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John Kerry sets off Sunday on his first foreign trip as secretary of state, visiting Europe and the Middle East.

Over the last few decades, one of the most perplexing questions in global health is how to stop HIV.

Nearly half of all Native American tribes across the country are benefiting from casinos and other gaming revenues. For most it's their largest source of income.

With immigration policy in the news again, I asked three economists dream big: If you could create any immigration policy for the U.S., what would it be? Here's what they said.

Over the course of two days in February, scientists watched something amazing happening on the surface of our sun: A giant black spot grew to over six Earths in diameter.

02/20/2013
Adam Frenier

Agencies which render heating assistance in Massachusetts are calling on state and federal legislators for additional funding.

If you've been behind the wheel recently, you already know gasoline prices are up.

Every month, the government sends out about 5 million checks to Americans who receive federal benefits. On March 1, the Treasury Department is making those paper checks a thing of the past.

These should be good times for Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez.

It was her own experience with debilitating side effects after cancer treatment that led Dr.

To get the newest military medal, you don't have to have been on the front lines. In fact, you could work very, very far from any combat.

Just inside a room on the second floor of the Louisiana State Museum's The Presbytere, there's a large baby doll dress, big enough for a woman to wear. And actually, one did.

If you watched any of NASA TV's live coverage of asteroid 2012 DA14 buzzing Earth

Senate Democrats offered an alternative Thursday to the sequester, the automatic, across-the-board spending cuts set to hit March 1.

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