An experimental technique that patches defective DNA with donated genetic material helped families at risk of passing rare ...

More than 350,000 American kids are now wards of the state — that means the government has assumed the parental role for ...

Indiana’s only comprehensive cancer center could lose its National Cancer Institute designation if the state doesn’t invest ...

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These devices expose users to higher levels of toxic metals like lead than previous e-cigarettes and regular cigarettes.

The Senate voted by a razor-thin margin late Tuesday to advance debate on a package of funding cuts requested by President ...

The small plastic instrument has long been the go-to instrument in elementary schools. But it is capable of so much more than ...

The strike came as clashes continued in the southern Syrian city of Sweida after a ceasefire between government forces and ...

Indiana’s latest ILEARN results show stagnant English scores and modest math gains, with middle schoolers and English learners facing the steepest challenges.

President Trump boasted this week that his tariffs are raising "a fortune" for the U.S. government. Tariffs could also raise prices for the back-to-school and Christmas shopping seasons.

The Senate debates the clawing back of previously approved funding for foreign aid and public media — as Democratic lawmakers object. A final vote in the Senate is expected by Thursday.

Rising maternal and infant mortality rates are making birth a more risky proposition in the U.S. We'll visit a community in Georgia where one woman is pushing to open a birth center.