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A 72-hour cease-fire deal announced jointly by the U.S. and the U.N. broke down within hours, after fighting resumed in the Gaza Strip Friday.

The SKA2 gene was found to be less active in individuals who had either killed themselves or had suicidal thoughts.

Kerry was in New Delhi to revitalize ties and lay the ground for Modi's visit to Washington in December.

The area around the crash site has seen fierce fighting as Ukrainian government forces and Russia-backed rebels fight for control of the region.

Modern medical practices will quell the spread of Ebola in developed countries like the United States, the director of the CDC said.

The WTO's landmark Trade Facilitation Agreement fell through as India demanded a parallel pact for subsidies and stockpiling food.

The dogs, a breed native to Italy, mauled and killed a 46-year-old jogger on July 23 in a township in eastern Michigan.

Edward Snowden's request for a renewal of his asylum comes during one of the darkest periods in U.S.-Russia relations.

New U.S. Drought Monitor maps show that 58 percent of California is in "exceptional" drought, up from 36 percent a week ago.

The House-Senate compromise bill aims to end the conditions that led to the Veterans Affairs waiting list scandal in Phoenix.

Claudio Pizarro’s goal gave Bayern Munich a 1-0 victory over Chivas Guadalajara in New Jersey.

By a vote of 50-44, the bill failed to clear a procedural hurdle.

The job cuts in West Virginia follow layoffs in Kentucky last week. Demand for coal is sinking, while the market for gas grows.

A bill to fund border security blew up in House Speaker John Boehner's face on Thursday, leaving Republicans in disarray and struggling to reconcile Tea Party demands with the need to deal with a humanitarian crisis on the southwestern border with Mexico.

Beijing's swift rescue of falling housing prices indicates an addiction to real estate that, ultimately, may threaten long-term economic health.

The USDA approved an overhaul of the nation's poultry inspection system. Food safety advocates say the changes undermine public protection.

The Gaza Strip has two neighbors: Israel and Egypt. The latter has a strong interest in keeping things under control next door.

Israel and Hamas agreed to a 72-hour humanitarian cease-fire starting Friday morning, 24 days after Operation Protective Edge began.

Emory University Hospital has one of the most sophisticated isolation units in the U.S., which it built in coordination with the CDC.

The conditional permit gives Oregon LNG permission to export natural gas to non-free trade agreement countries.

Whole Foods prepares to launch a home-delivery service, but analysts say it won't be enough to boost the company's sagging growth.