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For decades, U.S. and international troops have deployed to the Sinai Peninsula as part of a peace deal between Egypt and Israel. The Pentagon wonders whether these deployments make sense anymore.

Chronic wasting disease in Wisconsin's deer population is growing geographically and in prevalence. The Department of Natural Resources says more than 9…

The theoretical physicist is part of a team that wants to send postage-stamp-size probes to our closest star system, Alpha Centauri. But can they get the proper permits?

A man's worm treatment in Thailand led researchers to test parasites for inflammatory bowel disease. Their ultimate goal is a remedy that would mimic what the worms do — without an infection.

Illinois' unemployment rate edged up again in March as the state added jobs but not enough to keep pace with the number of people looking for work. The…

The host of the annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival says each film’s attendance should not be used a litmus test for overall success.Chaz Ebert’s comments…

Microsoft is asking a judge to declare part of a 1986 federal law unconstitutional under both the First and Fourth Amendments.

Some of the girls and women abducted by Boko Haram have escaped or been rescued. But freedom does not mean an end to their ordeal.

Governor Bruce Rauner was elected on the promise he would "shake up" state politics. Thursday, he admitted he's struggling to make good on that…

Thailand and Southeast Asia celebrate their New Year this week. In Thailand, the holiday is called Songkran, which features the biggest water fight in the world that lasts-officially for three days. It's enormously popular with tourists. This year's festival is tempered by the worst drought in decades, two years of increasingly repressive military rule, and an economy that's heading south.