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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?

Concerns over a Chinese scientist’s claim that he created the first gene-edited babies grow with more questions about whether it worked and the possible harm he may have inflicted on the twin girls.

Most Americans see the special counsel’s Russia investigation as fair, but 7 in 10 Republicans don’t — and are using the president’s terminology to dismiss it, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll finds.

Saeed Noori killed one person and injured 16 others in the Australian metropolis last year when he rammed an SUV into a throng of pedestrians. Now, nearly a year later, he has admitted his guilt.

“I’m sorry that I hurt people,” the comic said, referring to anti-gay tweets he had posted years earlier. He had initially refused to apologize, only to announce hours later that he was stepping down.

The Trump administration blames unfavorable judicial rulings for encouraging an increase in illegal crossings.

From Fox & Friends to the State Department, and now possibly to the United Nations. President Trump says he will nominate the former journalist to be America’s next U.N. ambassador.

Two separate juries deadlocked on charges stemming from an October 2012 cross-border shooting by a border agent.

New Census Bureau estimates underscore the digital divide facing Native Americans living on reservations or other American Indian land in the U.S.

“Time to walk the walk,” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. “Very few members of Congress actually pay their interns. We will be one of them.” With new appropriations, other members may soon join her.

The Baltimore Police Department’s reputation is in tatters with the community after a series of scandals ranging from officer misconduct to corruption.

The can contained capsaicin – the chemical that makes chili peppers fiery. The incident comes amid scrutiny of conditions at the sprawling warehouses used to deliver goods at ever-faster speeds.

The arrest and possible extradition of a Chinese business executive highlights trade practices that national security adviser Bolton says will be a major focus of U.S.-China trade talks.

The British singer and guitarist was one of the punk rock’s first stars and perhaps its greatest songwriter.

The Trump administration wants to reverse a rule that would have required new coal plants to have expensive technology to capture their carbon dioxide emissions.

Private analysts forecast that the U.S. unemployment rate remained at a nearly 50-year low of 3.7 percent in November and that the economy added 190,000 jobs. That’s below October’s gain of 250,000.

The head of North Carolina’s Republican Party says he would “not oppose” a new election in the state’s 9th Congressional District if allegations of fraud by a GOP operative prove true.

The Rev. Kenneth Hendricks faces charges in Ohio — where he was previously based — of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places, a federal crime.

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman says the defendants “had a playbook to repatriate un-taxed money into the U.S. banking system.”

The bureau wants to know if it should hire more workers and adapt marketing for the 2020 national head count because of any negative impact from a citizenship question.

The White House official has been confirmed as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new chief over objections by critics who highlighted her lack of experience in consumer protection.

In her four-part show, James Beard award-winning food writer and chef Samin Nosrat travels the globe, talking to home chefs to learn more about the four essentials of great food.

‘The Lancet’ looks at everything from the potential spread of infectious diseases to the impact on the economy of the country where migrants and refugees have arrived.

Bush’s grandson George P. Bush remembered his grandfather as gracious, decent and humble, in the final public memorial ceremony for the 41st president.

Houthi rebels and the Yemeni government agreed to a prisoner swap, setting a positive note for the start of the talks. These are the first peace talks in more than two years.

Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill are still fighting over President Trump’s demand to include $5 billion for a border wall in the annual spending bill and have until Dec. 21 to get a deal.

Bush, as Ronald Reagan’s vice president, was deeply knowledgeable about the Iran-Contra scandal, yet insisted he played “no operational role.” As president, he pardoned some involved.