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These toys can record children's conversations and upload the recordings, all without parents' consent, consumer groups say.

For the first time since 1993, life expectancy in the United States has dropped significantly for the entire population, not just certain groups.

The nation's top doctor is sounding the alarm on e-cigarettes, especially when used by teens and young adults.

The stories capture our attention and break our hearts every time. The most recent case: An 18-year-old girl in Texas who took her own life in front of her family after she was repeatedly bullied about her weight.

The oldest known sample of the smallpox-causing variola virus has been found within the DNA of a 17th century child mummy. The mummy was found in a crypt beneath a Lithuanian church, according to a new study in the journal Current Biology. The finding shortens the timeline for how long smallpox may have afflicted humans.

Never underestimate the power of good vibes.

The owners of a Minnesota video production company have filed a lawsuit, saying they shouldn't be forced to shoot same-sex weddings.

Every year, I tell myself the same thing: Next year will be different.

A boy with autism needed a replacement for his beloved sippy cup -- instead he got a thousand.

One in 12 beauty and personal care products marketed to African-American women in the US contains highly hazardous ingredients, according to research released Tuesday by the Environmental Working Group.

Someone left the racial slur on top of a storage unit, but the museum's leader isn't phased by it.

Ashley Rivas was 26 when she noticed she was getting tired earlier than usual on her runs. Over the next few years, the X-ray technician from Albuquerque, New Mexico, developed a persistent cough and wheezing, which her doctors attributed to exercise-induced asthma. She had other symptoms, too: weight loss, fever, and several bouts of pneumonia.

A mom says her son was left in tears after being fat-shamed by a Santa in their town of Forest City, North Carolina. This raises a lot of questions.

Former astronaut and US Sen. John Glenn, 95, was hospitalized "more than a week ago," according to Ohio State University spokesman Hank Wilson.

Praynksters is known for pulling off random acts of kindness for people going through tough times.

About 10,000 snow geese descended upon what looked like a nice, quiet lake in Butte, Montana last week. But unfortunately for them, it wasn't a lake at all.

An experimental technology offers new hope to patients who have suffered a severe burn.

A new vaccine helped leukemia patients fight their cancer and stay in remission for an average of almost five years, according to new study.

Yes, you can be an athlete and be heavy. You can even be a really, really great athlete and be heavy. But sometimes, even the best of the best need to make a change.

A North Carolina firefigher set half a dozen fires over a couple of years so that he'd get paid for extinguishing them.