Triclosan is a popular antibacterial chemical that has been on the market for more than 40 years and is found in everything from soap to body washes, but recent studies raise concerns that it might be
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The accused Boston Marathon bombers originally planned to target a Fourth of July celebration in Boston, one of the suspects said, according to ABC News sources.The sources said th...
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Not enough of us are getting the right amount of exercise, according to a weekly report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekl...
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Maryland became the 18th state to abolish the death penalty on Thursday when Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the measure at a crowded ceremony.
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Prince George's County police say a man and woman were found dead in a Laurel apartment and the woman's adult daughter was taken to an area hospital.
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The drought and famine in Somalia killed 5 percent of the nation’s total population, and 10 percent of all children under 5-years-old, according to the first in-depth report on the famine released T
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The team's nickname, which some consider a derogatory term for Native Americans, has faced a barrage of criticism. Local leaders and pundits have called for a name change.
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A former hedge fund manager at a Connecticut firm was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison Thursday for insider trading by a judge who said he could not understand how someone making $3 million to $4 mi
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Joanne Chesimard, a left-wing militant who shot a state trooper on the New Jersey Turnpike 40 years ago Thursday, has become the first woman on the FBI’s list of Most Wanted Terrorists.
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Two airplanes taxiing while preparing for takeoff at Newark Liberty International Airport clipped each other, leaving one of the planes with a portion of its left wing ripped away.
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