Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful vice presidents in American history, died Monday, according to a statement from his ...

Today in the Planet Money newsletter, five recent papers that lit lightbulbs in our brains, and are maybe worth taking a look ...

Four races highlight this year's elections: a redistricting referendum in California, governor's races in New Jersey and ...

There are strict rules about what drug companies can say in TV or print ads. But a new study shows there's a lot more wiggle room when companies pay to sponsor online search results.

Propel makes a free app for people on food stamps. Now it's giving some of them $50 each, as some private companies, nonprofits, and individuals scramble to help.

The Dodgers are the first repeat World Series champions since 2000 when the New York Yankees won three in a row. Already, ...

Dozens of leaders in medicine, criminal justice and more issued an urgent call for collective action to tackle the gun ...

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about a special event this Veterans Day to honor enslaved men who fought in the army ...

The practice is called community, citizen or participatory science, and it involves data collected from non-scientists that’s ...

Like many Americans, Scott Adams had insurance problems. But unlike most people he has powerful friends on social media, and ...

About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person in the food assistance known as SNAP. For the first ...

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in for a second term amid disputed 98% win, deadly protests, and an information ...