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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."

A rare blue American lobster in the tank of a Red Lobster restaurant in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, last week.

Rare Blue Lobster Fished Out Of An Ohio Red Lobster

The Akron Zoo has a new resident for its collection, courtesy of an observant employee at a Red Lobster restaurant.

University Of Notre Dame Withdraws As A Presidential Debate Host Site

The University of Notre Dame announced Monday it would be backing out of hosting the first presidential debate due to the pandemic. The debate was…

Unemployed Hoosiers Hold Out Hope For Extension As Extra $600 Benefit Ends

An extra $600 unemployment benefit (Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation) ended this Saturday, meaning unemployed Hoosiers will start getting just…

People visit Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta on May 2. Many families in Atlanta and across the U.S. could face power disconnections as shut-off moratoriums imposed at the start of the pandemic expire. This comes as supplemental unemployment benefits are also set to lapse.

'Tidal Wave' Of Power Shut-Offs Looms As Nation Grapples With Heat

Power shut-off moratoriums imposed at the start of the pandemic are beginning to expire. Customers and utilities face a backlog of missed bills that may eventually be passed on to ratepayers.

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