White smoke streamed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the 133 cardinals inside have elected a new pope. But we don’t yet know his identity.

Lilly Ledbetter is an icon in the fight for equal pay. Ledbetter was a manager at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plant in Gadsden. Once she learned she was earning less than her male colleagues – she ...

There’s new tariffs on almost everything that is imported. Some of that increased cost is being eaten by exporters in other ...

Patients seeking mental health care are more likely to be on Medicaid than patients in more profitable areas of care, such as ...

Casey Johnston spent years running and restricting calories. When she started weightlifting, she rebuilt muscle mass — and ...

Two dozen states allow citizens to propose ballot measures. But Republican lawmakers in many of those states are now adding ...

My sister and I recently unearthed a forgotten box of correspondence our mom received from servicemen she’d met at Red Cross ...

Hundreds of thousands of Velella velella, more commonly known as by-the-wind-sailors, are drifting onto the coastline.

President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.

Of 64 women, researchers found that 53% reported using soap, lotion, shampoo, conditioner, skin lightener, eyeliner, eyelash ...

A new book explores the secretive, complicated history of lethal injection and its relationship to the death penalty.

Since he announced his intention to impose a 100% tariff on movies made outside of the United States, President Trump has ...