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When it comes to protecting the environment and issues like worker well-being and women's rights, 10 of the world's biggest food producers get failing grades from Oxfam, an activist group for the poor.

Two high powered casino operators competing to develop projects in Springfield submitted detailed proposals to the city and filed initial applications for…

The League of Women Voters of New York State and the New York Public Interest Research Group are out with an analysis of spending trends in the most…

An international criminal court has found former Rwandan minister Augustin Ngirabatware guilty of genocide and other crimes, sentencing him to 35 years in prison for his role in the Hutu-led government's murder of ethnic Tutsis on an epic scale. The trial is the last stemming from events 18 years ago.

When students at the University of Vermont resume classes on the snow-covered Burlington campus Monday, something will be missing. UVM is the latest university to ban on-campus sales of bottled water.

The latest nutrition guidelines from the World Health Organization are urging people to amp up their potassium intake. It can cut the risk of high blood pressure — which may, in turn, lower the risk of heart disease and stroke.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said he would seek to expand the state's Medicaid program under the terms of the Affordable Care Act a day after Ohio Gov. John Kasich effectively said the same thing when he unveiled his proposed budget.

The award-winning songwriter speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about the value of melody, and writing a song about rain for a movie scene that had none.

Abo Bakr described a scene of desperation, death and constant danger in the city of Homs.

Albany, NY – HISTORIC - FIRST NATIONAL SUMMIT ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF GIRLS IN MATH & SCIENCE -The U.S. national report card in science was just released.…