Handgun owners in Los Angeles would have to keep their weapons locked in a box or disabled with a trigger lock under a measure aimed at protecting children that was given unanimous approval on Tuesday by the city council. The provisions would...

Though certainly one of the more terrifying foreign invaders to call our body home, intestinal parasites such as the hookworm are now believed to have a much more complex relationship with their hosts than might be assumed by the simple label of...

Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz also attack debt and spending extension but objections may be as much about boosting profiles in Republican campaign Three Republican senators running for president have assailed a bipartisan budget deal to avert a...

International Business Machines Corp is nearing an agreement to buy the Weather Company’s digital assets in a deal that could be announced as soon as this week, according to a source familiar with the matter. The deal, which will not...

The Spring Valley High School student arrested for defending a classmate after she was thrown on the ground by Richland County Officer Ben Fields said on Tuesday that the deputy had a reputation for violence among students. “I’ve...

A drug that is given to late-stage cancer patients to help ease the constipation brought on by morphine has been shown to extend their lives, researchers said. Methylnaltrexone, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2008 to treat...

The budget deal with Congress could complicate President Barack Obama’s push to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, which has been caught up in his fight with Republicans over spending caps, congressional aides and rights activists said on...

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) may be lashing out at his critics, but he continues to display a penchant for falsely attributing statements to former US presidents. As the Washington Post reported, Paul described Buzzfeed reporter Andrew Kaczynski as a...

California prison officials on Tuesday filed proposed new guidelines for using lethal injection to kill condemned inmates, a step that could lead to a resumption of the death penalty in a state that has not conducted an execution since 2006. The...

Car owners and security experts can tinker with automobile software without incurring some U.S. copyright liability, according to new guidelines issued this month that had been opposed by the auto industry. The Library of Congress, which...

A Portland family is allowing their terminally-ill 5-year-old daughter decide whether she should continue seeking medical treatment or be allowed to die if her condition worsens, CNN reported. “Very clearly, my daughter was telling me that...

This wasn't the way this primary was supposed to shake out.

US drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance announced Tuesday it would take over rival Rite Aid to strengthen its position as the country’s second-largest pharmacy network. Walgreens Boots will pay $9.4 billion in cash for Rite Aid, and...

A majority of the U.S. Senate easily passed legislation on Tuesday aimed at bolstering the country’s cyber defenses, advancing the first serious attempt in Congress to combat crippling computer hacks that have felled a growing number of...

Corey Jones’ cell phone records indicate that he was calling for roadside help when he was approached by a Florida police officer just before being shot and killed, the Palm Beach Post reported. The records show that Jones called...