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If the holidays have you stressed out, an act of kindness could help. Researchers tracked people and found that stress levels dropped when they went out of their way to help others.

The newest installment of the Star Wars franchise features many of cast members from George Lucas' '77 classic. Reviewer David Edelstein calls the J.J. Adams' film fun — if not particularly original.

Hardly anyone roasts American chestnuts over an open fire anymore: A blight all but wiped out the trees they grow on. Now the discovery of a soaring survivor could aid efforts to breed a hardier tree.

A new study finds a pattern of guards abusing inmates at remote High Desert State Prison. That includes a "culture of racism" and mistreating inmates with disabilities.

The innovatively shot drama about a man attempting to protect the dignity of one boy offers little in the way of reflection, but its kinetic focus on one story strives to be utterly truthful.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler welcome you to a crazy rager in a comedy that might not earn its every great guest turn, but offers plenty of good fun before the cops show up.

Conservatives don't like the price tag and liberals don't like the priorities. Still, Congress is making quick progress on a massive legislative push affecting government spending and business taxes.

Three faith communities in Omaha, Neb. — one Christian, one Jewish, one Muslim — are leaving their old places of worship and building a new, single campus for their mosque, synagogue and church.

Hastert, who pleaded guilty this fall in a case about millions of dollars in hush money, has been hospitalized since early November, his attorney says, recovering from a stroke, sepsis and surgery.

For a generation of young Spaniards, temporary employment has become the new normal. As voters head to the polls on Sunday, many are wondering if that should really count as recovery.