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A new study found that investors were significantly more likely to bet a company's stock price was going to increase if the company had more women on staff compared with other companies.

Investors May Prefer Companies With More Women In The Workforce

A new study found investors were significantly more likely to bet a company's stock price was going to increase if the company had more women on staff compared with other companies.

A surgical mask and an N95 respirator. Officials in China are urging citizens to wear masks in public to stop the spread of the coronavirus. But can a mask really keep you from catching the virus?

Face Masks: What Doctors Say About Their Role In Containing Coronavirus

Can a mask really keep you from catching the virus? To answer that, it helps to clarify which kinds of masks we're talking about.

Imperial Beach is shown in this photo, March. 2, 2018.

Supervisorial Candidates Want To Tackle Pollution, Improve Health Care Access For South Bay

The race to represent San Diego’s first district on the Board of Supervisors has candidates touting plans to tackle major environmental and equity issues.

(L to R): Sen. Heherson Alvarez, an environmental lawmaker from the Philippines; Durdana Rizvi, a doctor from Pakistan; Colombian actor Antonio Bolívar; 'Nanī' Nabi, a grandmother from Kashmir; Rocio Choque, a soup kitchen volunteer from Argentina.

Global Lives Lost: From A Wise And Wonderful Grandma To A Soccer Pioneer

Writers and activists around the world share stories of those who have died from COVID-19 — in Colombia, Senegal, Pakistan, the Philippines and many other nations.

Debbie Sorensen, an infectious disease nurse with Salt Lake County Public Health Department in Salt Lake City, talks by phone with a woman who recently tested positive for the coronavirus. Sorensen is one of the county's 130 contact tracers aiming to slow the spread of COVID-19.

When You Can't Quarantine At Home: COVID-19 Contact Tracers Aim To Help

Public health experts say tracing the close contacts of people infected with the coronavirus and getting them all into quarantine is crucial to stopping the pandemic. That's easier said than done.

These greens are among the hydroponic crops grown by students at Brownsville Collaborative Middle School, in Brooklyn, N.Y. In June, the students started to sell discounted boxes of the fresh produce to community members.

How Hydroponic School Gardens Can Cultivate Food Justice, Year-Round

In neighborhoods with limited access to healthy foods, school gardens can help close the gap — for students and the wider community. Some schools are now expanding the season by growing indoors.

Supreme Court Eyes The President's Power To Say 'You're Fired!'

In the short run, the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hangs in the balance. In the long run, the future of independent regulatory agencies are at stake.

Supreme Court Eyes The President's Power To Say 'You're Fired!'

In the short run, the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hangs in the balance. In the long run, the future of independent regulatory agencies are at stake.

President Trump says he views the battle against the coronavirus through the lens of a wartime president.

Trump Tries On The Mantle Of 'Wartime President'

Consider the experiences of "wartime presidents" since FDR, including Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and both Presidents Bush, before deciding you want to be a wartime president.

As the economy boomed, emissions rose sharply in 2018. Shipping was one source of the increase.

U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Are Once Again On The Rise

A newly released report shows that the United States' CO2 emissions spiked last year. A booming economy and busy transportation sector are to blame.

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