At least 13 U.S. universities have shut down their Confucius Institutes, which are funded by China’s government. Critics say the program could be used to recruit spies or steal university research.

As migrants are returned to Mexican border cities, the government says it makes exceptions for those who are “vulnerable” to stay in the U.S. But advocates say that’s not happening consistently.

An Alaska Native girl (Molly of Denali), an Andean boy (Pachamama), two half-brothers in Mesoamerica (Victor and Valentino): Three new animations feature Native people without bygone-era baggage.

Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the 62-year-old former head of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, was convicted in February for drug crimes. A life sentence was mandatory.

An energy company announced a proposal to build a waste management facility next to a school. So these three students turned to podcasting to get to the bottom of what was happening.

Five former NASA astronauts who flew on space missions reflect on some of the awe-inspiring photos from Apollo 11, the first lunar landing flight.

We know it sounds sordid, but there’s something missing in the 2019 version of Scar’s bad-guy anthem — and it’s the very thing that made the mustache-twirling original so iconic.

The mandatory move imposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on most of the workers at two vital research agencies has been criticized as a “blatant attack on science.”

Liberal Democrats have embraced an obscure brand of economics — “modern monetary theory” — to make the case for deficit-financed government programs like the Green New Deal for clean energy and jobs.

Scientists are gaining insights into why Alzheimer’s is more common in women. The answer involves genetics, hormones and sex-related brain differences.

People under 65 who get kidney transplants can only rely on Medicare to cover three years of post-transplant treatment. There’s a new call to extend coverage for meds that keep the organ functioning.

The Montana governor, one of the last Democratic candidates to join the presidential race, is focused on bringing “sunshine and transparency” to campaign finance.

I understand the moral outrage behind wanting to call the president’s tweets racist. But I disagree.

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has died at the age of 99. Appointed by President Gerald Ford, he was known for his “crafty and genial hand” and as a “judge’s judge.”

As addiction has soared, drugmakers, distributors and pharmacies profited off opioids. Newly released data details who made the pills, where they were sold, and which communities were hit hardest.

Challengers of the Trump administration’s push for a census citizenship question are asking a federal judge in New York to impose penalties for allegedly false or misleading statements by officials.

Four Republicans and one independent joined Democrats in passing a resolution on Trump’s attacks on four congresswomen. The vote followed bitter debate that temporarily paralyzed the chamber.

Sadie Roberts-Joseph, 75, was a community fixture in Baton Rouge, La. Police say the suspect was one of Roberts-Joseph’s tenants who was behind on his rent.

“I am leaving because the new Board Chairs and I have philosophical differences over the direction and future of Planned Parenthood,” Wen said in a statement.

A new study from the Florida Keys shows that a lot of the stress on corals comes from local sources, providing hope that community action can help save them.

“It was the size of my body, and it was the best thing I’ve ever done,” says biologist and wildlife host Lizzie Daly.

A Senate panel is looking to see if the company is keeping conservative media and bloggers out of top search results. Google has previously denied political bias.

Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered the political consultant not to post, like, retweet or forward following what she ruled was a breach of a gag order from earlier in his case.

The embattled R&B star, who was also charged with obstruction of justice, is being held without bond in Chicago.

The pioneering South African singer, songwriter and activist died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Dr. Yonah Elian played a key part in spiriting Nazi officer Adolf Eichmann out of Argentina to stand trial in Israel. His family couldn’t understand why he never spoke about the heroic role he served.

The White House has been quietly working to draft a bill that aims to unite Republicans on the issue. The plan doesn’t deal with the millions currently in the country.

It took some 36 hours of looking in Humboldt Park’s lagoon, but a Florida alligator specialist finally brought in an animal that had become something of a celebrity in Chicago.

Sepsis, the body’s overreaction to infection, strikes more than a million Americans a year and kills more than 250,000. Evidence suggests that regulations can improve its diagnosis and patient care.

Officer Daniel Pantaleo could still face disciplinary action by the New York Police Department. In 2014, Garner’s dying words, “I can’t breathe,” became a rallying cry in national protests.