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Dan Wentland, Sherry Wentland, Gwynn Harris, and Randy Harris (left to right) attend services at the Lantana Road Baptist Church on March 8, 2020. The couples have known each other since the 1970s and lived in Paradise, Calif., until the 2018 Camp Fire destroyed their town.

After California's Camp Fire, Some People From Paradise Put Down Roots In Tennessee

A group of people displaced by the Camp Fire in California moved to an unlikely place far away: Crossville, Tenn. They say the community, the cost of living and the values were the major draws.

The casket of Rep. John Lewis crosses the Edmund Pettus Bridge by horse-drawn carriage during a memorial service for Lewis on July 26 in Selma, Ala.

In Selma, A 'Final Crossing' For John Lewis Across The Edmund Pettus Bridge

In 1965, John Lewis was nearly killed as he led a group of protesters across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to protest racial discrimination in voting. On Sunday, his body crossed that bridge one last time.

Olivia de Havilland in 1949, the same year she starred as Catherine Sloper in <em>The Heiress</em>, a role for which she won an Oscar.

Olivia De Havilland, One Of Hollywood's Longest Living Legends, Dies At 104

The actress is best remembered for her role in Gone With the Wind, but the two-time Oscar winner also won a landmark decision that gave artists creative independence from studios.

Flu Shot And Pneumonia Vaccine Might Reduce Alzheimer's Risk, Research Shows

Two new human studies back earlier hints that vaccines designed to prevent respiratory infections might also provide some protection against Alzheimer's disease.

Conner Curran, 9, (right) and his brother Will, 7, at their home in Ridgefield, Conn., this week. The gene therapy treatment that stopped the muscle wasting of Conner's muscular dystrophy two years ago took more than 30 years of research to develop.

A Boy With Muscular Dystrophy Was Headed For A Wheelchair. Then Gene Therapy Arrived

Gene therapy has helped a 9-year-old boy regain enough muscle strength to run. If successful in others, the treatment could change the lives of thousands of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

As the pandemic wreaks havoc in the U.S., snatching millions of jobs, the $600 weekly pandemic unemployment payments have single-handedly changed the economic equation in America.

$600 A Week: Poverty Remedy Or Job Slayer?

The $600 weekly pandemic unemployment payments have single-handedly changed the economic equation in America as people earn more staying home than they did in the jobs they lost.

Tom Perez, Democratic National Committee chair, speaks during an event in February in Charlotte, N.C.

Democrats Meet Virtually To Approve Platform That Builds Off Biden-Sanders Effort

The platform includes large swaths of a recent report authored by joint Joe Biden-Bernie Sanders policy task forces.

Volkswagen, Porsche Paid Out $9.5 Billion To Defrauded Dieselgate Drivers

The German automakers have finished compensating U.S. owners as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. Most drivers chose to replace their vehicles, not repair them, the FTC says.

Caskets on display at Serenity Funeral Home in Kansas City, Mo., where many of the city's homicide victims are memorialized.

Surge Of Federal Agents In Kansas City Sparks Controversy, Leaves Divide In Community

The effort to quell violent crime has been marred by misinformation, and local activists say it's wrong-headed but others applaud the help from Washington, D.C., to fight a desperate homicide problem.

Gold bars are stacked in a vault at the United States Mint, in West Point, N.Y., in 2014. The settlement price for gold futures reached a record high of $1,931 per ounce Monday — and many analysts predict the price will head even higher.

Economic Uncertainty Drives Gold Price To A Record High

Gold has soared nearly 30% this year, reaching a record settlement price of $1,931 per ounce Monday. Many analysts see it heading even higher as investors look for a "safe haven."

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