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A British study that tracked the health of thousands from childhood through midlife finds early distress to be even more potent than adult stress in predicting later diabetes and heart disease.

Speaking forcefully about the need for gun policy reform Thursday, Obama said: "Our thoughts and prayers are not enough."

Vice President Joe Biden is still weighing whether to run for president. But a superPAC trying to draft him is upping the ante with a TV ad set to run around the time of the first Democratic debate.

Conservationists want a large swath of ocean off of Cape Cod to be declared a national monument. Fishing groups oppose the plan, which would make Cashes Ledge and other fishing areas off limits.

Rwanda, the land of 1,000 hills, is also known for being ordered and clean. But human rights groups say there is a lurid story behind the clean streets in Kigali.

In a shocking upset, South Korea scored in stoppage time and added another late goal to put the match out of reach for Germany.

Public sector unions have been preparing to lose the ability to charge fees to employees who benefit from unions' collective bargaining. Now that the Supreme Court has ruled against them, what's next?

The shadow of a World War II-era case hung over Tuesday's travel ban decision at the Supreme Court. Justices Roberts and Sotomayor sparred over the legacy of Japanese internment camps.

The president wants a "separate but equal branch" of the military to watch over the final frontier, but only Congress can make it happen.

A new formulation of an old drug could save tens of thousands of women each year, the World Health Organization says, by preventing them from bleeding to death after labor.