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The majority of the funding, $2.6 million, will go towards efforts like predicting pregnancy outcomes, decreasing the number of unnecessary colonoscopies while screening for cervical cancer and assessing the use of a cannabis to treat endometriosis.

Indonesian authorities closed an airport and residents left homes near an erupting volcano Thursday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, and the possibility of a tsunami.

Unionized employees of MASS MoCA, the contemporary art museum in North Adams, Massachusetts, voted Tuesday to ratify an agreement on wages, ending a three-week strike that began March 6.

The state news agency Xinhua said the quake had a magnitude of 6.2. It reportedly damaged water, electricity, transport, communications and other infrastructure in the mountainous region.

Despite dry conditions the state forest service predicts vibrant fall foliage.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and Marian Fowler of Indian Purchase Township, Maine.

Government flood maps may need to be redrawn following Harvey. That, in turn, could have implications for insurers.

Pat Kelsey has backed out of an agreement to take over the men's basketball program at UMass, citing personal reasons.UMass athletic director Ryan Bamford…

Half a million flowers went into the structure, which is a replica of a pre-Incan pyramid.

Some customers in the Phoenix metro area will be able to use a driverless shuttle service to pick up groceries at Walmart — if they purchase them online.