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Even without the gem-encrusted tiara on her head, Mikayla Stanfield is walking a little taller this year.The 17-year-old will begin her senior year in…

Playing video games for an hour a day may make children happier and more satisfied, one study says. But another finds that playing violent games is associated with risky behaviors.

NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Jeremy Roebuck, reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer, about what the city's police commissioner calls "one of the worst cases of corruption" he has ever heard.

More than 40 mosques in the Gaza Strip were destroyed or damaged in the recent fighting.

Linguist Mark Liberman, who works at the University of Pennsylvania, says the use of "um" or "uh" can provide signs about the speaker's gender, language skills and life experience.

Two candidates vying for the School Board seat in one Duval County’s most challenged districts made their pitch to a lively crowd Tuesday night.Sitting…

Award-winning actress Lauren Bacall was Humphrey Bogart's partner on and off the screen. She was nominated for an Academy Award, won two Tony Awards and received an honorary Oscar in 2009.

Colorado's governor expected to take in $100 million. In the fiscal year that just ended, the marijuana tax brought in $12 million. Many smokers buy medical marijuana which is taxed at a lower rate.

Public health officials lately have their hands full with exotic diseases like Ebola and Chikungunya.But the immunization director at the Centers for...

These low-benefit plans are part of a strategy that lets workers and employers avoid health law penalties but may not provide substantial coverage.