The U.N.'s Terrible Dilemma: Who Gets To Eat?
Funding shortages and continuing conflicts are forcing the U.N.'s World Food Programme to make tough decisions about who gets rations — and how much they get.
Health & Safety
A Scientist's Gender Can Skew Research Results
If a female researcher asks a man if he's in pain, he's less likely to admit it. The effect of gender on study results has been known for years. But it's rarely disclosed or discussed.
Who Is Looking Out For America's Children?
Two economists have proposed government-issued baby bonds to help kids get ahead.
Desperate Cities Consider 'Safe Injection' Sites For Opioid Users
Opioids were a main driver in roughly 1,200 drug overdose deaths in Philadelphia last year. That's four times the city's murder rate. It's time, some officials say, to supervise, not criminalize.
Rwanda Ranks In The Top 5 For Gender Equity. Do Its Teen Girls Agree?
The World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report gives high marks to Rwanda in its country-by-country rundown. An all-female debate team offers their perspective.
Fallout From 'Nuclear Button' Tweets: Jump In Sales Of Radiation Drug
After a war of words between President Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un over the ability to launch nuclear attacks from their desks, orders rose for pills to protect against radiation.
What You Need To Know About This Year's Flu Season
In California, the flu has struck early and hard this season. Health experts aren't sure why. The state's higher temperatures typically result in a later flu peak there than in other parts of the U.S.
What Harmed U.S. Diplomats In Cuba? The Mystery Continues
The question remains unsolved, according to a Senate hearing Tuesday. But an FBI investigation is casting doubt on the theory that embassy staff were the victims of "sonic attacks."
What You May Not Realize About The End Of TPS Status For Salvadorans
It's not just immigrants from El Salvador who stand to lose. Here's why their families back home could be devastated.
The Man In The Google Doodle: From Poor Villager To Nobel Prize Winner
He's the biochemist Har Gobind Khorana, who discovered the grammar that organizes DNA. But first he had to overcome the accent and mannerisms of his Indian village.