Slovenia becomes the first Eastern European nation to legalize medically-assisted suicide for terminally-ill adults, with 55% of voters supporting end-of-life autonomy.

Authorities on Friday revised the death toll in a fire that tore through an assisted-living facility in Fall River on Sunday night. The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said that it ...

Five prominent Palm Beach socialites—Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, Marjorie Merriweather Post, Eva Cromwell Stotesbury, Mona Williams Bismarck, and Anita O’Keeffe Young—left indelible marks on society.

Brenda Cropper, 66, has been identified as the tenth victim of the July 13 fire at the assisted living facility at 261 Oliver St., according to the office of Bristol County District Attorney ...

Original story: A woman has died from injuries sustained in the Fall River assisted living facility fire, bring the total death toll to 10.

Ten people have died after a Massachusetts assisted living facility caught fire Sunday night, making elderly residents rush to their windows to scream and beg for help as smoke filled the hallways.

Maine has amended its Death with Dignity Act to let doctors reduce the waiting period from 17 to as few as seven days, aiming to ease patient suffering. Supporters call it compassionate; critics ...

A 46-year-old man is facing a first-degree murder charge for the death of his wife, who had dementia.

PHOENIX (KTVK/KPHO/Gray News) - Newly released court documents are revealing more details about what led up to the death of a woman with dementia at an Arizona assisted care facility. Justin ...