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In Southeastern Australia, a troop of marsupials is giving new meaning to the word “frolic.”

Authorities say Ethan Kollie did not help plan the massacre but that he allegedly bought and hid items the gunman used in the shooting.

Following the March attack on two mosques in Christchurch, officials banned a range of guns. Thousands have been turned in to police.

Scientists discovered that a medication used to treat parasites in horses can fight deadly staph infections. It’s a promising new approach to solving the problem of antibiotic resistance.

Voters elected conservative candidate and former prison director Alejandro Giammattei to lead the country. It was his fourth bid for the presidency. He faces poverty and Washington threats.

Attorney General William Barr says he was appalled by the death of Jeffrey Epstein at a New York City jail over the weekend. He blamed the correctional center for failing to “adequately secure” him.

The Catholic nun became an outspoken opponent of the death penalty following the events in her book Dead Man Walking. Her new memoir, River of Fire, details her spiritual journey up to that point.

Census Bureau workers are spreading out across the U.S. to make sure they have a list of every home address for next year’s head count. Getting left out could lead to an inaccurate 2020 census.

The reigning world champion is the first woman to stick the landing after two flips and three full twists. Biles also made history by performing a double-double dismount off the balance beam Friday.

The “public charge” rule would limit the ability of immigrants to get green cards if they are likely to use government benefits, such as SNAP or housing aid.

Timothy C. Winegard has written a well-researched work of narrative nonfiction that offers a history of the world through the role that mosquitoes — and mosquito-borne illnesses — have played in it.

The Iowa State Fair can be a lot of fun, but for presidential candidates it’s serious business. California Sen. Kamala Harris came to the fair intent on proving she’s a top-tier contender.

The trial of Greg Craig, who worked for two Democratic presidents, opens in Washington, D.C., on Monday. The case against Craig stems from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.

In 2017, Mike Signer faced a small-town leader’s nightmare: a racist rally that spiraled out of control and ended in bloodshed. Two years later, Signer is on a mission of education — and atonement.

Six years ago, “unicorn” became the name for startup tech companies valued at $1 billion or more. At the time, only 39 companies had earned the title. Since then, the club has grown to 484 members.

The first day of class in El Paso’s largest school district comes more than a week after a deadly mass shooting. “It’s not at all, in any way, a typical start of school,” the superintendent says.

Jeffrey Epstein died by apparent suicide on Saturday while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking. With no defendant to stand in court, the criminal case against Epstein is effectively over.

At least 33 people have been killed and several remain missing. The storm prompted the evacuation of more than a million residents from China’s coast and caused hundreds of homes to collapse.

If recent violent events have left you upset and scared, you’re not alone. But psychologists say, there are ways to help yourselves and those you love overcome fear and move forward.

After China let its yuan drop in value, the U.S. accused the country of being a “currency manipulator.” Here is how China manages its money and what a dispute with the U.S. could mean.

It started as a joke, as President Trump riffed on the idea last year. Now, Congress could create the first, new military service in more than 70 years.

The Treasury reviews some 24,000 cases a year and reimburses around $30 million to people whose money has been burned, flooded or otherwise damaged. This service helps underpin the dollar’s integrity.

A crowd was gathered around the damaged truck, trying to collect the fuel that was leaking from it, when an explosion occurred.

Pro-democracy protests, now in their 10th straight weekend, are posing one of the biggest tests to China’s leadership since the 1997 handover from Britain.

At approximately 6:30 a.m. Saturday, the wealthy financier accused of sex trafficking was found unresponsive in his jail cell by an apparent suicide. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

The Massachusetts senator introduced a sweeping gun control plan Saturday. She also said people have to maintain pressure on President Trump for more immediate change.

A day camp in Nashville uses “constraint-induced therapy” to help kids who have physical weakness on one side — often because of a stroke or cerebral palsy — gain strength and independence.

Dion Green is a Dayton resident grappling with double loss. His father was killed last weekend in the Dayton mass shooting. Just months before, his house was badly damaged by tornadoes.

The Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Oregon has been without safe drinking water since late May, and some people don’t have any running water at all.

President Trump says he supports “really intelligent background checks.” It’s unclear what exactly that means, but support for universal background checks is near universal among Americans.

The suspect was in his car, stopped at an intersection when law enforcement officials pulled up behind him. That’s when he got out with his hands in the air. He allegedly said he targeted Mexicans.

The season begins later this year. The state joins Tennessee and Kentucky as the third state east of the Mississippi River to permit sandhill crane hunting.