Its enthusiasts call it the fastest-growing sport in America, and it?s taking off with seniors south of Boston. 

Federal officials say a hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas. 

The 18-year-old who died Friday night was a Harvard Summer School student, according to the university.  

The chairman of the Suffolk University board of trustees fired back Friday evening at ousted president Margaret McKenna. 

Pope Francis encouraged Catholic priests and nuns to leave their comfort zones and tend to the needy as he celebrated a Mass on Saturday in a Polish church. 

In 1973, Clinton went door-to-door on behalf of children with disabilities who were denied the chance to go to school. 

Donald Trump plans to deploy his daughter to swing states to woo independent women voters turned off by his harsh rhetoric. 

Computer systems connected to the campaign were hacked in an attack that appears to have come from Russia, an official said. 

?You lose sight of a kid for even a second, a tragedy like this can happen,? Commissioner Evans said. ?It breaks our heart.? 

Al Gore?s daughter and the other protesters face misdemeanor charges of trespassing, resisting arrest, and disturbing the peace during the June 29 protest. 

A team from the ASPCA has been on site for a week, feeding and treating about 1,000 neglected animals as local, state, and federal authorities investigate.