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Tennessee lawmakers passed a law to ban officiants ordained online from performing legal marriages in the state. But this month a judge said they can continue temporarily.

Some physicians say connecting environmental effects of climate change — heat waves, more pollen and longer allergy seasons — to the health consequences helps them better care for patients.

Threatened with U.S. tariffs, Mexico agreed to step up migrant control, deploying a new security force, and catching and deporting more migrants. Here’s how it’s going.

In 2018, all 30 MLB teams extended their netting over stadium dugouts. The protective measure has not done enough to safeguard fans from dangerous foul ball injuries.

In a previous role Stephanie Grisham was involved in an effort to boot a reporter from covering the Arizona House. Generally liked by reporters, she can be fierce in defending those she works for.

After Labor Secretary Alex Acosta’s resignation, federal prosecutors in Manhattan alleged financier Jeffrey Epstein attempted to buy influence over people who were set to testify against him.

A federal three-judge panel is weighing arguments for and against ordering the president’s accountants to release information to a Democratic congressional committee.

Medalla is Puerto Rico’s beer of choice, but it’s hard to find if you’re not on the island. As of last month, the beer is now in Connecticut, giving its sizable Puerto Rican community a taste of home.

The semi-submersible vessel was reportedly carrying more than 17,000 pounds of cocaine, worth some $232 million.

Genetic tests can now tell us a lot about our risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. But that doesn’t mean people are prepared to receive the information.

The Labor Department will be led by the third current acting cabinet secretary when Alex Acosta steps down on July 19. About a dozen major agencies are without permanent, Senate-confirmed leadership.

The storm surge started pushing water into areas around Lake Pontchartrain Friday, as Barry slowly moved toward shore. Some inland areas could see 3 feet to as much as 6 feet of water.

A 7-year trial in Mali provided house calls and health care at no charge for pregnant women and young children. The results inspired the president to make a bold pronouncement.

A former New York state assemblyman and a social media personality filed lawsuits on the same day an appeals court found President Trump violated the First Amendment by blocking critics on Twitter.

Lawmakers including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., testified about their trip to a Border Patrol facility. Homeland Security’s acting inspector general also spoke about the overcrowding.

In response, the Pentagon is expected to announce that Turkey will be barred from receiving the new F-35 fighter.

The evacuation in Maui, the second-largest Hawaiian island, filled up local shelters, but residents have now been told they can return home.

A sailor hoped his military status would protect his mother from deportation. But a change in Trump administration policy may lead to more undocumented members of military families being deported.

At El Paso’s Border Patrol Station 1 and at the Clint Border Patrol station 20 miles southeast of El Paso, the number of migrants held has dropped sharply in recent weeks.

Kelly, who already faces separate sexual assault charges in state court, will now be confronting two possible criminal charges following his Thursday night arrest by federal authorities.

“I did not want there to be a perception that I was riding with another female and that something promiscuous was going on or anything like that,” Robert Foster told NPR.

That’s the equivalent of about six standard Oreos. But this modest reduction in calories could have protective benefits for our hearts, a new study finds.

Human rights activists say as many as 27,000 people have died in the Philippine government’s antidrug campaign.

The deal to resolve all U.S. federal investigations and claims is the biggest drug industry settlement so far stemming from the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic.

A paste made from chickpeas, soy, peanuts and bananas is the result of years of work studying the bacteria that live in the human gut.

New research finds automation widening the gap between urban and rural areas and dramatically affecting people who didn’t go to college or didn’t finish high school.

President Trump said he would take executive action to get information about citizenship status amid a fight over adding a question to the 2020 census.

It was a tough week for the agency in charge of implementing Trump’s ambitious plans to reduce drug costs. The administration rolled back one plan and had another shot down in court.

Six-player Texas Hold ’em has been too tough for a machine to master — until now. A bot named Pluribus crushed some of the world’s best poker players using brash and unorthodox strategies.

House Speaker Pelosi, D-Calif., is asking members to avoid attacking one another after an aide to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y, tweeted a message comparing some moderates to segregationists.

Amazon plans to invest $700 million to train a third of its U.S. workforce for higher-skilled jobs. The company acknowledged that workers could use their new skills to seek jobs outside Amazon.