The Supreme Court on Wednesday will grapple with where the line should be drawn on intellectual disability in imposing a death sentence in a case that could make it harder for convicted killers to evade execution if their IQ falls short of certain standards.  The justices are set to clarify how multiple IQ scores should be evaluated in cases like Joseph Clifton Smith’s. Smith was...

By conceding party control to America’s ideological minority, Democrats are diminishing their political competitiveness.

Researchers found that pregnancy was linked to accelerated biological aging of up to 5.3 years.

Nearly half of Americans say they oppose the Trump administration’s military strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean near Venezuela, according to new polling. In a Reuters/Ipsos survey, released Wednesday, 48 percent say the U.S. should not be conducting the strikes without first getting court approval. Another 34 percent say the military should carry...