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Telehealth companies keep exposing their customers' medical data. What should they do?
Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government
With hard-fought yet thin majorities, Republican leaders are envisioning a mandate to upend the federal government and swiftly implement Trump’s vision for the…
Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families' backing
The Onion acquired the conspiracy theory platform’s website; social media accounts; studio in Austin, Texas; trademarks; and video archive for an undisclosed s…
US overdose deaths are down, giving experts hope for an enduring decline
The decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths appears to have continued this year, giving experts hope the nation is seeing sustained improvement in the persistent …
Here are new guidelines for preventing stroke, the nation's 4th biggest killer
Eating healthy can help control several factors that increase your risk for stroke, including high cholesterol, high blood sugar, and obesity, according to the…
Justice Department brings criminal charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Donald Trump
"There are few actors in the world that pose as grave a threat to the national security of the United States as does Iran,” Attorney General Merrick B. Garland…
Ten of thousands left without power as winter storm rolls over New Mexico and Colorado
Tens of thousands of people in New Mexico were without power Thursday as the first major winter storm of the season rolled across the northern two-thirds of th…
Federal Reserve cuts its key interest rate by a quarter-point amid postelection uncertainty
Thursday's move reduces the Fed’s benchmark rate to about 4.6%, down from a four-decade high of 5.3% before September's meeting
Democrats hoped Harris would rescue them. On Wednesday, she called Trump to concede
In a bitter footnote for Harris, as the sitting vice president she is expected to oversee Congress' ceremonial certification of the election.
Election takeaways: Trump's decisive victory in a deeply divided nation
With modest shifts, Trump undermines the Democrats’ coalition
Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here's what he's proposed
The president-elect seeks to reduce the role of federal bureaucrats and regulations across economic sectors
AP VoteCast: Voter anxiety over the economy and a desire for change return Trump to the White House
Voters gave Trump the edge on their top concern: the economy
Trump wins the White House
Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday.
The Latest: Trump speaks as he closes in on a victory
Former first lady Melania Trump stood near her husband and was joined by Barron, the former president’s youngest son. Trump’s older children, Don Jr., Eric, Iv…
Trump wins Pennsylvania, leaving him 3 electoral votes shy of clinching the White House
A win in Alaska or any of the outstanding battleground states — Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona or Nevada — would send the Republican former president back to the…
Republicans take Senate majority for first time in 4 years
Democrats watched their efforts to salvage their slim majority slip out of reach as tallies rolled in across a map that favored Republicans.