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Seventy years ago, an atomic bomb wiped a city off the map. The committee that picked the target knew the destruction would be awful, but hoped it could end the war and stop future use of such bombs.

In India, abortions are legal. But women are often afraid or ashamed to seek an abortion. And for rural women, there may not be a facility nearby. Here is the story of one woman's decision.

The National Weather Service called the rain and flooding "unprecedented," and warned it could top 50 inches in some parts of the region.

Two mothers whose sons were killed during the first Gulf War talk about how they became friends after their sons died. The past 22 years would have been tough without the friendship, because, as one tells the other, "what's in our hearts we share."

Pras Michel has been convicted in a federal court in Washington, D.C., on 10 counts related to charges that include conspiracy, witness tampering and failing to register as an agent of China.

Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) said he's looking at changes to tax policy and education as his chamber gets the budget from the Ohio House.

News broke Thursday that in 2005, the CIA destroyed at least two videotapes made three years earlier that showed harsh interrogation techniques. Intelligence committee members from both parties say they weren't told about the tapes or about plans to destroy them.

The social media platform's new owner says the company made the change without consulting or informing him before he completed the deal to purchase Twitter.

How much hospitals around the country bill for 100 top procedures became public this week. Though insurance or Medicare may not actually pay the sticker price, some hospitals in Alaska are considering how they'll respond to more knowledgeable consumers.

American drivers, on average, wasted 51 hours last year sitting in traffic jams, costing $869, according to a new report. Chicago had the worst traffic, with drivers losing 155 hours to congestion.