Benjamin Ashford|The father of a dissident Belarusian novelist has been arrested in Minsk

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A newly elected state lawmaker in West Virginia is facing at least one felo

Last week in Houston, politicians protested indignantly as news emerged that hazardous waste from th

Natural gas has long been considered a more climate-friendly alternative to coal, as gas-fired power

Of all extreme weather conditions, heat is the most deadly. It kills more people in the U.S. in an a

What good is a Humanities degree? According to two intellectuals, Dr. Ally Louks and Jason Stanley,

Last week, the FDA approved Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive that will be available for sal

In his third autobiography, the famed abolitionist and author Frederick Douglass lingered on the imp

When Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) took to the stage at a recent conference in Washington, he made

Now that’s a lot of zeroes.Elon Musk − whose wealth and influence have skyrocketed since President-e

When New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell published the best-selling book The Tipping Point in 2000, h

Forget "repeal and replace," the oft-repeated Republican rallying cry against the Affordable Care Ac

The video opens the way many TikToks do: an unsteady close-up of someone talking, with the contours

A record number of Americans are 401(k) millionaires, thanks to a surging stock market. The tally of

Presidents and CEOs from leading tech companies that are creating artificial intelligence have agree

Neighbors of refineries can see the glowing flares and visible plumes of air pollution rising into t

Outdated EPA Standards Allow Oil Refineries to Pollute Waterways