How much power do genes hold over behavior? Can they predict, for example, whether a child will grow up to join a gang? Those are among the questions raised by a new Florida State University (FSU) study rele...

Backers of a new law authorizing a privately funded Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of Oklahoma's Capitol didn't get good news this week. A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal...

Despite their reputation as symbols of baby boomer America, Protestant megachurches attract a younger crowd and more singles than the average Protestant church, according to a large study released Tuesday.Th...

At the Robert Treat Academy, students sporting blue-and-green plaid uniforms fill the auditorium at 8:30 for morning announcements."Have a sensational day of learning," principal Michael Pallante says to the...

Israeli TV newscasters Tuesday night interpreted a photo taken Monday in the Oval Office of President Obama talking on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an "insult" to Israel.They sa...

Republicans, out of power and divided over how to get it back, are finding even the most basic questions hard to answer. Here's one: Who speaks for the GOP?The question flummoxes most Americans, a USA TODAY/Ga...

Why is everyone at Bell Multicultural High School in D.C. taking Advanced Placement English courses and tests? Most of the students are low-performing, with parents who don't speak English at home. In the past,...

Californian schoolkids have been told to throw away their textbooks to help the state avoid bankruptcy. But they won't need total recall: they're going digital instead. The textbooks have been terminated by Arn...

Teens whose parents let them stay up after midnight on weeknights have a much higher chance of being depressed or suicidal than teens whose parents enforce an earlier bedtime, says research being presented toda...

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