Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden said recently he doesn’t foresee major reductions in defense spending if he’s elected as commander in chief, and he won’t promise a full withdrawal of troops “in the near future” from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. Mr. Biden said he supported keeping a small U.S. military footprint in the region,…

A Florida family is sharing their story in hopes that their tragedy can bring awareness to others to know the risk of warm waters after their son died due to a brain-eating amoeba.Tanner Wall loved the water, but his parents believe it's what was in the water at a Florida lake that took his life…

Joesph R. Biden Jr. and his wife, Jill Biden, attended a Sept. 11 commemoration in New York on Friday.Credit...Amr Alfiky/The New York TimesThe presidential candidates and their running mates are spending the day commemorating the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a reminder of a time when a fractured nation came together in a moment of national…

Congressional Republicans demanded answers on Friday as to whether there “was a widespread intentional effort” to wipe the mobile devices of multiple people on former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team during the Russia probe, and suggested this could amount to "anticipatory obstruction of justice."The calls come after newly released records from the Justice Department showed that…

A new ‘global atlas’ study characterizes insomnia as a novel risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. In total, the researchers identified 19 risk factors and dismissed 21 suggestive risk factors based on insufficient scientific evidence.Share on PinterestNew research indicates insomnia is a possible risk factor for type 2 diabetes.Globally, around 463 million adults lived…