Search results for

The unusual meeting was called to consider a ban on certain uses of a new technique that can make precise changes in DNA. The main concern is altering genes in human sperm, eggs and embryos.

Archives of London tailor Henry Poole and Company reveal Churchill left behind an $18,000 bill. His last order: repairs to a yachting cap. Don't think they can expect payment — that ship has sailed.

After the terrorist attacks in Paris and the mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., there have been many ugly words about Muslims in America over the past several weeks.

Police say the attack that killed 16 people followed a dispute between employees of the club and some young men.

Back in colonial times, Britain forced India to hand over the 105 carat diamond. Now that India and its neighbor Pakistan are independent from Britain, the Pakistani wants it back.

Employers added 211,000 jobs to payrolls last month, setting the stage for a Federal Reserve interest rate increase later this month.

According to a statement, the former Stone Temple Pilots frontman died in Bloomington, Minn.; other details were not revealed, citing his family's desire for privacy.

A federal law enforcement official told NPR that Tashfeen Malik, a suspect along with her husband in Wednesday's mass shooting, had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and its leader on Facebook.

Trump has spent a tiny fraction of what Jeb Bush has spent on TV ads, but the former reality TV star remains unshakably at the top of national polls.

Texas backed down from a request that the court immediately block Syrian refugees from the state. But the state still alleges the U.S. has been acting improperly in how it settles Syrian refugees.