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A new book looks at how high school students' perceptions of race and injustice change based on how diverse their school is.

After the terror attacks in Paris, law enforcement in New York City and Washington, D.C., have been taking security precautions, though officials says there have been no credible threats in the U.S.

In comments after a meeting of the G-20, Putin implied that Russia's isolation from the West was nearing an end. He said the fight against terrorism had to be undertaken by a coalition.

China is infamous for innovative scams. The latest? Grave robbers ransacked a cemetery in Henan province in central China last week and held the ashes of the deceased hostage.

Atropine, a medication commonly used to dilate the eyes for exams, can slow nearsightedness in children, a study finds. A dilute solution worked and had fewer side effects like blurry vision.

Crowdsourcing a story: All of us know more than any one of us, so here is the seed of a story idea that I hope you will help me cultivate into a full-flowering history post.

Intensive care units often take temperatures in the armpit, but those can be off by as much as 1.5 degrees. More accurate (and invasive) internal thermometers can help detect hidden infections.

The U.S. Department of Education and California's attorney general say the company overstated job-placement rates by up to 100 percent.

Evans Wadongo of Kenya believes that the world pays more heed to terrorist victims in Europe than in Africa, but he hopes attitudes can change.

Eugene V. Debs, who went to prison for his socialist beliefs, gave a famous speech in Ohio in 1918 urging resistance to the World War I draft.