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The "r" word is gone, but the ways we refer to people with disabilities shape our perceptions and behavior.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission wants to seize a 6-foot-long pet reptile — they say he's just too big. But he isn't a normal alligator says his owner, Mary Thorn of Lakeland, Fla.

Pip pip, hooray! A hole in the eaglet's shell, called a "pip," appears to have gotten larger and the baby bird could emerge soon.

A county park is going to the dogs again. That was the announcement given this week by Washoe County Manager John Slaughter. Our contributor Bob Conrad of…

March is National Nutrition Month and this year's theme is "Savor the Flavor."This segment of Health Watch is an in-depth chat about creative and…

Children may not be able to put their emotions into words, says psychologist Vittoria Ardino. But give them crayons and they can reveal their feelings in pictures.

Pregnant women following the government's guidelines on seafood may be consuming toxic levels of mercury. The FDA and EPA advise pregnant women to consume…

With help from U.S. special forces, Kurdish and Arab troops recently forced ISIS out of Shadadi, a key crossroads town. Now comes the challenge of running the place.

The chief judge of the federal district court in Washington retired under a disability statute, the same day a Utah woman sued him over sexual relations they had in 1981, when she was 16.

Three finalists have made the cut to be considered as the next top cop in Chicago. The city is battling a high murder rate, distrust of its police and dissatisfaction with the way the mayor handles police shootings, particularly of black men.