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Several factors are fueling the growth of membership-based healthcare. But some question the cost and fairness.

Deputies responding to a shooting found a teenage girl at the home where her mother and father died in an apparent murder-suicide, Texas police said. The 911 call came from a home on Houston’s far ...

I asked a fellow critic what he thought of a movie whose screening I had to skip this week. He replied, “So-so. But for January, it’s ‘Schindler’s List.’ ” ...

More than 4.5 million Powerball tickets sold in the United States won prizes ranging from $4 to $2 million, the lottery said.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac and Farmers’ Almanac have accurately predicted wintry weather before. Will they do it again?

A Powerball player just missed a $1.2 billion jackpot — but still won a prize worth celebrating in Florida. The player bought ...

In Kissimmee, Florida, former police officer Dariel Javier Quiles-Davila was found guilty of receiving child sexual abuse material from a teenage girl he met while on duty, according to federal ...

The pursuit of invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida led to the alarming discovery when four females were captured at a “communal nesting” site on an island, according to video shared on YouTube. ...

Sandwiched between a T-Mobile store and a UPS store lies a doughnut shop with treats that rise to the occasion.

Despite a budget of just $750 for the school year, the Ardrey Kell Mighty Knight Marching Band continues to thrive as the ...

You might not be able to do much about this government’s disruption and contempt. But you can always run naked through the park with a sign. | Opinion ...