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THOMASVILLE, Ga. — As Earl Williams drove through a historic Black neighborhood known as Dewey City in his hometown, he hardly recognized what he saw.

Homes that once belonged to friends, family, and neighbors had ...Read more

Some of the greatest thinkers -- from ecologist Barry Commoner to jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes and artist LEOnardo Da Vinci -- have proposed that everything is connected to everything else. And it turns out that nothing ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I have just retired and want to spend the summer taking a long road trip from Florida to Alaska and back. I've dreamed about it all my life and finally have the time and money to do it.

My husband hates long ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I know this maybe an ignorant question, but what exactly constitutes protein? I know that it naturally comes from livestock and their byproducts. But one can find diverse categories -- such as cereals, ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: People say that people are created in the image of God, but if that is true, I sure don’t want to be like God. When I say that, people think I’m being disrespectful of God...Read more

Pennsylvania tallied more than two dozen new cases of measles in the last week, including several in the Philadelphia region.

In Chester County, health officials confirmed 13 cases in the suburban Philadelphia county ...Read more

California House Republicans are asking the Trump administration to prevent Democratic state leaders from implementing a new tax on health insurers.

Six House members, including Reps. Kevin Kiley, I-Rocklin, and James ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — When Robert Barclay’s two daughters moved from Africa to live with him in Delaware County, getting them up-to-date on their vaccines was top of his list.

His daughters, 14-year-old Albertine and 20-year...Read more

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

What makes the cells of the muscles contract? – Samarth...Read more

As long as there have been vaccines, there have been people who doubted their science and safety.

Back in 19th-century England, people rioted against a mandatory smallpox vaccine, claiming that it violated civil...Read more

DETROIT — The number of cyclosporiasis cases reported in Michigan since the outbreak began in late June rose to 9,253 on Monday, a 13% increase over Friday's total.

Health officials continue to investigate the state's ...Read more

Sen. Mitch McConnell is not yet medically cleared to return to work or leave the rehabilitation facility where he’s receiving care following his fall at home last month, his office shared late Monday morning.

McConnell,...Read more

DETROIT — A Michigan couple is suing Taco Bell and Taylor Farms after the couple says they contracted cyclosporiasis from eating infected lettuce from the restaurant, which was sourced from Taylor Farms.

Karl and Gina ...Read more

As teens grow more independent and begin to spend more time away from home, questions about curfews often come up. How late should your teen stay out, and how do you set limits without constant conflict?

Adolescents are ...Read more

Even if it wasn’t a real emergency, nurse Pam Johnson sensed the clock ticking as she tried to deliver a baby doll whose shoulder had lodged in the birth canal of a high-tech childbirth mannequin.

An instructor guided ...Read more

PHOENIX — You may have heard that colorectal cancer is increasingly affecting young adults. However, it is not the only gastrointestinal (GI) cancer that doctors are diagnosing in patients below the age of 50, explains ...Read more

You may think of palm trees as a symbol of a tropical paradise, but palm oil is far from a thing of beauty when you ingest it. A new study in Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism says that saturated-fat-laden palm oil, ...Read more

DEAR READERS: As anyone who reads "Dear Abby" knows, I have always stressed the importance of writing thank-you notes. It is now time for me to put pen to paper. I have always considered you, my readers, to be my friends. ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but my rheumatologist hasn't been helpful in finding a medication that I'm not allergic to for alleviating joint pain. (I seem to be allergic to most meds ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I am troubled by a debate that gambling is wrong for Christians. It’s a game. We can win or lose, like any other game. I am going to Las Vegas later in the year on a ...Read more