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Republicans and Democrats are embracing their own takes on populism to respond to shifting politics in the country.

Because her parents didn't register her Colorado birth, one young woman has been stateless ever since. But that is now changing.

A Massachusetts Institute of Technology historian of science and technology takes us back to Alexander Graham Bell's famous first telephone call on March 10, 1876.

Women charged with a crime in Senegal are at the mercy of a slow judicial process and prisons that may lack basic supplies. They also face stigma that robs them of familial and community support.

Thousands of women were taken into Magdalene Laundries, run by the Catholic Church, and forced to work without pay. The practice went on for decades after Ireland's independence, with the last one closing in 1996. For the first time, the state has acknowledged and apologized for its role in facilitating the practice.

Geese's iconic "V" formations and trademark squawks can be seen and heard overhead as they go back and forth to the south through the year. But what does it take for such a long trip?

A Texas biotech company is trying to bring mammoths and other extinct creatures back to life. The science is as intriguing as the ethical questions are thorny.

With teen pregnancy rates in some communities stubbornly high, some schools are trying something different: hire a midwife.

Israeli settlers have increased their attacks on Palestinians, while the military suspends a battalion that assaulted a CNN reporting team.

Juries in two big cases have affirmed what research is finding: The design of social media platforms is particularly compelling and hard to resist for kids. There are growing calls to change it.