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The full House okayed the proposal to lower the gun purchasing age from 21 to 18. Now, the bill heads to the Senate for review.

A genetic change that boosts a cell's aerobic capacity while also protecting it from excess stress could explain how horses became such powerful athletes, according to a new study in Science.

Six months after flooding from Hurricane Helene swept through Southern Appalachia, some towns there are still struggling to rebuild.

A new women's professional rugby league kicked off this spring with half a dozen teams. The U.S. women won their first Olympic rugby medal last summer, and the league has its eyes on the World Cup.

The World Food Programme says it has just five days left of flour and two weeks left of other food supplies in Gaza.

The reduction in force comes along with a reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services, consolidating 28 divisions to 15.

Springtime means cherry blossoms in the nation's capital. On a recent breezy morning, with peak bloom still two days away, the Tidal Basin was packed with both blossoms and visitors.

Into their fourth year of war, Ukrainians living in or near front-line regions of their country grapple with their losses and contemplate an uncertain future.

John Green's new book Everything Is Tuberculosis shares the same goal as his other work: to make the world "suck less." In this week's Wild Card, he shares how he battles despair.

What's the right age to take kids to a loud sporting event? A Johns Hopkins noise expert on protecting babies' ears and when game day noise might be too much for them.