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The U.S. economy turned up encouraging signs for most Americans. Workers can now find more jobs, and drive to them using cheaper gas. And retirement accounts are getting a boost from rising stocks.

What if you could never get a good night's rest? Some low-income people around the world face that challenge. A team of researchers is investigating whether sleep deprivation keeps some in poverty.

Venezuelans voted amid an economic crisis that's led to soaring inflation and scarcity. Winning 99 seats, the opposition will now control the country's congress.

It is the first time the regime of Bashar Assad has accused the U.S. and its partners of attacking its forces. The U.S. denied the accusation about a strike on a Syrian army camp Sunday.

Schools were advised to cancel classes, and some industrial plants must slow or stop production. The warning system was instituted in 2013.

The World Health Organization projects an additional 250,000 deaths a year, starting in 2030, due to diseases like malaria and diarrhea.

The Justice Department will look into the Chicago Police Department's use of force and the accountability within the department of officers who use excessive force.

Remember this time last year? The roster of Asian-American leads was sparse. With shows like Fresh Off The Boat, Quantico and Master of None, things are starting to look much different.

Glyphosate, or Roundup, is a widely used weedkiller and has been classified as a "probable carcinogen." But experts from the European Food Safety Agency now contend it probably doesn't cause cancer.

Besides avoiding ladders, mirrors, black cats and salt, here are two things you can do to make it through what some people think is the unluckiest of days.