Americans want government to serve them, but don't have confidence that it actually can.
The Democratic candidates hoping to replace Trump in 2020 debated a host of critical issues but never brought up the critical…
The New York Times reporters who broke the Weinstein story show how lawyers – whether ones who represented him or his…
A bankruptcy filing always means there's not enough money to go around, but the process ensures both debtors and creditors…
Hotels in the Bahamas are helping the islands recover from the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Dorian, just as they did…
To understand the panic about mass shootings and whether mental illness plays a role, it is important to look to the past.…
What is the smell of sweat? An artist recreates the pungent body odor as an art installation.
When families need to spend more time and money taking care of their kids on weekdays, it can take a toll on careers –…
Many educators receive little or no training in how to spot brain injuries resulting from a concussion. There are ways to…
The United Nations is calling on world governments to step up action against climate change. Can China, the world's…
Efforts to get more Americans to earn a college degree steals attention from what makes up a college education, a historian…
Visual images of candidates in debates send subtle signals to viewers about who the front-runners are – and aren't.
As vaping-related illnesses increase and deaths reported, an inhalation toxicologist explains why comparing the dangers…
A sociologist spent time as a volunteer firefighter – and learned more about how institutional culture can shape a person's…
Prodded by Michelle Obama and other government leaders, Walmart and other major US retailers vowed to build hundreds of…
Graduates of historically black colleges and universities make more than peers who went to other schools, according to new…
A philosopher argues that people in today's world are not paying attention to others' views because they live in…
Like a cocktail partygoer able to focus on one discussion in a noisy room, brains are able to make reliable connections…
Images of wildfires are powerful, but can make climate catastrophe seem like something spectacular and distant. So some…