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Sen. Robert Menendez on his way to the Senate floor for a series of votes last week.

The senator who once testified against a corrupt mayor is facing his own federal corruption charges.

This red squirrel has the disfiguring sores of leprosy on its ear.

Leprosy Surprise: It's Hiding Out In British Squirrels

Leprosy has been long gone from Great Britain. Or so we thought.

Health Data Breaches Continue, But Fines Are Rare

A new review found health care companies have reported more than 1,140 large data breaches since 2009. But the federal government has only issued 22 fines.

Investigators stand next to evidence markers in front of the house of Matthew Stewart, who was shot and injured by Ogden police on Wednesday during a drug raid, in Ogden, Utah Jan. 5, 2012. One police officer was killed and five were wounded in the shootout that erupted as a narcotics enforcement team executed a search warrant at Stewart's home in Ogden, police said.

Why Only Utah Is Trying To Track, And Limit SWAT-Style Tactics

For all the talk of police militarization, no reliable statistics exist on the number of raids by SWAT or other heavily armed tactical teams. There are no federal or state tallies — except in Utah.

The U.S. abortion rate is at the lowest recorded point since the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision in 1973.

U.S. Abortion Rate Falls To Lowest Level Since Roe v. Wade

A report by the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that backs legalized abortion, puts the 2014 rate at 14.6 abortions per 1,000 women of childbearing age — the lowest recorded rate since 1973.

Hillary Clinton criticized Donald Trump's economic platform at an event in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday.

Clinton Stings Trump On Economy: 'We Can't Let Him Bankrupt America'

Hillary Clinton delivered a stinging indictment today of Donald Trump's business record and his economic policy, an effort to undermine what he has billed as one of his chief qualifications.

Nadim Fawzi Jouriyeh, a Syrian refugee who arrived in the United States in August with his family, pushes a shopping cart in El Cajon, Calif.

White House Wants To Resettle 110,000 Refugees In U.S. Next Year

Secretary of State John Kerry told lawmakers that the Obama administration wants to take in 110,000 refugees — up from 85,000 this fiscal year. It's not clear how many of them will be Syrian.

Democratic members of Congress address the worshipers at the Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center after Friday prayers on Dec. 4 in Falls Church, Va.

Muslim-Americans Remain Anxious About Trump Administration

In one community where many emigrated from harsh nations, the president-elect's rhetoric brings worries of renewed repression. Cabinet nominees' opposition to a registry hasn't erased those concerns.

Humberto Araujo (center) is a second-grader who was identified as gifted at Echo Mountain Primary School in Arizona. If he went to a school across the state, it's possible he would never have been noticed.

Why Gifted Latinos Are Often Overlooked And Underserved

Gifted education in this country is a patchwork of underfunded programs and gifted kids who start school not speaking English, are the least likely to be served.

Death row inmate Duane Buck, seen here in an undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, won his request for an appeal of his death sentence.

Citing 'Racial Stereotype,' Supreme Court Says Texas Inmate Can Appeal Death Sentence

Chief Justice John Roberts calls the case "a perfect storm" of circumstances that culminated in a lower court "making a decision on life or death on the basis of race."

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