U.S. & World

A multiday firestorm has erupted over comments made by two incoming advisers to President-elect Donald Trump about H-1B temporary worker visas.

Tennessee has a nearly total abortion ban and a porous safety net for mothers and young children. GOP state leaders in Tennessee and other states that banned abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 argue that they are bolstering services for families. Recent research and an analysis by The Associated Press has found tha...

Genetic analysis suggests the H5N1 virus has the capacity to mutate in ways that could make it more transmissible to humans.

States in the South and along the West Coast are seeing particularly high flu activity.

On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia. Now, you can vote to help decide her name.

The jackpot for Friday’s drawing currently sits at an estimated $1.15 billion, with a cash option of $516.1 million.

Health insurers are increasingly interfering in care, an NBC News investigation found. Doctors say the stakes are highest in cancer care, when delays can be the difference between life and death.

He was one of India’s longest-serving prime ministers, leading the country for 10 years until 2014.

A Texas medical school suspended its body donation program, major biotech companies responded and lawmakers called for accountability.

Drug cartels and kidnapping gangs often use such clandestine body dumping grounds to get rid of the corpses of their victims or rivals.

Consumers are on track to set a spending record this holiday season. But leaning on credit cards could come at a high cost.

Larger payouts attract more media attention, increase ticket sales and bring in new players.

There’s a saying that breakfast is the most important meal of day. But where do longevity experts stand on the matter? Opinions vary more than you’d think.