Search results for

For decades Finland's government has sent expectant mothers a box of baby supplies. One university city there is extending the tradition to students. Inside: a bus pass, sheets and socks, for example.

Carol Taylor, the chairman of the Hunt County Historical Commission, discusses the biography of Greenville native Robert Neyland, the long-time head…

So far in 2015, more than 200,000 people have reached Greece and another 100,000 reached Italy, the U.N. says. Germany expects as many as 800,000 new arrivals this year.

The newly found Neolithic monument dates from more than 4,000 years ago, researchers say, adding a new wrinkle to the "super-henge" at Durrington Walls.

"This will give about 300,000 working Americans access to paid sick leave for the first time," President Obama said after signing an executive order.

Actor Martin Milner, whose work as Officer Pete Malloy introduced generations of Americans to a tough and honorable policeman on Adam-12, died on Sunday.

The increasing popularity of the trail is raising concerns at Baxter State Park in Maine, where thru-hikers often complete their arduous journeys with a celebratory climb up Mount Katahdin.

A Marquette University scientist slogged through more than 200 rice varieties to find the most promising few; he then subjected those to real Wisconsin weather on rooftop paddies outside his lab.

Walter Palmer had been out of the public eye since killing the lion in Zimbabwe in July. He returned to his dental practice in Minnesota on Tuesday.

As federal lawmakers return to work, they faces tough choices about the budget, worrying advocates for medical research, teen pregnancy prevention and other health initiatives.