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A recent study suggests that when people spend their extra cash to get help with time-consuming chores, they're likelier to feel better than if they use the money to buy more things.

New census results show growing numbers of people in the U.S. identify with more than one race. As the country becomes more multiracial, the Census Bureau is rethinking how it explains diversity.

People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.

Maryland's governor granted pardons to tens of thousands of people with cannabis-related misdemeanors on their records — one of the biggest moves made in a national trend of decriminalization.

A look at this spring in Georgia's Legislature show how Republicans continue filing bills to put limits on transgender people and how Democrats have tried to respond.

Recent storms have slowed recovery efforts in central Texas following the July 4 floods that killed more than 130 people. About 14,000 volunteers are searching for at least 100 people still missing.

It has been days since Hurricane Florence struck the Carolinas. But in some parts of the state, the worst may be yet to come. The Cape Fear River, which borders Fayetteville, could crest to 62 feet.

A new study finds that people who are overweight, but not obese, have shorter life spans. It's the opposite of a 2013 study that got a lot of attention by finding a few pounds might be good for you.

Tests for the immune response to the coronavirus are revealing thousands of people who were infected but never got severely ill. The findings suggest the virus is less deadly than it first appeared.

Although many people thought the federal health law would reduce the need for free clinics, low-income people with high deductibles and copays still frequent the clinics for routine care.