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The capacity of guns' magazines will now be limited to 10 bullets, and background checks will be required to buy ammunition. The new laws also target "straw purchasing" guns for other people.

Three months after receiving a lenient punishment for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman at Stanford University, Turner left Santa Clara County's main jail Friday.

Republicans have lashed out at the NCAA after it decided to pull seven championship events from the state because of a law limiting civil rights protection for LGBT individuals.

The man suspected of using his vehicle to crash through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wis., on Sunday had his first court appearance. Darrell Brooks Jr. is accused of killing six people.

The daily effects of strong winds, large waves, as well as rising sea levels — which are fueled by human-caused climate change — are causing beaches on the Outer Banks to wash away.

A satirical website compiled the cost of property damage if Calvin — of the comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes" — was a real kid. The total: nearly $16,000.

The earthquake only lasted about 20 seconds, but in that time it killed 72 people and injured thousands.

Astronomers pointed the James Webb Space Telescope at a common kind of planet that's bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune. What they saw wasn't what they expected.

Birders especially know that Cuba harbors hundreds of rarely seen, little-studied species. As the island nation opens to more U.S. visitors, scientists hope "green Cuba" can survive increased tourism.

Zylast is a hand sanitizer that offers protection far longer than alcohol-based products or chlorine solution. That's why USAID has named it one of its "Fighting Ebola Grand Challenge" winners.