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Previous studies on their effectiveness had focused mostly on wealthier white subjects, but this one looked across race and income groups.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced an additional 300 troops will be sent to Iraq to join the Australia-New Zealand training mission.

U.S. National Intelligence Director James Clapper said that not all Americans who had traveled to Syria had joined militant groups.

Federal regulations had required Clinton to preserve a record of emails sent or received using her personal account.

Airlines are changing loyalty programs to award travelers based on how much they pay. Who fares best?

U.S. spy chief James Clapper said that when he made a secret visit to North Korea in November to bring home two jailed Americans he was first given a 12-course banquet and then told that his security could not be guaranteed.

Leaders from major countries involved in the war will be invited, and the parade is seen as an opportunity for China to deliver a barb to Japan over what it sees as a failure to atone for the war.

North Korea is hoping to boost tourism into the country after having shut out hundreds of foreign runners from its annual marathon event.

Obama cautioned it will take more time to fully establish normal relations with Cuba after more than a half-century rupture.

Iran must commit to a verifiable freeze of at least 10 years on sensitive nuclear activity for a landmark deal to be reached, but the odds are still against sealing an agreement, Obama told Reuters, an exclusive report says.

Many states have created databases offering information on possible prescription-drug abusing "doctor shoppers," a Johns Hopkins study says.

The tech-heavy index closed above the psychologically important milestone for the first time since the height of the dot-com bubble.

Frank Underwood is a symbol for China's government and laypeople -- but for different reasons.

Georgia middle school student Harsukh Singh filmed his classmates calling him names in a viral YouTube video.

"She gave no signs of being depressed or sad," a student said.

Where the movie got their story right, and where it didn't.

Shiite extremist organization Hezbollah taking on a more mainstream, nonsectarian approach.

U.S. stocks rallied Monday as the Nasdaq hit the 5,000 milestone for the first time since 2000 ahead of Friday's highly anticipated jobs report.

After breezing through the Wisconsin Senate, right-to-work moves to the lower chamber.

The disintegration of Harakat Hazzm marks a turning point for the fight to control the surroundings of Syria's biggest city and economic center.

Celebrate Texan independence with mechanical bull-riding, free beer, Tex-Mex fare and more.