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Even though organic food has less pesticide residue, a new review of several recent studies finds scant evidence that it has more nutrients or fewer risky bacteria than conventionally grown food. But researchers note that organic agriculture can bring environmental benefits.

American troops are leaving volatile Kandahar province by the thousands, handing security over to Afghan forces. But many Afghans don't trust Western forces or their own government to keep them safe. For the past two months, dozens of local leaders have been trying to come up with their own plan to revive Kandahar.

Best-selling novelist R.J. Ellory was caught anonymously writing positive reviews of his own work on Amazon. Ellory praised himself for his magnificent genius.

The Yankees facing a bit of slump fell to Tampa Bay 4-3. The Rays are now just 2½ off the Yankees in third place in the AL East and the Baltimore Orioles’…

WNYT's Paul Caiano delivers his morning forecast.

New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is asking a Brooklyn assemblyman to quit over sexual harassment accusations that embroiled the powerful…

Hundreds of unionized Massachusetts janitors are calling for good jobs and more work for part-time employees.The workers gathered at the bandstand on…

Besides very carefully, a casino in Minnesota needed a crane. A Guinness World Record official say the humungous burger "actually tasted really good."

"After six days of camping outside in sweltering temperatures because Hurricane Isaac knocked out power a week ago, there are many angry folks in the city and surrounding parishes."

Seven years after Hurricane Katrina wreaked its havoc on New Orleans and the Gulf coast, Republicans had to delay the start of their national convention…