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Frogs are "master survivors," able to take advantage of the ecological vacuum left behind by extinct animals. Scientists say 9 in 10 frog species descended from three surviving frog lineages.

The White House denies that a video showing Trump body-slamming a figure representing CNN came from a Reddit user who has posted messages against Muslims, Jews and African-Americans.

Executions have been on hold in Florida since the Supreme Court deemed parts of the state's sentencing procedure unconstitutional in January 2016. Mark Asay is scheduled to be executed on Aug. 24.

The pangolin is a tiny snake-like creature. It's in great demand for its meat and scales, and it is in danger of extinction. Biologists can't agree on whether zoos should play a role in saving it.

There's been a surge of murders in Mexico. Forty-five people were killed over the weekend in violence largely attributed to fighting among narco-traffickers. Among the victims, authorities found a suitcase filled with human remains in Los Cabos.

Reno, Nev., is enjoying a tech boom. Giants like Apple, Google and Tesla are all there. The transformation is also being driven by some homegrown start-ups, but some worry Reno will become unaffordable.

The estimated size of the Silver Dollar wildfire has grown in southeast Washington state Monday. More than 20,000 acres were burning near the Hanford...

State beaches and parks will be open in New Jersey — just in time for July 4 — after a $34.7 billion budget deal was reached Monday night. In Maine, a $7.1 billion deal was struck early Tuesday.

Four charts that explain what's up with America's independents on Independence Day. (Get it?) (Do you?) (If you don't, we can explain.)

If so, how would that impact the first lady's efforts to take up the issue nationwide? Mary Louise Kelly talks to Parry Aftab, a cyberbullying expert who leads the Internet safety group WiredSafety.