For years, parents, educators and politicians in New York City have been embroiled in a fierce debate over the dismally low acceptance numbers for Latino and black students in its highly selective, elite public high…

The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its most widespread coral bleaching event, according to scientists who say record warm temperatures and warming oceans are threatening its fragile corals. The entire Great Barrier Reef, and some…

Economic uncertainty is at an all-time high, with investors dumping stocks, workers being laid off, and local businesses closing their doors due to the coronavirus crisis. It has left many Americans wondering what they should…

Sen. Rand Paul insisted Monday that more Americans should be able to get tested for the novel coronavirus even if they are asymptomatic after he faced criticism for being tested for COVID-19 despite not having…

The governor of Michigan on Monday issued a statewide stay-at-home order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker meanwhile announced a stay-at-home "advisory" for the state’s nearly seven million residents. Both…

PG&E has agreed to plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter and one felony count of unlawfully causing a fire after it was blamed for the Camp Fire in Northern California, the state's deadliest…

Before the Trump administration finally acknowledged the true threat posed by the coronavirus known as COVID-19 to America’s health and well-being and before the stock market began to crash at the end of February, Sen.…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew into Kabul on Monday amid an impasse between the Afghan government and the Taliban over a proposed prisoner exchange. Pompeo made the unannounced trip to Kabul even as senior…