A Massachusetts author who wrote children's books has been identified as one of the five family members found shot to death in their home. Police were called to the Abington home at around 7:30 a.m.…

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver backed down Tuesday on the league’s criticism of Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey who triggered fury in China when he tweeted his support for Hong Kong's protesters. Silver said "the…

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, has been directed by the State Department not to appear Tuesday for a scheduled interview with House committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.…

A woman’s nominal right to choose to have an abortion is worth nothing if Republican-led state legislatures and governors — with the blessing of the Supreme Court — can ensure that there are no or…

The scientific discoveries that earned a trio of researchers the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday are fueling the development of new treatments for potentially deadly conditions including cancer, heart attack and stroke.…

A 21-year-old man who was ordered to serve to 10 days in jail for missing jury duty had his sentence vacated after a judge said the Florida man had been "totally rehabilitated." Deandre Somerville of…

Officials in Nevada are hoping to evade a deadly infection known as chronic wasting disease that affects deer, elk, moose and reindeer this hunting season. Chronic wasting disease is a contagious neurological disorder that reduces…

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris was pulled into a sexual assault dispute at the Silicon Valley law firm where her husband, Douglas Emhoff, is a partner. Emhoff works for DLA Piper, where a junior…