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The Antarctic ozone layer, which shields the Earth from harmful ultraviolet rays, shows encouraging signs that it's beginning to heal, according to research published in the journal Science.

Once a year, the National Mall is home to a peculiar event right before the Fourth of July.

Jordan Schwartz, owner of the Ohana Surf Shop, said he wanted to cry when he saw the green slime -- a toxic algae bloom -- covering his swath of Stuart Beach on Florida's east coast.

The first openly gay Miss America contestant, Miss Missouri Erin O'Flaherty, tells CNN of the inclusive and supportive atmosphere in preparing for the pageant.

There's little to no link between butter and chronic disease, but it's not exactly good for your health.

An Internet search and analysis discovered 351 businesses marketing unapproved stem cell interventions direct-to-consumers from 570 American-based clinics.

Sens. John McCain and Harry Reid are joining together to ask President Barack Obama to posthumously pardon Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight boxing champion.

A Washington dad copies his teen daughter's online selfies to add humor to parenting.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch will accept the "determinations and findings" of the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, a Justice Department official said Friday.

A Baltimore judge has granted a new trial for Adnan Syed, who was convicted of murder in 2000. Syed's case was the focus of Season 1 of NPR's popular "Serial" podcast.

Donald Trump's campaign and the Republican National Committee are adding about 85 fundraising veterans to their previously paltry operation, a move that could calm jitters that Trump is not equipped to raise money.

A bear knocked a cyclist off his mountain bike and killed him in a rare encounter Wednesday afternoon near the Glacier National Park.

Maggie Lake goes behind the scenes and on the barge as Macy's sets up NYC's July 4 fireworks show.

Fireworks are synonymous with Fourth of July celebrations. But as entertaining as consumer fireworks are, they're responsible for many injuries.

A barn fire at a Massachusetts turkey farm killed 7,000 young birds, devastating the company's potential Thanksgiving business, farm officials said Thursday.

A federal judge blocked a controversial Mississippi law that would've gone into effect Friday, which would've allowed businesses and government employees to deny services to gay and transgender people based on religious grounds.

Take a look at 33 photos of the week from June 24 through June 30.

An eight-year old boy who reportedly fell in to a pool on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was airlifted from the ship Thursday night, the New York Police Department said.

President Barack Obama was delivering a speech before a joint session of Congress when a white lawmaker jabbed his right index finger at Obama and called him a liar.