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Weather and tree branches cause 40 percent of U.S. power outages, which get people talking about installing underground lines — but they balk at the price. But analysts say no one's paying attention to how much it really costs to keep repairing aboveground lines, and that should matter.

Republicans have been blocking many of President Biden's diplomatic nominations, leaving major embassies without ambassadors.

It's the first major gun case at the court since 2008, when the court ruled that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms grants individuals the right to keep a gun at home for self-defense.

People who sustain a concussion can develop an unusual hearing problem. Their ears work fine, but their brain struggles to process sounds.

The race for governor in New Jersey between incumbent Phil Murphy, a Democrat, and Republican Jack Ciattarelli is neck-and-neck despite pre-election polls predicting a double-digit lead for Murphy.

China is sharply increasing its nuclear force and could have some 1,000 warheads by 2030, according to a just-released Pentagon report.

With the silent film The Artist in competition for this year's Best Picture Oscar, Bob Mondello has been thinking about the pre-talkie era. As it happens, the last silent film to win for Best Picture has just been released on Blu-ray: the 1927 flying-ace epic Wings.

Audie Cornish talks to Mike Inchalik about the late John D. Lowry, a technology innovator whose work restored classic films such as Casablanca and Gone with the Wind to a pristine state for DVD release. Inchalik was Lowry's business partner and friend for 15 years.

Washington Post advice columnist Carolyn Hax shares tips on how to plan for tough holiday conversations.

U.S. Catholic bishops are set to vote on the controversial question of whether President Biden and other public figures who support abortion rights should be allowed to receive Holy Communion.