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A Nashville middle school is test-driving a big idea: To put a great teacher in charge of multiple classrooms.

During astronaut Scott Kelly's year in space, scientists will compare his physiology with that of his twin brother, Mark, to study the effect of prolonged space flight on the human body.

The rate at which the ice is shrinking at the ocean's edge in the West Antarctic has increased by 70 percent over the past decade, an analysis of satellite measurements suggests.

The shrinking of ice at the ocean's edge in the West Antarctic has increased by 70 percent over the past decade, an analysis of satellite images suggests.

One of the revolution's core promise was an egalitarian society. But as Cuba opens up, one of the unintended consequences may be more inequality.

Among other things, the controversial new law would allow owners of businesses in the state to deny services to same-sex couples.

Emergency personnel searched in and around Lake Murray Thursday for a man whose wallet, cell phone, backpack and pieces of clothing were found abandoned on the shore of the reservoir.

A plan to pump $1 billion of water spending into California was cleared by the Legislature on Thursday. The legislation includes $267 million to be provided in grants to water-recycling projects and expand drinking water supplies in small and poor cities.

Doctors who treat Medicare patients will face a huge cut, 21 percent, if Congress doesn't act by the end of the month. House leaders now think they fix a problem that has plagued Congress since 1997.

Support for legalizing marijuana in California appears to be growing gradually stronger, amid talk of renewed efforts to bring a proposal to the state ballot to legalize its use.