Pork-barrel spending – that often reviled custom otherwise known as 'earmarks' – may well help Congress pass…
The underpinning of Christian faith is the belief in a miracle – the resurrection of Jesus. As we approach Easter, a philosopher-physician…
The rise of 'fitspiration' seems to promote a body that is both impossibly thin and muscular. A new study explores…
The author of 'Securing the Peace,' explains what's wrong with having US ambassadors operating in one-third…
While the tariffs are unlikely to stem Chinese intellectual property theft or reverse the steep trade deficit, they are…
Student activists marching Saturday want Congress to enact comprehensive gun control. Here is a selection of stories from…
Young activists are using journalism to advance their cause. Though their work echoes student activists and journalists…
When thinking about regulating them, it's useful to know Facebook, Amazon, Google, Apple and Microsoft have some similarities.…
On March 24, 1980, an outspoken Salvadoran bishop was murdered after decrying his country's military regime. Thirty-eight…
World TB Day will be observed March 24, with the good news that deaths from tuberculosis are declining. But a trend toward…
When it comes to political scandals, context is king.
US law limits public employees' political activity. But in today's hyperpartisan political world, it's getting…
Pakistan had only eight new diagnoses of polio in 2017. The virus' days look numbered – but health workers have their…
Users shouldn't trust Facebook, but that doesn't mean they should immediately abandon what has become a crucial…
About 20,000 Californians were once sterilized under state eugenics laws. New research shows Latinos were disproportionately…
Alrededor de 20,000 californianos alguna vez fueron esterilizados bajo las leyes estatales de eugenesia. Una nueva investigación…
The debate over using school resource officers to prevent school shootings got a fresh airing, after an officer stopped…
Saving power to use later lets consumers, businesses and utilities generate energy when it's cheap and deliver it when…