Ken Stanford

A colossal international effort has yielded the first comprehensive look at how our DNA works, an encyclopedia of information that will rewrite the textbooks and offer new insights into the biology of disease.

Democrats have changed their convention platform to add a mention of God and declare that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.

Forecasters say Leslie has strengthened into the sixth hurricane of the Atlantic season but still remains far from land.

The NAACP and several of the nation's leading African-American Baptist organizations have launched a voter education effort leading up to the November election.

United Way of Hall County and Hollywood Stadium Cinemas are teaming up in a fundraiser for United Way.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is stepping down from his role as a national co-chair of President Barack Obama's campaign to help raise money for an independent "super" political action committee supporting Obama's re-election.

Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan heaped praise on Bill Clinton on Wednesday and compared President Barack Obama unfavorably to him, just hours before the former president was to address the Democratic National Convention.

Firefighters are getting an assist from rainfall in the battle against a 3,800-acre in the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles.

The NFL has pledged $30 million for medical research to the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health.

The Democratic Party's platform makes no reference to God, drawing criticism from Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan.