrongdoing and is out on bail. Some Indian Catholics are blaming the nun for tarnishing the church.

When Nikki and Danny Miller’s two young sons developed strange symptoms, they began searching for a diagnosis. Their odyssey ended when a team of medical sleuths solved the case.

President Trump’s support for legislation that would reduce sentences for drug offenses stands in stark contrast to some of his calls to crack down on criminals.

Joshua Harris wrote I Kissed Dating Goodbye when he was 21 years old. It became the bible of the evangelical purity movement, which promotes putting off sex until marriage. His ideas have changed.

The arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, followed by China’s detention of two Canadians, escalated trade and security tensions that are now leading to travel jitters.

A dramatic increase in vaping among high school students is the largest yearly change ever seen in a long-running survey tracking substance use and abuse by teens.

The new law allows employers to ask staff to work up to 400 hours per year of overtime — but employers can delay payment for up to three years.

The move comes at a time of heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine, and has already drawn condemnation from Moscow.

Scientists have identified a giant bed of deep sea grass in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef that may be absorbing millions of tons of carbon. But these so-called blue carbon sinks need protecting too.

Celebrity cameos reappear to imagine a world where Trump lost the 2016 election.

A tip from the U.S. Embassy alerted Cambodian authorities to a haul of at least 3.2 tons of ivory that shipped from Mozambique.

Alaska fishermen who took advantage of new regulations allowing them to fish with a previously banned piece of gear are happy they saved their catch from hungry whales.

A new study shows that creating an environment in which math is part of everyday life, can help kids do better in the subject.

Nations agreed on rules to track the promises they made to reduce emissions, but did not set new emissions reduction goals necessary to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change.

The bells return to Balangiga after 117 years in U.S. custody.

So far this year, 61.34 inches of rain have fallen in Washington, breaking a 129-year-old record.

Two years after East Liverpool, Ohio, gained notoriety from a viral photo of an overdosed couple, the community is coming to terms with its addiction problem — and taking tentative steps forward.

The decision came on the eve of the final day of open enrollment for 2019 health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

The interior secretary is stepping down after a tumultuous two years, marked by mounting allegations of misconduct in office.

Germany is seeing the return of wolf packs, and with them growing political tension over whether the animals pose too much of a threat.

This week in the Russia investigations: Headlines and courtroom action are coming thick and fast in the final weeks of the year, but a core “collusion” case remains unproven.

Also this week, the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down a bill that prompted thousands of teachers to protest this spring.

Since the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif., last month, there’s been more than 70 events – memorials, vigils and fundraisers — for the families of the victims.

The utility has been under fire for its role in the massive gas pipeline explosion in 2010 in San Bruno, Calif.

President Trump praised the ruling by a court in Texas as supporters of the ACA said they will appeal.

The World Trade Organization sided with the U.S. on Friday, rejecting Mexico’s claim that the U.S. is unfairly denying Mexican tuna products the advantageous “dolphin safe” label.

Days after confronting actor Michael Weatherly, a huge star for the network, Dushku was written off Bull. An investigation determined the company often protected itself at the expense of victims.