President Donald Trump’s administration has been pushing for the death penalty, but judges are blocking attempts to reverse previous decisions against capital punishment

In Cedar Rapids, Grant Wood painted “American Gothic,” the iconic portrait of a man and a woman standing in front of a white frame house

A federal appeals court in New York has rejected challenges to a ban on assault weapons that Connecticut put in place after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

A judge has ruled the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts

Famine is now occurring in Gaza City. That’s according to the world’s leading authority on food crises. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification released an analysis Friday, saying more than half a million people in… What is a famine and who declares one?

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has resumed its eruption by shooting an arc of lava high into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor. It’s Kilauea’s 31st display of molten rock since December,… Kilauea’s eruption is back as the Hawaii volcano shoots lava for the 31st time since December

Another U.S. military mini shuttle has blasted off on a secret mission. Launched Thursday by SpaceX, the craft with no one aboard took off from Florida. It’s the eighth such flight for the space planes… Another US military mini shuttle launches on a secret mission

A medical museum in Philadelphia is redrawing its policies about collecting and displaying human remains. The Mutter Museum announced it is limiting its acceptance of additional specimens and working to follow “evolving modern medical ethical… Medical museum in Philadelphia overhauls policies on human remains to meet modern ethical standards

Modern humans and Neanderthals may have interacted 100,000 years earlier than previously thought. That’s according to researchers who used CT scans and 3D mapping to study the bones of a child they believe was the… Bones of ancient child suggest humans could have interbred with Neanderthals earlier than thought

When the court lights flicker on at the U.S. Open, tennis stars shine under illumination designed to cut light pollution. The light fixtures on the USTA courts in Flushing Meadows shine light onto the players… At the US Open, tennis stars shine under dark sky-friendly outdoor lights