Forget everything you thought about life's origins. Scientists now say it all began not in a cell, but in a glob of protective primordial slime.

A Russian family sought asylum in the United States. In the Dilley ICE detention center in Texas, they say their children ...

I suffered with my mystery illness for decades before gaining a diagnosis. Could retraining my brain be the answer?

In 1990, Gary Williamson was 18, backpacking in Europe, when his vision began to fail. It was the start of a perilous journey ...

Immigration: Refugees who have not applied for a green card after being legally in the United States for a year could be arrested so they can be “inspected and examined for admission” under a new ...

Area residents are fighting back against a potential U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center near Wilson Central High School. The roughly 2 ...

Two Democratic legislators from Mecklenburg County who have helped the GOP override several vetoes are facing primary battles ...

In Christian theology, Christ engaged in the ultimate act of empathy. He didn’t imagine what it would be like to live as a man — he became one. Our own desire for empathy, for ourselves and our ...

On Oscar nominations morning, Chloé Zhao wrapped a night shoot at 4 a.m., then headed to LAX for a 7 a.m. flight to Sundance, where she received the Trailblazer Award. In her bleary-eyed haze, she ...