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A new policy is meant to reduce deaths resulting from Border Patrol’s vehicle pursuits. But critics from both within and outside the agency say the policy is flawed, and the public may lack enough information to judge for itself.

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope indicate that a galaxy known as GN-z11 has a supermassive black hole at its center — one that's far more massive than astronomers expected.

California joins just two other states that have heat regulations in place meant to keep millions of people who work in facilities like warehouses, restaurants or refineries safe.

The strike is being held by the California Faculty Association. The union represents roughly 29,000 professors, librarians, coaches and other workers. The group is fighting for a 12% salary increase.

New York may soon be the largest district in the U.S. to ban phones from the classroom. “They’re not just a distraction, kids are fully addicted now to phones," says the city's schools chancellor.

White Christian nationalism is becoming increasingly influential in U.S. politics. But it goes further back than we think.

The university plans to return to normal in-person instruction and on-campus work on Tuesday.

Top colleges aim to create a diverse campus with students from all walks of life; so they're traveling to places they've neglected before: rural communities.

Illegal gold mining has ravaged the Peruvian Amazon, leaving behind pollution and denuded landscapes. A group of miners are working with a U.S. charity to restore the forest.

Bioethicists, doctors and lawyers are weighing whether to redefine how someone should be declared dead. A change in criteria for brain death could have wide-ranging implications for patients' care.