The shape of the Kazakh legislature may have changed, but the politics of Kazakhstan have not necessarily been transformed.

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed new measles cases in the state. Here's what to know.

Startups are making the dream of a humanoid robot that does your chores sound like it’s around the corner, but the reality is different.

An Ionia County resident who showed pigs at the Kent County Youth Fair last week has tested positive for swine flu, state health officials said.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in Iowa Monday schools discourage students from physical activity and are poisoning them with unhealthy food ...

Ten suspects allegedly believed they were arranging sexual encounters with children ages 4 to 15. Fourteen investigations remain active.

Portions of multiple popular state parks in Maryland are temporarily closed after three people were attacked by beavers, including two that tested positive for rabies.

An Evergreen Park police officer was immediately suspicious when he found a running Chrysler minivan with two clearly decomposing corpses inside.

The three attacks within a month by beavers at two Maryland state parks has raised a host of questions, and lots of public interest.

There are an estimated 50 million people worldwide living in situations of human trafficking, according to the Church of the ...

Two new books, one by a Nobel-prizewinning economist and one by a Pulitzer-garlanded historian, grapple with the question of ...

The Masuma Khan Justice Act would have allowed the California Department of Public Health to conduct inspections of detention facilities.