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The man accused of murdering nine people in the basement of a historically black church in Charleston, S.C., told FBI investigators he was motivated by racial hatred.

The trial of Dylann Roof, who is accused of killing nine worshippers at a church in Charleston, S.C., begins Wednesday.

Bacteria engineered with an expanded genetic alphabet can produce novel proteins, which could lead to the development of new drugs.

Crime novelist Sue Grafton has died at the age of 77. She was famous for her mystery series featuring the recurring protagonist and private eye Kinsey Millhone.

The House intelligence committee voted without opposition on Monday to declassify Democrats' secret rebuttal to the secret Republican memo unveiled on Friday.

Since their own delegation already votes with the Democrats, progressive Vermonters are trying to influence a key House race in upstate New York.

Scientists assume a wave of people from what's now Siberia crossed into North America via Alaska, maybe 23,000 years ago. Genetics support that, but may also suggest another wave from Australasia.

The presidential and Senate races dominate many states' politics. In Kansas, the fight is over whether to retain 4 state Supreme Court justices. It will be a deep-pocket campaign like none before it.

Sixteen years ago, a wood carver in Saranac Lake, N.Y., was inspired to build a full-sized carousel, carved and painted primarily by local artists, and featuring only local scenes and animals.

Listener Ashley Syruws of Buffalo, N.Y., shares her signature song, "She Used to Be Mine" by Sara Bareilles. It helped her break away from an unhappy marriage.