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Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has shown that even the most thick-skinned politician can reach a breaking point. He’s been criticized as a “Russian asset” and has been dubbed...

A new study has linked a number of commonly-used drugs to an increased risk of dementia in people over 55. The study looked at ‘anticholinergics’, a “broad class of medications”...

Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello is resigning amid mass protests and corruption scandals. But it doesn’t look like anyone else wants the job. Justice Secretary Wanda Vasquez, who was suppos...

Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed off on a bill that further decriminalizes marijuana use in New York. Under the new law, possessing less than one ounce of marijuana will carry a fine of just $50, and ...

Sen. Kamala Harris has unveiled the details of her Medicare-for-all plan ahead of the second round of Democratic presidential debates. Harris says unlike the proposal from rival Bernie Sanders, her pl...

Customs officers in Vietnam recently uncovered an illegal shipment worth more than $4 million. But it wasn’t drugs or diamonds – it was rhinoceros horns. Officials found nearly 300 pounds ...

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has added his voice to a group of people that are leading the charge to seek out cheaper insulin. Sanders travelled to Windsor, Ontario over the weekend with a group of ...

Hawaii may be in for a hurricane as a tropical storm headed in its direction is forecast to become one by late today. The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Erick is expected to grow into a...

While some analysts are not very optimistic, U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators will resume talks this week in an effort to end the year-long trade war. Negotiators are flying into Shanghai for the fi...

A University of California student has some amazing experience to put on his future resume; UC Merced, a fifth-year biology student, unearthed a 65 million-year-old Triceratops skull while on a paleon...