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Food is displayed on shelves at a grocery store in 2014 in Miami, Fla. Advocacy groups say they're concerned that Americans are consuming foods with added flavors, preservatives and other ingredients that have never been reviewed by regulators for immediate dangers or long-term health effects.

Why The FDA Has Never Looked At Some Of The Additives In Our Food

In recent decades, the number of food additives has skyrocketed from about 800 to more than 10,000. A legal loophole in food safety law means companies can add them to foods with no government review.

Two original Magna Carta manuscripts from 1215 are on display at The British Library in London.

At 800 And Aging Well, The Magna Carta Is Still A Big Draw

The Magna Carta is sometimes called England's greatest export. Issued by an embattled King John 1215, the document is now on display at the British Library and is pulling in large crowds.

Australian Prime minister Tony Abbott looks during a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, last month. Abbott announced Sunday that his government would close a loophole to discourage families from refusing childhood vaccinations.

Australia To Stop Payments To Families Who Refuse Child Vaccinations

Prime Minister Tony Abbott says that starting in 2016, welfare and other assistance will be cut off to families that take a "conscientious objector" exemption to avoid immunizations.

IRS Offers Last-Minute Tips For Tax Filers

The clock is ticking down to the April 15 tax filing deadline. The Internal Revenue Service expects millions of Americans to file this weekend.

Rand Paul, seen here in New Hampshire Wednesday, told CNN he needs to "get better at holding my tongue and holding my temper."

3 Times Rand Paul Got 'Testy' This Week

Days into his campaign, Paul is pouncing on the mainstream media and Democrats, though he insists his short temper is "pretty equal opportunity."

Renata Adler, Taking A Buzz Saw To The 'Tall Timber'

This new volume collects some of the uncompromising writer's greatest hits, from her coverage of the march on Selma to Monica Lewinsky, and of course her famous takedown of film critic Pauline Kael.

Protesters against a measure requiring California schoolchildren to get vaccinated are pictured rallying outside the Capitol in Sacramento, April 8, 2015.

California Lawmakers Advance Vaccine Bill Amid Heated Debate

Under the proposal, parents would no longer be able to send unvaccinated kids to school with waivers citing religious or personal beliefs.

H-1B Visa Applications Up For Review

The federal government said it has received more than enough applications for a limited number of visas for skilled foreign workers.

Depending on the amount taken in subsidies, or changes in reported income and family status, some Obamacare policyholders this year will get a bigger refund than expected and others will owe more in taxes.

Many Obamacare Policyholders Face Tax Surprises This Year

Depending on the size of the subsidy they got, some will get a bigger refund than expected and others will owe taxes.

Fields of carrots are watered March 29, 2015, in Kern County, Calif. Subsidized water flowing in federal and state canals down from the wet north to the arid south helped turn the dry, flat plain of the San Joaquin Valley into one of the world's most important food-growing regions.

California Farmers Gulp Most Of State's Water, But Say They've Cut Back

Farms in California use as much as four times the water consumed by cities and towns. Now farmers are on defense after the governor decided to mostly exempt them from new, sweeping water cutbacks.

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