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Adding scans to existing screening could catch harder-to-detect early-stage cases of disease, research shows Hundreds of lives could be saved every year with extra cancer checks for women with very dense breasts, a study suggests. Millions of women undergo breast screening, but regular mammograms can be less effective at spotting...

Iran’s supreme leader has pushed back against U.S. criticism of the country’s nuclear program

A fire has severely damaged one of Rhode Island’s most famous restaurants known for its “pond-to-table” menu

A chlorine leak at a Texas chemical plant prompted officials to ask residents in two Texas cities near the facility to shelter in place

Kentucky firefighter Leslie Leatherman answered the call for help when a late-night tornado plowed through his Laurel County community

Two women who fled North Korea have been telling the United Nations about the plight of people still living in the country and urging the world body to hold North Korea’s leader accountable for gross human rights violations

A federal judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit that accused police in New Mexico of violating constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures when they fatally shot a man after showing up at the wrong address

A Mexican navy tall ship’s fatal collision with the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday highlighted a hazard that has worried seafarers for nearly 150 years

U.S. wildlife officials want to add a rare Nevada fish to the list of endangered species

The U.S. Senate is moving forward with an effort to block California's nation-leading standards for vehicle emissions