Environment

Last year about 1 million of the nation's poorest children got a leg up on school through Head Start, the federal program that helps prepare children up to age …

Mass violence continues in Egypt amidst the bloodiest period in the countryu2019s modern history.

Lynn Parramore: Despite his strong record on women's rights and reining in Wall Street, feminist organizations denounce Spitzer due to their close ties to Wall Street.

As global warming picks up, scientists and researchers are finally coming to grips with just how serious that problem is, and how quickly weu2019re running out of time to …

For both countries, the Snowden affair is just another ho-hum spat in the greater imperial rivalry.

Given their abysmal track record, top scientists and government officials say that Tepco should be removed from all efforts to stabilize Fukushima.

One of the biggest myths about the United States is that it's a mostly ‘middle class’ society, with poverty confined to a minority of the population; the reality is …

Three conservation groups filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for approving a 50-year plan by Fruit Growers Supply …

This may seem strange to progressives, but it's actually indicative of a larger shift in the conservative movement.

Dozens of people have been reportedly killed in raids on two pro-Morsi encampments in Cairo.