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Researchers and advocates have pushed back at what they consider inaccurate and stigmatizing comments made by the health secretary, and note the causes of autism are complex.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced he will not run for reelection — effectively ending his tenure this month. He told reporters he wanted to focus his efforts on handling the pandemic.

With just over one week left to apply for the Connecticut’s coronavirus pandemic bonus program for essential, private-sector workers, demand has far outstripped the resources Governor Ned Lamont and legislators reserved for the program.

Kate Cox, a pregnant woman from the Dallas area who had sued Texas for access to an abortion, has left the state for one instead. The fast-moving case was pending before the state Supreme Court.

When basketball great Bill Russell played for the Boston Celtics, he lived in the town of Reading — where he didn't always get the nicest of receptions. Decades later, town leaders look to honor him.

The proposal has gathered the support of a broad coalition of farmers and academics, who say drones could make their jobs cheaper and more environmentally-friendly.

Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was convicted of "spreading false information" about the Russian army.

The lawsuit arrives as U.S. renters continue to struggle. The latest figures show that half of American renters spent more than 30% of their income on rent and utilities in 2022, an all-time high.

A Swedish biologist wants to change the genes of healthy human embryos to find ways to treat infertility and other diseases. The experiments intensify ethical questions about genetic engineering.

Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun's real-time Twitter pleas for help went viral as she begged for refugee status. Thai officials have let her talk to U.N. refugee officials.