The Lone Star State carried out its fewest executions since 1996 this year.
When it's hard to tell the difference between a former White House press secretary and a hipster media CEO, times have changed.
Incoming Smithsonian secretary David Skorton says the institution will continue to be accessible to all.
For the next two days, lawmakers, experts, academics, and pundits will demonstrate how creative thinking can affect pressing global issues.
U.S. government buildings across the country will have enhanced protection following a pair of incidents that include the shooting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Robel Phillipos, a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev, was found guilty of lying to the FBI despite his claim that he was too high to remember what he had done.
50 years ago, Jerrie Mock became the first woman to fly solo around the world.
Since the Ferguson officer involved in the shooting of Michael Brown has gone into hiding, he has been unable to testify against suspects he has arrested.
Local authorities are investigating a highway-patrol scandal, but their perverse incentives mean federal authorities need to step in.
Three are dead after freshman Jaylen Fryberg opened fire in a high school cafeteria on Friday, shooting five students before taking his own life.
On Monday morning, the volcano's flow was 100 yards away from the nearest residential property.
Many women say they've received harassing or offensive messages on online-dating sites. Will airing the obscene exchanges publicly help?
In 1974, residents of the town of Paterson were confronted by an unexpected question: Was one of their neighbors, a prolific Communist-hunter, one of Hitler's former henchmen?
An expert in biological warfare warns against complacency in public measures against Ebola.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie fights back after a nurse who was quarantined says she was treated like "a criminal."
I have a nominee.
It's not just Brooklyn and the Bay Area any more
Two students have died, including the gunman.
"This reminds us how vulnerable we all are." Lessons from a tragedy
"Would you prefer a system where you can be instantly teleported from SF to LA? Of course. But that doesn't mean it's going to happen."
With two months left in the year, we're rapidly running out of movies that could conceivably win the Best Picture Oscar. It'll be one of these seven.