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Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America announced that two members of the U.S. House have introduced bipartisan legislation that …

By ERICA WERNER The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Even as they grapple with an immigration crisis at the Mexican border, White House officials are making …

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigerian health authorities raced to stop the spread of Ebola on Saturday after a man sick with one of the world’s deadliest …

FRUITLAND PARK (AP) — Ann Hunnewell and her central Florida police officer husband knelt in the living room of a fellow officer’s home, with pillow …

A Florida widow, awarded $23.6 billion in the death of her chain-smoking husband, on Monday called the massive verdict a message to Big Tobacco, even …

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of federal inmates serving time for drug crimes may be eligible for early release under …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s health care law is snarled in another big legal battle, with two federal appeals courts issuing contradictory rulings on …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Civil rights leaders at the NAACP annual convention in Las Vegas on Tuesday worried that dwindling African-American turnout in November could …

JERUSALEM – Offering the first glimmer of hope for a Gaza cease-fire, the United States on Wednesday said negotiations to broker a truce between Israel …

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Tuesday it would present data from the U.S. intelligence community laying out what’s known about the Malaysia Airlines plane …