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In a new study, an easy-to-use app did just as good a job as the machines in an eye doctor's office. That's a boon for people in low-income countries — and really for anyone with vision issues.

Chinese writers and publishers are being celebrated this week at BookExpo America — the industry's largest trade event in North America. Free speech advocates are supporting silenced Chinese writers.

A decade ago, fishermen trying to catch North Sea cod were coming up empty. Now, thanks to strict fishing rules put in place to halt the decline, this fish tale looks headed for a happy ending.

AMC's show Halt and Catch Fire chronicles the dawn of the PC-era at a time when companies like Texas Instruments dominated the Silicon Prairie. The second season debuts Sunday.

Buhari has become the first opposition figure to be inaugurated since Nigeria won its independence in 1960.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific has furloughed about 900 railroad workers because shipping demand has been weaker than expected.The Omaha, Nebraska-based…

When you hold your breath underwater, you might pass out before you realize you need oxygen right now. Experienced swimmers have drowned as a result, and most people aren't aware of the risk.

The State Department removed Havana from the list following a thawing of relations with the United States.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two men have been hospitalized with burns suffered in a fire that damaged a house in northeast Omaha.Authorities say the father and son…

A harsh winter and burgeoning trade deficit forced the economy to contract by 0.7 percent in the January-March period.