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After years of surveys and calculations, the countries said Tuesday that the world's highest peak now stands about 29,032 feet above sea level — more than 2 feet taller than the previous consensus.

A rule going into effect in the new year will allow only trained and certified dogs to accompany people with disabilities on commercial airline flights.

Christopher Krebs argues critics' public statements amounted to calling him a "traitor" for stating the 2020 presidential election was "the most secure in American history."

Following an employee complaint, Michigan's House of Representatives is being investigated over alleged coronavirus safety breaches, but state senators will continue to meet.

A music professor set out to prove that there is no link between studying music and better scores in reading and math. But after a 10-year study, he discovered the link was stronger than he imagined.

Described as Pitch Perfect meets March Madness, the competition received performance videos from hundreds of groups. Groups can win cash prizes for charities.

Winds brought so many tumbleweeds to a Melbourne suburb that people reported being trapped in their homes. The influx of tumbleweeds, known as a hairy panic in Australia, were 14 feet high in spots.

When Vice President-elect Kamala Harris takes office, she brings with her what stepdaughter Ella Emhoff describes as a "big blended family." Other blended families are celebrating that visibility.

Hospitals are overwhelmed in several Sunbelt states, with New Mexico's governor threatening to move to "crisis standards." Care has stabilized in the Midwest which saw an earlier surge.

A new report describes a region where hunger and malnutrition are sharply increasing — and only likely to get worse as COVID-19 pushes more people into poverty.