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Hospital-acquired infections can be life-threatening, and unwashed hands are often to blame. One hospital in California thinks banishing handshakes could help reduce infections.

Despite support from the World Health Organization for the latest adult ADHD screening survey, some researchers worry that it will lead to over-prescribing of powerful amphetamines.

A Massachusetts man representing himself in court is accused of robbing a convenience store. His defense is that he's a clown and was joking around. The judge denied his request to juggle in court.

New French President Emmanuel Macron meets Russian president Vladimir Putin Monday. And after President Trump's visit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe needed to be more self-reliant.

Donald Trump has returned to the U.S. amid reports that Jared Kushner reached out inappropriately to Russia. And in Europe, after Trump's trip, U.S. allies are taking a go-it-alone approach.

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ first special session was a success. On Friday, the Senate passed a bill 24-5 designed to reopen an aluminum smelting plant...

Édouard Louis' autobiographical novel is the story of a young man coming of age in a downtrodden French village. Critic John Powers calls it a "bulletin from the enraged heart of Le Pen country."

A "catastrophic" IT systems failure has disrupted roughly 75,000 British Airways passengers' flights since it struck the company Saturday morning. "We profusely apologize," the airline's CEO said.

Driven by a profound regret for his votes to authorize the wars in the Middle East, Rep. Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., is leading a bipartisan effort to pull the U.S. military out of Afghanistan.

Woods was booked Monday morning in Jupiter, Fla., on suspicion of driving under the influence and released 4 hours later. In a statement he said, "I want the public to know alcohol was not involved."