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Violent crime, particularly gun violence, in the United States is a resurgent epidemic. While crime rates overall have fallen in the last two decades, violent crime in the United States began to climb again in 2015.

As the 2016 election receded and the New Year began, there emerged a curious confrontation between the President-elect and the intelligence communities.

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday unveiled the broad strokes of his Obamacare replacement package, a measure he again said Republicans must pass "on the same day as we do repeal."

President-elect Donald Trump is putting the finishing touches on an Obamacare replacement plan that aims to provide "insurance for all," he told The Washington Post.

The first thing Jiang Wang does when she wakes up in the morning is check on her daughter to make sure she's breathing clean air.

Those closest to her describe her as smart, independent-minded and relentless.

Conservative author and television personality Monica Crowley is stepping away from her appointment to a senior communications role in Donald Trump's incoming administration, CNN confirms.

BMW won't give into Donald Trump. For the second time in the span of just one week, the automaker has made it clear: It's building a plant in Mexico, regardless of what Donald Trump thinks.

A 600-year-old Buddha statue has been discovered in a reservoir in east China's Jiangxi Province after water levels fell during renovation work.

Emboldened by Donald Trump's surprise victory, Republican lawmakers vowed after Election Night that they wouldn't waste a single day to pursue their most urgent mission: Kill Obamacare.

A group of amateur investigators say a clip-on tie that was left behind on the plane that D.B. Cooper hijacked back in 1971 may lead to new details.

The world-famous lights at Piccadilly Circus in London have been switched off and will remain switched off for the longest period of time since the Second World War.

Donald Trump's team, led by Vice President-elect Mike Pence, is gently sussing out what it would take to win enough support in the Senate to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court -- a surprisingly tough prospect with the threat of a filibuster looming and a quick deadline set by Trump.

There's a lot of anger out there.

Traditionally china is the perfect gift to give for a 20th wedding anniversary. But a Virginia man is about to give his wife something much better for their big milestone -- his kidney.

Little is known about the striking performance of rattlesnakes in the wild, but improvements in technology are now changing that.

A court in Egypt has blocked a deal under which the country would hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.

So much for fears of Donald Trump's presidency hurting tech stocks.

The Eiffel Tower could get a makeover as Paris bids for the 2024 Olympics.