Gene-edited babies are now closer to becoming a reality. The ethical debate is far from settled

Pioneering gene-editing treatments are already in clinical use, saving lives and easing the pain of devastating genetic diseases. However, the growing number of patients receiving these treatments still run the risk of passing their disease-causing mutations to their children.

The GOAT: Hooved friend provides moral support to firefighters in Colorado

Crews were quashing a small wildfire in Colorado this week when a surprise guest decided to keep them company.

A man planted thousands of flowers for his sick wife. Now, hundreds of thousands visit every year

Munsinger-Clemens Gardens has about 350,000 visitors a year. The garden is located on Riverside Drive in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Ohio man who sent 'coded' sexual letters to Utah child pleads guilty

An Ohio man who was arrested in Utah last year and accused of engaging in coded, sexual conversations with a minor pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to enticement.

Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87

Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died. She was 87.

Trump's plan for a triumphal arch in DC wins early approval from a key federal agency

President Donald Trump's plans to build a skyline-altering arch in the nation's capital won initial approval Thursday from a key federal commission.

Mexico to file criminal complaints in US over deaths of Mexicans in immigration enforcement

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that her government ​plans to file criminal complaints in the U.S. regarding Mexican citizens who have died in immigration custody.

Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism

A former Olympic canoe racer has pleaded not guilty to deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

A nationwide outbreak of diarrhea, hitting at least 1,700 people, has Utah on alert

Cases of diarrhea caused by a microscopic parasite called cyclospora is climbing across several states.

Fatal ICE shooting in Houston sparks mass protest, demands for transparency

More than a thousand protesters chanting "ICE out of Houston" marched on Wednesday near the spot where a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a man driving to work.

Iran says it hits US military targets in Gulf, prepares to bury slain leader

Iranian armed forces launched attacks on U.S. military infrastructure in neighboring Gulf states on Thursday following U.S. strikes on Iran, putting further strain on a three-week-old ceasefire agreement.