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NYC lawmakers are poised to adopt legislation requiring “bird-friendly” glass on all new construction to cut down on the thousands of birds who die flying into the buildings.

The family of Joshua Kaleb Watson has identified him as one of the three people killed Friday by a gunman at Naval Air Station Pensacola.

People have been playing music together in the small Appalachian town of Hindman, Ky., since it was founded in the late 1800s.

When the Japanese launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, sailor Lauren Bruner was the second-to-last person to get off the USS Arizona alive.

From the politics to the presidents' counternarratives, there are a number of similarities between the events of December 1998 and the proceedings underway now against Trump.

The U.S. winter flu season is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years.

It reflects what the industry says is a rush by people to buy weapons in reaction to the Democratic presidential candidates' calls for tighter restrictions.

A nonprofit has been installing Internet hot spots around Georgia to make sure rural residents, especially in communities of color, can complete census forms.

In her office at Boulder High School, the assistant principal has a large cardboard box where she can toss the spoils of her ongoing battle with the newest student addiction.

On a good day in the emergency room where we work, patients might expect to wait four or five hours, including evaluation and treatment before they are sent upstairs to a bed.

Eleven people were shot in New Orleans' French Quarter early Sunday morning, according to police.

International flags flutter at Valencia Newcomer School, where more than 200 children from around the world are learning English skills and American classroom customs.

Elsie McGrath is an unlikely renegade. For much of her life, the 81-year-old tried to avoid confrontation and follow the rules.

As the season of big holiday meals kicks off, it's as good a time as any to reflect on just how much food goes to waste.

Experts point to the success of Center City shops, including longtime staples like Macy’s, as evidence that brick-and-mortar retail is still very much alive.