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Fire ant stings are a painful fact of life in the South. Sometimes the stings can cause fatal allergic reactions. Yet many people who know they're allergic aren't getting allergy shots that could protect them.

Best known as the festival that launched Foursquare and popularized Twitter, SXSW Interactive has for nearly two decades been a meeting ground for geeks,…

This presidential election is the first since the disputed one of 2007 that prompted widespread tribal violence. Today,gunmen stormed a polling place in Garissa killing 19.

A competition to encourage entrepreneurs to design health apps came up with a wide range of possibilities. One app audits medical bills for errors and savings. Another helps find prices for services, such as dental exams, for people without insurance coverage.

Horse meat is always on the menu in Kazakhstan. It's considered a delicious treat with deep history.

The nation's last coal-fired ferry has been traversing Lake Michigan from the town of Ludington, Mich., since 1953. An EPA permit allowing the Badger to dump several tons of coal ash into the lake daily is now under review, which could mean big changes for the small town's culture and economy.

Irom Sharmila hasn't eaten on her own since November 2000. She is protesting against an Indian law that suspends human rights guarantees in conflict-ridden parts of the country.

Hundreds of Texans are expected at a rally Tuesday at the state Capitol calling on lawmakers to expand Medicaid as planned under the federal health care…

Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins is asking an appeals court to stop Thursday’s hearing on claims of prosecutorial misconduct against him. The…

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says the United States should overhaul its laws to make immigration easier and to give illegal immigrants a way to legal residence, not citizenship. He says granting citizenship would provide an incentive for others to come to the U.S. illegally.