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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today he's canceled plans for the creation of the Distinguished Warfare Medal, known as the "drone medal" by detractors.

The rate at which American women are having babies fell again in 2011, continuing a decline that's been under way for years. Births to teenagers hit another low, while births to older women rose slightly.

The abuse of alcohol and drugs by members of the U.S. military has become a growing problem, according to a new report by the Institute of Medicine.

Bail was denied today for a Mexican official accused of using his post to gain access to confidential law enforcement information in the United States, then sharing it with high-ranking members of a violent Tijuana drug gang.

The French capital wasn't always beautiful. Author Joan DeJean details the city's transformation in the 17th century, as new bridges and boulevards turned desolate terrain into the City of Light.

A Senate panel voted Thursday to declassify parts of a controversial secret report on the CIA's use of interrogation activities. Here's a look at some of the key Senate players and their motivations.

The words used to describe race and ethnicity are ever in flux. A favored term one decade becomes passé the next and not nice soon after that. But, the motivation for change remains constant: Respect.

We call babies "bundles of joy," but decades of social science research show that kids don't make parents happier. In her new book, Jennifer Senior takes a closer look at how we quantify joy.

The U.S. unemployment rate surged far higher and has remained higher than in other major industrial countries. It's now at 9.6 percent. The big shift came when American companies cut workers more aggressively than foreign firms in the face of the financial crisis.

Changing its story. Walking it back. Clarifying.