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The gunman who killed 49 people at a nightclub in Orlando in June was shot eight times by police, a medical examiner's report released Friday shows.

An outbreak of salmonella probably caused by alfalfa sprouts has infected 30 people in nine states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Five people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.

Using a genetically modified mosquito to fight Zika in Florida will not harm people or environment, says FDA after extensive environmental review.

He had to stay alive for his family.

Ana Cássia has always wanted to be a mother. She and her childhood sweetheart, Alberto, knew from the get-go that they wanted a big family.

CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta investigates whether Rio's hospitals are ready to help sick tourists as well as local residents during the Olympics.

Sports psychology experts reveal how the world's top athletes will need to prepare for their moment in the spotlight -- and win.

The moment 12-year-old Ian Thayer asked his mom to go outside for Pokemon hunting, Stephanie Barnhill was struck with wonder and excitement.

Seeing the pain caused by distracted driving can change behavior, experts believe. That's the thinking behind unique community programs and powerful ad campaigns.

Zika was worrying local health officials long before Florida announced the nation's first local transmission from an infected mosquito in late July.

After the first locally transmitted cases of the Zika virus were identified in a small area north of downtown Miami, officials began to spray an insecticide over a 10-square-mile portion of Miami-Dade County on Thursday morning. But what was in the insecticide, and how does it work?

A deadly infection crushed the dreams of a budding gymnast,but her coach gave her the courage to make an incredible comeback.

The sun beats down on my head as I walk, sweat pouring off my body. A recent rain is steaming off the streets of Pau da Lima, one of the poorest favelas -- slums -- in the northeastern city of Salvador, the third largest in Brazil, and one of the hardest hit by Zika.

Stock up on the best to-go containers for packing a lunch, and learn how to become the type of person who actually uses them.

Farewell, Jade Rabbit, and thanks for the memories. Fans of China's first unmanned lunar rover, which had an active social media presence, said their goodbyes

It's 2016. A woman is running for president, athletes like Serena Williams are household names and pop culture is replete with feminist heroines our foremothers could only dream of.

A divided Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to temporarily block a lower court order that had cleared the way for a transgender male high school student to use the boys' bathroom in a Virginia public school this fall.

The U.S. government launched its first human trials of an experimental Zika vaccine a month ahead of schedule and hope to see results by year's end.

Your teeth are more than just something to chew and smile with. Research is increasingly showing that they can have an effect on your overall health.

As the Zika scare ramps up in south Florida, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said authorities will target 10 square miles north of downtown Miami to combat the virus.