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By 1984 when investors abandoned the nuclear station, 20,000 people had joined forces to oppose the project.

Researchers found by telling people the risk of HIV is lower than they thought, they get people to act in safer ways. But when people think the risk is very high, they sometimes act less responsibly.

The Kentucky Poor People’s Campaign is returning to the state capitol Tuesday to protest a new emergency regulation enacted by Governor Matt Bevin. The...

More details are emerging about the shooter who killed eight people in a Texas mall on Saturday, as families and the community mourn the victims.

More than 93,000 people in the United States died from drug overdoses last year, a 30% increase compared to 2019. The pandemic exacerbated stressors that can cause increased drug use.

Smith was 25 in 2000 when she published her critically acclaimed first novel. Now 50, her latest collection of essays, Dead and Alive, reflects on middle age, climate change and generational gaps.

U.S. border officials say human smugglers put migrants in harm's way by launching rafts into the river's cold, fast-moving waters.

With the election just three weeks away, many voters are still scratching their heads, wondering what exactly the candidates would do to improve the economy. Audience members at Tuesday night's presidential debate could focus on economic topics such as home prices, gasoline, wages, exports and jobs.

Call it the stock market of politics. A new trading market allows people to essentially place bets on who will win a debate, get the most speaking time and more. And it walks a fine legal line.

There was no immediate official word on the cause of the blaze but initial reports suggested fireworks at the venue may have sparked the fire.