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Women with the earliest form of ductal carcinoma in situ didn't need surgery to get a good survival advantage.

Surgery Doesn't Help Women With Early-Stage Breast Carcinoma

Only women with more advanced cases of ductal carcinoma in situ benefited from surgery, a study found. Most women do have surgery for DCIS, although it's a controversial diagnosis.

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the state's "motor voter" law in hopes of boosting turnout in future elections. The state had 42 percent turnout in the 2014 midterms, a record low.

California Becomes 2nd State To Automatically Register Voters

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed new legislation on Saturday that will allow eligible state residents to automatically become registered to vote when they get their driver's licenses.

They're The Invisible Ones: Refugees Who Aren't Officially Refugees

Nearly 28 million people were displaced within their own country last year by conflict and natural catastrophe. And they're especially hard to help.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health sent a mobile testing unit to a fire station in Wharton, W.Va., in 2012 to screen coal miners for black lung disease.

Lawmakers Seek Better Count Of Advanced Black Lung Disease Cases

In response to an NPR investigation that shows 10 times the number of cases as currently reported, members of Congress are asking three federal agencies to work together to obtain an accurate count.

Treasurer Dennis Milligan leaving court Monday in Little Rock.

Trial Underway In Defamation Lawsuit Involving Arkansas Treasurer's Office

Attorneys began questioning witnesses Monday in a defamation lawsuit involving an e-mail the state treasurer’s Chief of Staff Jim Harris sent out and...

National Day Of Mourning Commences In Italy After Earthquake

Funerals are being held today for some of the more than 260 killed in the 6.2 magnitude earthquake that shook central Italy reducing many villages to rubble. Relief efforts are underway.

A resident checks on damage from Hurricane Hermine in Cedar Key, Fla. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall. Authorities say the storm could regain hurricane status by the time it hits the Mid-Atlantic states by Monday.

After Battering Florida and Georgia, Hermine Threatens Mid-Atlantic

The Category 1 hurricane hit Florida, then weakened to a tropical storm as it moved inland. Hermine is expected to drop heavy rain in Georgia and the Carolinas before tracking out over the Atlantic.

File photo of Department of Human Services Director Cindy Gillespie who says the number of applications for Arkansas Medicaid expansion program is likely to grow.

Arkansas Private Option-Enrolled Or Eligible Crosses 300,000, Legislator Says ‘Unsustainable'

More than 301,000 Arkansans are either receiving health insurance through the private option or have been deemed eligible for the program as of the end...

Heavy rain hits downtown Kingston, Jamaica, on Sunday ahead of Hurricane Matthew's expected arrival.

Caribbean Nations Feel Hurricane Matthew's Lash

Authorities warn of "life threatening" wind and flooding in Haiti and have issued warnings for parts of Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica. The U.S. Navy evacuated families from its base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Police officers push a group of demonstrators back in Northwest Washington, D.C., on Friday. Violence broke out in the area among a crowd of several hundred, but the city's interim police chief says protests across the city have been largely peaceful.

In D.C., Group Of Protesters Breaks Windows; Police Use Pepper Spray

One inauguration protest erupted into conflict; officers in riot gear sent a concussive device into the crowd of several hundred. The interim police chief says protests elsewhere have been peaceful.

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