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Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson, a relatively unknown member of the House GOP conference, has been elected Speaker of the House.

Patients who have digestive symptoms only after eating red meat may have developed an allergy caused by ticks. The CDC says hundreds of thousands of people may have been affected over the past decade.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of the country's most influential leaders, has died at 84. The founder and long-time leader of the Rainbow-Push Coalition ran for president twice and inspired millions.

President Trump recently embraced kei cars, tiny vehicles that are popular in Asia but hard to get in the U.S. Kei car enthusiasts are delighted — but doubt whether much will change.

An unpredictable and exciting college football season is coming to a close. This weekend's first-round slate is set up for two tight games and two blowouts — but in the playoffs, anything goes.

Marty Reisman was nicknamed "The Needle" for his slender physique. He dressed well and put on a show.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Alan Leventhal, a former U.S. ambassador to Denmark, about developments following President Trump's speech in Davos.

Pierre L'Enfant was a lowly French engineer when he met George Washington at Valley Forge. Washington recruited him to make the design for the nation's new capital city. L'Enfant made the plans, but his personality was so abrasive, he was pushed out of the project.

A local group with religious foundations offered prayers, songs and reflections on Lackawanna County Courthouse Square on Sunday. Christians for the Common Good mourned the lives lost since the war between Israel and Hamas began one year ago. They pleaded for a ceasefire in the ongoing escalation in the Middle East.

The agency is honoring Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October with purple flags on light poles near its downtown headquarters/