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Jim Jarmusch's 'Father Mother Sister Brother' wins top prize at Venice Film Festival

Jim Jarmusch's quietly humorous relationship triptych won the top prize on Saturday. The film about the relationships between siblings, and with their parents, stars Adam Driver, Vicky Krieps and Cate Blanchett.

Medical graduates from Iran, in Philadelphia on research fellowships, anxiously await results of their U.S. medical residency applications. The Trump administration's immigration executive order has put added stress on "match week" for them.

Travel Ban Adds Stress To 'Match Week' For Some Doctors

A medical residency program is the next training step for newly minted doctors, and awaiting "the match" can be tense. For some international students, Trump's travel ban has made that tension worse.

With Foster Care Numbers Rising, A Pilot Effort to Get More Relatives Involved

Ohio’s foster care system has seen a significant increase in the number of children in protective custody. It’s one of the ripple effects of the opioid crisis. Last year, for example, a one-year-old was revived with Narcan after overdosing on an unknown opioid in Akron. The child and the child's 9-year-old sibling were removed from the home and placed in the custody of Summit County Children's Services.

U.S. and Iran to hold a second round of nuclear talks in Geneva

The second round of talks in Geneva about Iran's nuclear program takes place as the United States ramps up its military presence in the Middle East and Iran holds large-scale maritime exercises.

Police hold a perimeter near the White House as demonstrators gather to protest police brutality in the morning hours of May 31 in Washington, D.C.

Political Divisions Drive Police Brutality Lawsuit Settlements

Most of the largest civil settlements for police killings were in liberal areas in the year after the Ferguson unrest. Now, lawyers say current protests are hardening political divisions on policing.

A letter from current CDC staff recently submitted to Director Robert Redfield demands that the agency address structural racism toward Black employees.

CDC Employees Call Out Agency's 'Toxic Culture Of Racial Aggressions'

Pointing to the pandemic's disproportionate toll on people of color, over 1,200 workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention call on the agency to declare racism a public health crisis.

Commercial air travel currently accounts for just about 2.5% of global carbon emissions, but those emissions are rising fast.

Choosing Not To Fly Home For The Holidays, For The Climate's Sake

Carbon emissions from global air travel are rising fast, and U.S. passengers make up the largest share. But some are vowing not to fly at all, motivated by guilt and concern for the environment.

PARTA maintenance foreman Daryl Frazier developed a safety shield to protect the agency's drivers.

PARTA Protects Drivers As It Begins to Restore Bus Service

When the state issued orders for people to stay home, public transit had to adjust. The Portage Area Regional Transit Authority (PARTA) cut routes,...

A farmer in India piles millet in a field. Grains such as millet and sorghum pack a powerful nutritional punch, but they are overlooked for calorie-laden commodity crops such as wheat or maize.

Do Healthy Diets Protect The Planet? As The U.N. Meets, A Focus On Sustainability

As United Nations leaders gather in New York, top food and nutrition experts are convening for a forum to talk about how people around the globe can have both a nourished diet and a healthy planet.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relies nearly entirely on fees to operate.

Immigration fees may go up and green card applicants could be hard hit

Facing a budget crunch, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is planning to raise the cost of applications. Attorneys say it could make green cards harder to obtain for working class immigrants.

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