Long-acting contraception receive new push by experts A study geared toward sexually active young teens in St. Louis included offering free birth control and determined the effects of long versus short-term contraception.
Artificial Intelligence in Navy patrol boats likely by next year The U. S. Navy is rolling out a new program to use artificial intelligence for unmanned, armed patrol boats within the next year.
Ben Affleck and Bill Maher got into a heated debate over Islam Actor Ben Affleck clashed with television comedian and political commentator Bill Maher and his guest and author Sam Harris.
Navajo presidential candidate challenged on fluency of language The Navajo Nation is less than a month away from electing a new president, but a debate over one of the candidate's fluency in the Navajo language is threatening to delay the Nov.
A 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck southwest Nevada early Sunday morning. According to the U. S. Geological Survey, a small earthquake occurred in southwest Nevada earlier today, about 15 miles southwest of Las Vegas.
The sister of the survivalist suspected of killing a Pennsylvania trooper and wounding another three weeks ago said on Saturday she thought her brother had fled the area, and she urged him to surrender to authorities.
U.S. health officials have fielded inquiries about as many as 100 potential cases of Ebola since the first patient with the deadly virus was detected in the country, but no new infections have been identified, a senior health official said on Saturday.
The parents of missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham released a tearful video on Saturday, pleading for help in finding their daughter who vanished three weeks ago.
Tom Watson, heavily criticized for his allegedly detached approach in captaining the United Statesin its Ryder Cup defeat last month, has written an open letter in which he takes "full responsibility" for any mistakes made.
In Dallas and other cities home to large populations of African immigrants, worries are abounding among many that their standing in the United States has been tainted by one Liberian man infected with Ebola being treated in Texas.
The student of Desterhan High School was caught while bragging to classmates about the tryst. There have been many reports of teachers having sex with their pupils, and the latest of this type of case involves two high school teachers in Louisiana.
The TV show depicts murder in the form of vigilante justice. Recently, a British fan of the American TV show "Dexter" became obsessed with it, prompting him to become a copycat killer.
Judge orders release of videos in Gitmo hunger strikes force feeding A federal judge is forcing the release of 28 videos of force-feeding a Gantanamo Bay prisoner, against the government's protest of revealing those classified documents.
There are reports that an imposter managed to swindle his way backstage at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation awards dinner, where President Barack Obama delivered a speech.
Girl Scouts help Californians struggling with drought, lawmakers eye Nov. 4 vote Girl Scouts from Bakersfield are among those helping to bring donated water to drought-impacted residents in the Porterville area of Tulare County in California.
The excitement is growing for the Oct. 4 Powerball jackpot, which currently stands at a whopping $60 million. The drawing will take place Saturday night at 11 p.m. EDT.
Ebola information distributed in 40 languages in Dallas, airport procedures criticized Health officials in Dallas, where the first Ebola patient in the United States was identified, anticipate having to monitor the situation for more than a month and are distributing information in a multitude of languages for residents.
