Prostate cancer outcomes have differed between black men and other ethnic groups for decades. Could improving the way doctors…
There's a reason many today have never heard of Norman Douglas: After his death, more and more came forward with stories…
A century ago, a three-minute call from New York City to San Francisco on a landline cost $500. Today, you can make the…
CEO Mark Zuckerberg's claimed intent to focus on privacy will be hard to execute, will not happen soon and does not…
A new study looks at obituaries of private military contractors killed at war. The majority are white men with significant…
On the eighth anniversary of the Syrian uprising, scholar Wendy Pearlman writes about the people who risked their lives…
The college admission cheating scandal recently announced by the Department of Justice shows why colleges should admit students…
OxyContin maker Purdue has reportedly been mulling a bankruptcy filling, just as the first of around 2,000 lawsuits against…
Without its communist Soviet-style economy, North Korea would just be South Korea.
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In many cities, convention holds that there's a lane for walking and a lane for standing on the escalator. But human…
Stories passed down from the ancient world tell of self-powered machines able to move on their own – robots – playing…
The Irish continue to express gratitude for St. Patrick's unselfish commitment to their spiritual well-being, even as…
Civilian casualty counts are a powerful tool for propaganda – and for establishing peace.
The college admission scandal that involved big bribes, coaches and Hollywood actors grew out of a system that favors rich…
Citing security concerns, the US is evacuating its embassy in Caracas, where President Maduro blames the US for a calamitous…
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe is now offering a new 'polygenic risk score' that reveals your…
President Trump says that the white working class is being pushed out of the job market. But that doesn't seem to be…
Many diets make the case that eating certain types of foods will improve your health while redeeming our society and saving…