It was a warm, wet winter this year across much of the U.S., which means more snakes and a higher risk of bites. Here are some tips for avoiding vipers and their venom.

The Laos government and conservationists estimate there are only about 800 elephants left in all of Laos, just half of them living in the wild.

In Antarctica, researchers have found patches of life, sustained in large part by droppings from seals and penguins. Changes in those populations could have ripple effects down the ecosystem.

The move would be the first step towards implementation of a ceasefire agreed to by the Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces in December. The ports serve as a lifeline for humanitarian aid.

Christopher Darden prosecuted O.J. Simpson. Until Friday, he had been defending the man accused of killing rapper Nipsey Hussle. Darden cited threats to his family adding: “Cowards never change.”

Samira Gutoc, a women’s rights advocate, is fighting an uphill battle in Monday’s election. But she has already won a loyal following.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will argue that he has a mandate to unify the country and turn around the struggling economy. South Africa’s stagnant unemployment rate is hovering at 27%.

Mental health specialists working in the area of the deadly Camp Fire are seeing a second wave of trauma from survivors. But counseling services are in short supply.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian says there are lessons from the Revolution that hold true even today, 244 years after the shot heard ’round the world.

Democrats in the House want documents, records and testimony. The Republican administration won’t play ball. Here is how we got here — and what’s coming next.

Sixty-four Cuban nationals were deported in fiscal year 2016. Two years later, the number was 463, a more than sevenfold increase, as U.S. policies have toughened toward Cuban immigrants.

Warwick Public Schools reversed its decision to bar students with delinquent debt from access to hot lunch meals after it was met with anger. An outpouring of donations has since erased the debts.

Trade negotiators from the U.S. and China wrapped up two days of “candid and constructive” talks Friday but failed to reach agreement. The Trump administration imposed higher tariffs on Chinese goods.

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal argues the Treasury secretary is in violation of U.S. tax code that states the department must turn over tax returns requested by the panel.

Four years ago, on May 12, Janie Dumbleton was on her first business trip when Amtrak 188 derailed in Philadelphia, killing eight. The shirt she was wearing that day has helped her overcome PTSD.

The Eurovision Song Contest starts next week in Tel Aviv. A cultural collective in Gaza is calling for a boycott of the competition; Israel has responded with PR videos and a “BDS” website of its own.

González, 30, won a silver medal at the Rio Summer Olympics. With the threat of suspension hanging over her, she had been training in hopes that she could compete in next year’s Tokyo Games.

Under the Housing and Urban Development change, immigrants in the county illegally would be prevented from receiving federal housing aid. The result could be thousands of families evicted.

The companies’ founders say the merger is going to help the craft brewers compete in an industry that is seeing rapid consolidation.

Threats to health workers are prompting a radical rethink of the Ebola strategy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Black and Native American women die of pregnancy-related causes at a higher rate than white women. Researchers say the gaps are driven by unequal access to health care and the experience of racism.

France’s military says it’s mourning the men who died during the rescue of two French tourists, an American and a South Korean.

Thousands of people are enjoying the dance of a 5-year-old Afghan boy who was thrilled with a new prosthetic leg. The ongoing story of civilian (and child) casualties doesn’t get the same attention.

Caps on shift lengths for medical residents were implemented to improve patient safety. Given the effects of sleep deprivation on emotional capacity and residents’ well-being, why risk longer hours?

The northeastern state of Assam left some 4 million people, mostly Muslims, off its citizenship register last year. At the same time, India is seeking to offer citizenship to non-Muslim foreigners.

A former U.S. diplomat, Patrick Syring, sent threatening emails to members of the Arab American Institute for more than a decade. On Thursday, he was found guilty of seven federal hate crime charges.

Manning is due to return to federal court on May 16. Despite an offer of immunity, she has refused to answer questions about WikiLeaks, saying she already has shared everything she knows.

“Short of murder, stealing material is the worst thing any comic can be accused of,” O’Brien writes. The case was due to go to a jury trial within weeks.

The Russian agent gave an interview to NPR from the detention center where she has been in custody since last summer. She denies being a spy or taking part in election interference.

At 99, the retired Supreme Court justice — author of The Making of a Justice — says “the world is changing much faster than I anticipated. ” And it’s changing, he says, “for the worse.”

The latest round of tariffs on Chinese imports is expected to hit more products U.S. consumers actually buy, and businesses say they have no choice but to pass the added costs on to consumers.

Crops that have had their DNA tweaked with new gene-editing tools are entering the food supply. But governments are struggling to figure out how — or even whether — to regulate them.

Shouting broke out on the floor when a rape and incest exemption was removed without a roll call vote. “I want the people of the state of Alabama to know how we vote,” said a Democratic state senator.