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Leana Wen, Baltimore's new health commissioner, is trying to apply public health approaches to ameliorate the city's deep-seated problems with poverty, violence and disease.

Few things are certain in our skies. But Thursday, Gerry Bell, lead forecaster from NOAA, says he is very confident in this year’s seasonal hurricane…

A few dozen moderate rebels were recently sent into northern Syria. But before they could go on their first mission, several were captured. It's the latest sign of trouble with the program.

A Jacksonville costume business is growing by selling the outfits and other supplies for themed birthday parties.Just Pretend Kids sells its Perfect Party…

Last year, many businesses in Ferguson, Mo., were looted and vandalized in unrest that gripped the city. Customers are starting to return, but some owners don't feel positive about staying here.

With different areas of the state experiencing widespread flooding, state and local officials are warning residents to be careful of scams and ensuring...

The Florida Forest Service has treated more than 246,000 acres with prescribed burns since last August. That surpasses the national record.

Despite a likable cast, the latest incarnation of the Marvel supergroup is needlessly dour.

Today, exactly 70 years after the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, the people of that Japanese city remember the tens of thousands killed and the legacy of their trauma.

Hitching a ride at the side of the road used to be a common practice, but now it's rarely heard of. So where have all the hitchhikers gone, and what does hitching look like in modern-day America?