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U.S. employers added 638,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate dropped to 6.9%. The U.S. has regained about half the jobs lost in March and April, but a pandemic surge may cloud the recovery.

People who decide to pursue a science career are a rare breed. They study very complicated material and spend long hours in the lab. And after years of…

Laura Lippman's Lady in the Lake recollects Raymond Chandler's fourth Philip Marlowe novel and Ruth Ware's The Turn of the Key recalls Henry James' The Turn of the Screw. Happily, they both live up.

The United States is one of three countries that do not offer some form of parental leave to new parents. Companies and local governments have stepped up…

11 a.m. Although women are slowly gaining political representation, they only make up about 19% of Congress. Today, only 104 women serve in the House and…

A century ago, world powers were in deep conflict. World War I hosted some of history's most devastating battles and has long reaching effects that shaped…

After decades of indecision on the issue, the U.S. Supreme Court is beginning to consider cracking down on the widespread practice of gerrymandering,…

An annual "Civility in America" survey found a record-high number of respondents who cited incivility as a major issue in America. Experts say that…

One hundred years ago, Congress passed the 19th amendment, securing women’s suffrage in the United States. Women make up nearly a fourth of U.S. Congress…

Sewage overflow is an issue in the U.S.The EPA estimates that each year as many as 75,000 sanitary sewers overflow across the country, dumping untold…