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A young Mississippi woman is thriving two years after getting treated for sickle cell disease with the revolutionary gene-editing technique known as CRISPR.

Middle school can be a challenging time and it turns out bike riding may help. Researchers found students who took part in a 6 to 8 week cycling class reported having a more positive outlook on life.

Aid trucks line up at Egypt-Gaza border as protests continue around the world. The State Department has warned Americans overseas to be on high alert for terrorist attacks in heavily visited areas.

At its peak, the United Auto Workers union had 1.5 million members. Today, the "A" in UAW might as well include academia, as roughly 100,000 of the union's 383,000 members work in higher education.

Growing up, Lee recognized herself in the "really big, muscular performances" of Kilmer and Nicolas Cage. In Past Lives, she plays an immigrant torn between two men she loves.

Converter theft has soared since the pandemic started, thanks to precious metal prices and how easy they are to steal, said one insurance expert. It can take just two minutes to swipe one.

U.S. ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad outlines the process for a gradual withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. Meanwhile, the military announced the deaths of seven Marines killed Monday.

Near Basra in southern Iraq, police find the body of an American freelance journalist -- Steven Vincent -- who was abducted Tuesday night and shot dead. Vincent had been living in Basra for three months while working on a book.

In Iraq, fighting breaks out between rival Shiite Muslim militiamen in two cities. The clashes involved gunmen loyal to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and members of the Badr Brigade, the paramilitary arm of the most powerful Shiite political party.

Iraq's leaders hold last-minute talks in an effort to prevent a crisis over the constitution. Monday is the deadline for a draft to go to Iraq's National Assembly, but members of parliament are still arguing over the contents.