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"I have never seen anything like this," said tree surgeon Hiroyuki Wada. Two typhoons that recently struck the country are a likely cause of the sudden flowering.

The president has been personally involved with the future of the FBI's Pennsylvania Avenue headquarters building, and Democrats say it is an abuse of power intended to help his hotel up the street.

NPR reported on the troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and dozens of aggrieved student borrowers wrote in to share their stories.

In Prague, the year 1968 began with a bold attempt to reform and liberalize its creaking Soviet communist regime from within, 50 years later, authoritarianism is again on the rise in Eastern Europe.

Among the statewide races, the contest for state comptroller often gets little attention from voters. But there’s still lots of interest in the post…

U.S. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer of New York wants tighter federal regulations for stretch limousines. He stood at a press conference with…

A new Quinnipiac University poll says New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has a 23-point lead over his Republican challenger, Marc Molinaro, in the New York…

For centuries, white Americans distanced themselves from any non-white ancestry they might have. Now many are claiming it--some from pride, others to claim benefits designed for minorities. What percentage minority can they claim? It's complicated.

In their first televised debate Wednesday night, the two major party candidates running for Connecticut attorney general clashed over how they would…

Boston's pitchers held the Astros to just five hits, and Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers continued his surprising postseason with a three-run home run as the Red Sox won the ALCS.