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Any day now, the United Nations will declare India's population the largest in the world. The country's next generation is poised to be healthier, more literate — and more female — than ever before.

This was supposed to be Kevin McCarthy's moment, one he had contorted himself into political knots to get to.

Workers earning minimum wage in 23 states and the District of Columbia got a raise over the New Year's holiday, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

The $1.7 trillion spending bill just signed into law contains a 6-year delay on new federal fishing regulations that would have kept lobster fishermen off the water in some areas for months at a time.

In the Senate, Mitch McConnell became the longest serving Senate leader in history. Meanwhile, the House failed to elect a speaker in a single ballot, the first time in a century.

A group of doctors trains health care providers to treat miscarriage in the emergency department. This could be increasingly important in states where abortion is outlawed.

Southwest Airlines says it will award the travelers who were caught in the surge of canceled flights during the holidays 25,000 frequent-flyer points, an award worth more than $300 in flights.

Quality assurance workers at Microsoft's ZeniMax Studios began voting on a union in December. Microsoft pledged to remain neutral through the process and let employees decide if they want to join.

Rana Ayyub, an investigative journalist in India, has constantly faced online harassment, death threats and the full force of India's judiciary system throughout her career

U.S. Soccer says it learned of the allegation against men's national team head coach Gregg Berhalter last month - a week after the team was knocked out of the World Cup with a loss to the Netherlands.