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The fifth protester in roughly two weeks has died from injuries sustained in clashes with riot police. But demonstrators against President Nicolas Maduro have vowed to continue filling the streets.

Overall, U.S. life expectancy dipped in 2015 — the first drop since 1993. That's because the death rate went up between 2014 and 2015, driven by an increase in mortality among people younger than 65.

A new study out of Kenya looks beyond the usual questions to determine the broader impact of protecting a farmer's livestock.

Since the presidential election last week, dozens of acts of hate and intimidation have been reported across the country. Despite the ugliness, there are glimmers of hope and calls for dialogue.

At least two people died in Sunday's powerful quake, which has been followed by a series of aftershocks. Highways and railroads are destroyed; military aircraft are preparing to drop supplies.

They're descended from birds brought by British settlers that mated with turkeys native to the U.S. These birds taste much more like the turkeys that were on the table in the 17th century.

Activists with the NAACP staged a sit-in at the senator's office in Mobile, Ala, criticizing his record on voting rights, among other things. Some of the protesters were arrested.

The Atlanta birth home of Martin Luther King Jr. is reopening just in time for the Monday holiday honoring the civil rights icon. Visitors will be able to tour the first floor of the house.

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says pregnant women with morning sickness shouldn't reach hastily for the pill bottle. Controversy over one medicine called Diclegis continues.

The Pew Research Center says Hindus and Muslims who have migrated recently to the U.S. are especially well-educated — in stark contrast to the schooling levels of those populations worldwide.