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A nonprofit in upstate New York is one of dozens of “safety villages” in the United States and Canada. Kids practice twisting their arms out of a stranger's grip, making 911 calls, and escaping a smoke-filled house, all in a…

Tropical Storm Colin was expected to hit Florida's Gulf Coast on Monday. People in northern Ohio are already cleaning up from stormy weekend weather.

Across the sewage-filled waters from Rio de Janeiro, its sister city is expanding its basic sanitation network. By contrast, Rio not only won't be clean in time for the Summer Games, officials say the water won't be clean until 2035.

An Associated Press investigation identified thousands of local law enforcement agencies that haven't submitted information on hate crimes to the FBI in years. Advocates worry the lack of reporting disguises the extent of bias crimes.

New research being released at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago suggests three out of four cancer patients younger than 65 get aggressive treatment during their last month of life.

Striding into history, Hillary Clinton will become the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major U.S. political party, capturing commitments Monday from the number of delegates needed to become the Democrats' presumptive nominee.

A rescue at sea near Italy unites one family and breaks up another. The overcrowded boat with hundreds of migrants on the Mediterranean route from Libya flipped over on May 25 as people scrambled to get off.

Authorities in southwestern Michigan say a pickup truck hit a group of bicyclists, killing five and seriously injuring four more. The driver is in custody and could face charges.

The water crisis in Flint is exacerbating concerns some in the Michigan city's Latino community have about deportation, immigration or even a simple understanding of what's going on.

Hillary Clinton declared victory after a bruising battle for the Democratic presidential nomination. Clinton won the California Democratic primary, with the results coming in early Wednesday morning. Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, won four of Tuesday's contests. Bernie Sanders won…