New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a requirement for hospital patients to test negative for the coronavirus before they can be discharged to nursing homes, effectively reversing a much-criticized state policy that required long-term care…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump continued to paint an improving picture of the coronavirus pandemic Monday even as the threat of the virus hit home inside the White House, which increased precautions again in the…

Nearly 2,000 former Justice Department and FBI officials on Monday signed an open letter strongly critical of Attorney General William Barr's decision to abandon the prosecution of Michael Flynn, calling the action "extraordinarily rare, if…

The Michigan Capitol Commission on Monday unanimously voted to create a special panel to study whether it has the power to prohibit firearms inside the state Capitol. The commission tasked a group, made up of…

President Donald Trump falsely claimed on Monday that coronavirus is abating in the U.S., despite data showing that the virus is on the rise in some states and a lack of testing that leaves experts…

A single tooth is changing how archaeologists think about the history of human evolution. The tooth, a molar, is one of the last remnants of the earliest modern humans found in Europe, according to two…

More than a decade ago, George Arison and Toby Russell looked to be on the verge of success in the startup world. They had made an app called Taxi Magic that people could use to…

Comparing images from Jan. 21 and April 25, there is a clear missing area of rainforest close to the state’s capital city of Porto Velho. Each of the areas highlighted represents a total area of…