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Bad weather in key growing regions was among a confluence of factors driving world food prices to record levels, a U.N. analyst says. But the price spikes are giving U.S. farmers an incentive to boost production.

A settlement once home to hundreds has been unearthed near England's Stonehenge. Archaeologists think the builders of the huge stone circle may have lived in the village. It dates to the same time period.

Every year since Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Social Security into law in 1935, it had taken in more money through payroll taxes than it paid out. Not anymore. Now, a nation that borrowed surplus revenues for decades has to start paying that money back. But where's it going to come from?

No Country for Old Men: Suspense in the West

Algae, bacteria and jellyfish are not only thriving but spreading across the world's oceans. Host Tom Fudge speaks with experts about the change taking place in the oceans.

Now that House Republicans have voted to repeal President Obama's health care law— a largely symbolic act — their real work begins: trying to replace the law with what House Majority Leader Eric Cantor calls a "better alternative." Here's a look at what provisions may be on the table.

He served as the first director of the Peace Corps in the administration of his brother-in-law President John F. Kennedy. He was also Democrat George McGovern's running mate in 1972.

The Texas congressman is well known for his opposition to the Federal Reserve. Now, he's been appointed head of the House subcommittee that oversees the central bank. Does he see this as his chance to try to abolish the Fed and put us back on the gold standard?

With the measure stalled in the Senate and unlikely to come up for a vote, Latino scholars and organizers weigh in on the implications of its likely failure to pass Congress.

The VA's Latest Agent Orange Compensation: Is It Too Little, Too Late?