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As religious as this country may be, many Americans are not religious at all. The group of religiously unaffiliated – dubbed "nones"-- has been growing. One-fifth of Americans say they're nones, as are one in three under 30. They're socially liberal and aren't looking for an organized religion.

They don't have wings, but bacteria sure can fly. Researchers at MIT say that tiny bubbles trapped by raindrops play a part in launching bacteria on long-distance flights.

Years of treating grievously injured people starts to wear on a person, a trauma nurse in Minneapolis says. She explores "compassion fatigue" in a semi-autobiographical poem.

Media outlets are full of stories about whether women can "have it all." After becoming a mother, Curtis Sittenfeld came to appreciate novels and memoirs that look beyond those headlines to celebrate the difficult, messy, delightful juggling act of parenthood. She shares three of her favorites.

A look at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, which will be in Orlando on February 3, 2024.

Most of the country's other big unions endorsed President Biden in the earliest days of his reelection campaign. But the United Auto Workers held back until today.

New details have emerged in the now-closed sexual battery investigation of recently ousted Florida GOP chairman Christian Ziegler that contradict his claim a threesome involving his wife was planned on the day the woman alleged he raped her.

One of the most prestigious awards in American music, the Gershwin Prize recognizes musicians with a lifetime of contributions to popular songs. This year's winners are Elton John and Bernie Taupin.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday approved spending $19 million to conserve rural land used for cattle, while also expanding a list of agricultural properties the state could help shield from residential or commercial development.

X recently claimed to support the press advocacy group Reporters Without Borders — which in response called X "a haven for disinformation."

Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and another few years before landing on it.

Eye glasses with computing power have long been sci-fi fantasy, relegated to Terminator movies and the like. But now it appears Google may be a few months from selling a beta version of their own.

When he was just 10 years old, Shankar began performing in Europe and the US with his family's Indian dance troupe. But at age 18, Shankar gave up all the glitter to study with a guru who taught him the sitar. He became a master, and introduced the West to his country's music.

Bayer is adding two of its name-brand drugs to the roster of Cost Plus Drugs: the birth control pill Yaz and the menopause treatment Climara.

New York state Attorney General Letitia James said the food company is misleading the public about its efforts to cut its climate pollution.

At a time when jazz was not widely seen in higher education, the alto saxophonist brought the wisdom learned on the bandstand to the classroom.

It happens. Sometimes, you buy holiday gifts weeks in advance — sometimes it's Christmas morning, extended family arrive and you have nothing to give them. Cue a guide to the truly last-minute gift.

Heavy rain and melting snowpacks brought floods to the Pacific Northwest and prompted officials to call for evacuations. The area hadn't seen floodwaters that high in a quarter century.

In another blow to the Palestinians, the U.S. has folded the diplomatic mission to them into the U.S. embassy to Israel — which is run by a strongly pro-Israel ambassador.

A debate is brewing in Maine over the state bird — the chickadee. There's more than one type of chickadee in Maine — and bird experts say the state should pick one.

Chicago teachers will hit the picket line Thursday morning. The teachers' union voted to go on strike after delegates rejected the school district's contract proposals.

The U.S. now has more than 100 Olympic medals, the most of any nation. But there's a bigger story behind the medal count in Paris.

Many women at Hillary Clinton's alma mater of Wellesley College are hoping to see the Democratic nominee break the ultimate glass ceiling Tuesday night in becoming the first woman elected president in the U.S.

Season 4 brings a fresh influx of guest talent to Only Murders in the Building — but the new faces don’t outshine the crimefighting, podcasting stars: Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez.

The invasive Peters’s rock agama lizard has spread to Central Florida, with sightings in Seminole, Polk and Volusia counties, according to UF/IFAS.