Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture

SINGAPORE — On the day that contractors started hacking at the roof of Tan's Housing Board block in

The world’s oceans are warming at a rapidly increasing pace, new research shows, and the heat is hav

The Obama administration has suspended funding for a large, troubled carbon capture and storage proj

A few weeks ago, Sharon Maxwell heard the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) was shutting

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Churches, synagogues and mosques across Connecticut are supporting a groundbreaking program that aim

Years before a tourist submersible went missing and was ultimately lost in what the Coast Guard call

This week's science news roundup reunites All Things Considered host Ailsa Chang with Short Wave hos

A large number of mysterious droneshave been reported flying over parts of New Jersey in recent week

During my first two years as a medical student, I almost never went to lectures. Neither did my peer

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Sales of e-cigarettes have climbed nearly 50% over the past three years, the Centers for Disease Con

Now that’s a lot of zeroes.Elon Musk − whose wealth and influence have skyrocketed since President-e

When Grammy-Award-winning musician Marcy Marxer learned she had breast cancer, she didn't get sad or

This piece introduces a series of stories examining the climate records of candidates in key Senate

In the Battle Over the Senate, Both Parties’ Candidates Are Playing to the Middle on Climate Change