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If you're at low risk for heart disease, an electrocardiogram shouldn't be a routine test for you, a panel of medical experts says.

Doctors Told Not To Order Electrocardiograms For Low-Risk Patients

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says the benefits from routine electrocardiograms in people at low risk of heart disease don't outweigh the harms from unnecessary follow-up tests.

President Trump stands on the podium in Singapore with his arms outstretched and answers a final question from reporters. Back in the U.S., he was flexing his muscles in GOP primaries.

Tuesday's Primaries Underscore That The GOP Is Trump's Party Now

Republican Rep. Mark Sanford's loss in South Carolina underscores how GOP voters value loyalty to Trump. In Virginia, controversial Trump acolyte Corey Stewart secured the GOP nomination for Senate.

Migrants wait to disembark from the rescue ship Aquarius in the Sicilian harbor of Catania, Italy, on May 27. This past weekend the ship picked up more migrants, but was turned away from ports in Sicily and the nearby country of Malta. Now it will head for Spain instead.

Migrant Ship, With Italian Support, Will Make Dayslong Journey To Spain

Italy and Malta turned away the migrant rescue ship Aquarius, leaving it stranded in the Mediterranean for days. Now that Spain is accepting the ship, Italian and Maltese navies are assisting.

AT&T and Time Warner are not competitors; their proposed merger would be a "vertical integration" of complementary companies.

U.S. Judge Approves AT&T's $85 Billion Merger With Time Warner

A judge gave his blessing to AT&T's drive to take over the Time Warner media conglomerate. He rejected the Justice Department's arguments that the combined company would be too powerful.

On 'Childqueen,' Kadhja Bonet Makes Nearly Every Sound Herself

Kadhja Bonet grew up in a family surrounded by music — she learned to play the violin and the viola, studied music theory, but then pursued a degree in film. After graduating, she dove back into music. Her sophomore album, Childqueen shows Bonet's idiosyncratic talent.

AMA Adopts Sweeping Policies To Cut Gun Violence

With frustration mounting over lawmakers' inaction on gun control, the American Medical Association on Tuesday pressed for a ban on assault weapons and…

John Travolta is honored at Lenny's Pizza in Brooklyn on "John Travolta Day."

Brooklyn Brings Back The 'Fever' With 'John Travolta Day'

The Saturday Night Fever actor strutted back into Brooklyn on Tuesday as fans and government officials celebrated how he bought exposure to the borough.

U.S. And North Korea Agree To Set Aside Decades Of Tension At Summit In Singapore

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met for a historic summit in Singapore where North Korea reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

A Rohingya woman walks past a flooded farm near the Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Bangladesh, where the monsoon season started in June and has caused casualties and landslides.

Boy Dies, Thousands At Risk As Monsoon Rains Lash Rohingya Refugee Camps

Members of the Muslim minority group who fled rape, murder and brutality in Myanmar now face different threats in southeastern Bangladesh: flooding, landslides and disease.

A Tesla car recharges at a shopping center in North Carolina in 2017.

Tesla Lays Off 9 Percent Of Workforce

CEO Elon Musk says the cuts will help the electric car company turn a profit for the first time in 15 years.

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