Every year the US burns more than 34 million tons of garbage in incinerators. These plants are major pollution sources,…
Most of the time, different parts of your nervous system work in balance. But sometimes things can get out of whack –…
Violent radicals are often described as jihadists. A scholar explains what the word means and why those using the word to…
With major dailies giving a megaphone to the police, the coverage of Stonewall is a reminder of what's lost when alternative…
Major US environmental organizations have promised to diversify their staffs and boards for more than 20 years, but moved…
Celebrity chefs often preach about the ease of home cooking and meal planning. But for most mothers juggling a job, child…
Facebook claims its new cryptocurrency will bring financial inclusion and opportunity to billions, pushing cash further…
With the launch of the Libra cryptocurrency, Mark Zuckerberg reveals his dreams of building a new virtual country, perhaps…
Iran's leaders are threatening to breach a 2015 agreement that froze their country's nuclear program. What is uranium…
Although far fewer Americans took the charitable deduction on their tax returns, giving stayed fairly steady, according…
Adults are not the only people in the US who have problems with sleep – babies and children suffer from loss of sleep,…
Fort Sill, a military base in Oklahoma, will soon house 1,400 Central American children, the Trump administration says.…
The 6-3 ruling challenges some common political assumptions about conservatives and liberals.
A controversial extradition law has been suspended in Hong Kong after more than a week of mass public resistance. Hong Kong's…
As part of a new 'metering' policy, US officials are turning asylum seekers away at ports of entry along the southern…
When no one in Mississippi wins a majority of votes in an election, the legislature chooses the winner. This has led to…
A study of over 700,000 state and local drug arrests shows that two out of three cases involve a small amount of illegal…
Even the tidiest space has some dust. Researchers are investigating just what these indoor particles are made of and their…
Alex Trebek raised an interesting question when he thanked well-wishers for supporting him in his fight against pancreatic…
As the nation prepares to celebrate fathers, two experts ask whether dads are making their health a priority. Evidence suggests…