The leader of Hamas says a truce agreement with Israel is nearing, as health officials say Gaza hospital conditions continue to be dire.

USA TODAY Pentagon Correspondent Tom Vanden Brook explains why thawing permafrost has the military's attention.

A federal appeals court has ruled that private individuals and groups including the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under a section of the Voting Rights Act.

USA TODAY Health Reporter Karen Weintraub looks at the link between cancer and the nervous system.

The ACLU condemns a school district in Kansas for forcing an 8-year-old Native American boy to cut his hair.

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