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Health officials think two people in Miami may have contracted the virus from local mosquitoes. So they're spraying pesticide to help stop the virus from spreading into Florida's mosquito population.

Anti-poverty activists organized a tent city in one of Philadelphia's poorest neighborhoods to protest the Democratic National Convention.

The Pew Research Center says Hindus and Muslims who have migrated recently to the U.S. are especially well-educated — in stark contrast to the schooling levels of those populations worldwide.

Way too many students who are English language learners are reading below grade level. Here are five culturally relevant books that might spark their curiosity.

Kids are showing reading gains in dual-language classrooms. There may be underlying brain advantages at work.

Simply shuffling the shelves may be a powerful way to help those living in poverty choose healthier options, a nationwide study of food banks suggests.

The measure has been a topic of heated debate, pitting the adult entertainment industry's trade association against the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.

They couldn't figure out why so many relatives got Alzheimer's in their 40s. Then they found out they share the rare Jalisco mutation. Their tragedy is helping scientists untangle the disease.

In California's Joshua Tree National Park, scientists say the quirky trees are in trouble. The National Park Service is looking for ways to save them for future visitors to experience.

For writers of color, the lack of diversity in book publicity departments can feel like a death knell.