The firmly held American belief that anyone can be successful through hard work and perseverance has been steadily eroding the last few decades. A new study from the Urban Institute found that roughly...

President Barack Obama complimented California Attorney General Kamala Harris’ looks in a fundraising event a few weeks ago. Unsurprisingly, the casual comment was blown way out of proportion by the...

The recent news of a baby being cured of HIV in Mississippi left the medical community divided, with some researchers excited and some casting doubts on the findings. HIV is a sexually transmitted disease...

It is a place where people are so hungry that children are sometimes eaten. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a life form. If it’s not “pure blood”, they are aborted. That’s North Korea...

Harvard University searched the email accounts of 16 resident deans to determine who leaked information about how the deans should advise students implicated in the spring 2012 cheating scandal. The...

U.S. economic sanctions against Iran have resulted in the mounting scarcity of vital health goods and services for hundreds of thousands of Iranians. Because of fierce Republican posturing, the Obama...

Fueds between two rival Latino Democrats could give California Republicans a chance at picking up one or two  senate seats in special elections later this year. California’s 32nd and 40th districts...