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A law that takes effect Wednesday will ensure most employees receive at least three paid sick days a year. The law was authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez from San Diego.

After meeting the homeless child in Brazil, Queen Silvia was inspired to speak out about the abuse and exploitation of children and to establish the World Childhood Foundation.

More than three decades after Pancho & Lefty, the country titans pair up again, this time for an album that puts eclecticism front and center.

Nine local arts organizations will receive funds from the federal agency for programs in 2016.

The symbolic gesture was aimed at reunifying two nations still technically at war. But an event staged in the name of peace ended up exposing some distrust that's lasted for decades.

Research suggests eating fish regularly over a lifetime is good for the brain. But when it comes to staving off cognitive decline in seniors, fish oil supplements just don't cut it, a study finds.

The world's largest solar power plant, made up of thousands of mirrors focusing the sun's energy, has officially started operations in Nevada's Mojave Desert.

For as long as humans have eaten, they've entertained grand visions of the future of food. But the shiny objects of food futurism rarely pan out in the way the visionaries intended.

Eating disorders affect people of all races and ethnicities. But existing research and treatments often don't take into account the cultural factors that come into play in minority communities.

An announced $45 billion merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable -- the largest and second-largest cable companies in the U.S., respectively -- is under scrutiny not just for its massive size but also for its potential impact on Internet use.