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U.S. health officials have designated 35 hospitals nationwide as Ebola treatment centers and expects to name more in coming weeks deemed capable of treating patients while minimizing risk to staff, the CDC said.

Google and NORAD have both launched this year's versions of their wildly popular Santa Claus tracker apps and websites, which allow children to follow St. Nick's path around the globe as Christmas Day nears.

Millions of dollars in benefits have been paid to suspected ex-Nazis.

A CNN/ORC International poll found them to be in the lead for 2016. In second place: Elizabeth Warren and Dr. Ben Carson.

Big auto sales numbers last month -- the best in more than a decade -- helped the blue chip stock index set two records.

Coverage gaps in the U.S. health care system are a major reason why people aren’t receiving treatment, which doesn’t come cheap.

Is Russia readying for a new Cold War? Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said that the U.S. is increasing tensions with Moscow.

Police departments across the country are increasingly feeling pressured to use body cameras to record their interactions with civilians.

A bribery scandal has enveloped members of the royal family as the monarchy may be facing its most delicate moment.

Veteran umpire Dale Scott came out two months ago in Referee Magazine, but the Internet noticed Tuesday.

Putin and his government may try to shore up their popularity by diving further into the Ukraine crisis.

The oil-rich kingdom will likely be hit with lone wolf attacks, but it won't fall to militants, experts say.

Local police now regularly employ armored vehicles, tactical armor and assault weapons from the military.

Scott Panetti, a 56-year-old man with severe schizophrenia and paranoia, faces execution Wednesday in Texas.

Pressure from Turkey and the threat of the Islamic State group helped bring the two parties together.

Following Black Friday and Cyber Monday is the day to donate money or time to your favorite charities.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index edged higher on Tuesday, driven by strong construction spending and auto sales.

The Homeland Security secretary argued on Tuesday that the president had the legal authority to take executive action on immigration.

According to claims on social media, ISIS is considering detonating the bomb in a public area.

Lower crude oil prices are good for U.S. consumers and bad for oil services firms as well as some oil-producing nations.

Jobs for recent college graduates are mostly in education, medicine and accounting.