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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said Friday that while Detroit’s automakers have increased their wage and benefit offers, he believes the union can gain more if it holds out longer in contract talks.

The first day of the criminal trial for the police officers charged in the death of Indianapolis resident Herman Whitfield III has begun.

People with phenylketonuria can't process a certain amino acid in protein. To make up for the protein they can't eat, phenylketonurics drink the special lab-made formula that removes the offending amino acid.

The CDC has released a tool to help people assess personal risk during heat waves in preparation for another hot summer.

More than 240 people have left Germany to join the civil war in Syria - the largest reported number from a European country. Some officials fear the radicalized German fighters could eventually pose a security threat to Europe.

One local official said the declarations were pleas for the federal government to open national parks. The shutdown has has been devastating for some towns, because October is peak tourist season.

The Detroit automaker's earnings fell far short of Wall Street expectations and were in sharp contrast to its chief rivals, Ford and Chrysler.

Zircon crystals found in sandstone on an Australian sheep ranch are so tiny that you'd need a magnifying glass to see them. But recent measurements confirm they offer our earliest glimpse of Earth.

If the agency has its way, it will ban sales to minors and keep e-cigarettes out of vending machines. People also would be warned that the nicotine vapor the devices emit is addictive.

A survey by Feeding America, a network of U.S. food banks, found that one-quarter of all U.S. military households used a food pantry in 2013. But service members are often reluctant to seek such help.