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A growing body of research shows the many ways trees improves our mental and physical health. There's a push to understand more.

The government is about to run out of borrowing power — risking the possibility of a federal default that could create harmful ripples throughout the economy as soon as next month.

A volcano on Spain's Atlantic Ocean island of La Palma erupted Sunday after a weeklong buildup of seismic activity. Lava flows destroyed isolated homes on the nearby mountainside.

We remember Clifford Feldman, a former TV news producer who lived in Washington, D.C. Feldman was one of the nearly 700,000 Americans who have died from COVID.

The Philippines has experienced a surge in coronavirus infections. One-fifth of all infections the country reported since the start of the pandemic happened in September.

Numbers released by the FBI show an unprecedented 30% spike in murders last year. The murder rate is below its historic peaks reached in the 1990s, but the figures show the problem is more widespread.

It's also the first vaccine against a parasitic disease in humans. But there are issues to consider, from its rate of effectiveness to the dosage schedule.

Sears will close its last remaining mall location in a Chicago suburb on Nov. 14. What does it mean to loyal customers to see such a once iconic and proud brand close up shop?

A judge is weighing competing claims of victims of the condominium collapse in Surfside, Fla. Condo owners who survived could be named in wrongful death lawsuits filed by families of those who died.

A 2-2 split on the commission could become a 2-1 GOP majority at the end of the year. That could stymie Democrats' efforts on a number of policies, including net neutrality standards.