U.S. Customs and Border Protection this week quietly updated its "Smart Wall" map to remove two "primary border barrier system" projects in the Big Bend area, including one recently slated for Big ...

New York City isn't the only place pushing to expand free child care. We check in on this growing trend, and how states and cities are paying for it.

In this charming TV series, Kevin Kline plays a Shakespearean actor who retreats to his small hometown after a crisis, and gets engaged in an effort to save the local theater.

A 2006 conference for physicists in the U.S. Virgin Islands that included a trip to Jeffrey Epstein's private island shows ...

The psychoactive substance in magic mushrooms appears to have a powerful effect on people trying to stop smoking.

Anyone watching the Winter Paralympics has probably taken note of Steve Emt, who — along with Laura Dwyer — is representing Team USA in the Games' first-ever mixed doubles event. Their performance is ...

More than a week of the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to usually peaceful areas of the region.

Vinay Prasad will leave the FDA after a series of decisions on vaccines and gene therapies sparked tension within the agency.

One in three Americans now has access to paid leave when they need to take time off after the birth of a child or to care for a sick loved one, according to a study by the National Partnership for ...

As a culture critic, Lemieux has spent years pushing back against the stereotypes and stigma that follow single mothers. Her new book blends her own memoir with the stories of 21 other Black women.

Click here for our 2024 interview with Alexander Butterfield. The man who confirmed the existence of a secret recording system inside the White House, which led to the resignation of former President ...

Twenty-three people have died since October in ICE custody, as advocates warn about overcrowding and health care access.