Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is asking legislators to consider whether they should change the state's immigration law in response to a judge's ruling ...

Marci Williams, at 332 pounds in 2005, had diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Her cardiologist told her it all came back to ...

Drinking alcohol may help keep rheumatoid arthritis at bay, possibly because it dampens the body's immune response, new research suggests.

The more a mother showers her infant child with warmth and affection, the less anxiety, hostility and general distress the child will ultimately ...

Under the water is where the oil is, say environmental chemists such as Jeffrey Short of the conservation group, Oceana, and not just ...

Family and friends may do more than provide companionship: They also may boost your longevity, making as much of a difference as not smoking, ...

"Aspirations for higher education are very strong among Hispanics, but there is a yawning discrepancy between aspirations and actual attainment," ...

Challenging civil rights organizations and teachers' unions that have criticized his education policies, President Obama said Thursday that minority ...

The Princeton Review, which is best known for its books on the college application process and its test-prep courses, has announced a new business ...

College students will be able to shop around more for deals on textbooks, thanks to a new law that took effect this month.

A huge wildfire churned through high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles on Friday, destroying a few buildings and forcing people from about ...

Pilgrims will have to pay as much as 25 pounds ($39) to attend one of the two public events in England to be led by Pope Benedict XVI during ...

Televangelist Benny Hinn has posted a plea for $2 million in donations on his website.

The estate of a man allegedly abused by a priest in the 1980s is suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, alleging he committed suicide ...

A giant chunk of hail that plunged into the prairie town of Vivian, S.D. last Friday was confirmed today as the heaviest hailstone ever recorded ...

Winning hearts and minds in Afghanistan is slow work. It's also hot, dirty, frustrating and dangerous.