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The Association for Dressing and Sauces, an industry group, petitioned for the government standards for French dressing to be revoked in 1998.

After more than 70 years, the FDA is dropping its regulation for French dressing

French dressing is the only pourable dressing required to adhere to standards. The Association for Dressing and Sauces, an industry group, petitioned to pull the standards in the name of "innovation."

Ukraine crisis draws new resolve from bipartisan lawmakers — with some GOP critics

Congressional lawmakers are sounding a new bipartisan tone against a rising threat led by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Still, there is GOP divide on how President Biden should move forward.

George Takei testifies with other witnesses in front of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) in California in 1981.

George Takei got reparations. He says they 'strengthen the integrity of America'

Eighty years ago, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed an executive order that sent thousands of Japanese Americans to internment camps. Actor George Takei was among them.

The acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Kristina Kvien, speaks to media in Lviv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. The U.S. has relocated the embassy from the capital Kyiv to the western city of Lviv, citing the buildup of Russian forces on Ukraine's borders. An estimated 20,000 or more Americans have been living in Ukraine. Many have left, but some say they'll remain even if war breaks out.

Despite the threat of war, some Americans in Ukraine are staying put

The U.S. government is telling Americans it's "past time" to leave Ukraine. But James Berk, an optician from New Jersey, has a Ukrainian wife and a newborn baby. For now, they're staying put.

The Justice Department is scrapping a program that it launched under the Trump administration to counter Beijing's theft of American intellectual property.

The Justice Department is ending its controversial China Initiative

The initiative aimed to counter China's theft of American secrets and technology, but critics said it created a climate of fear among Asian Americans.

Traffic at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, the busiest land border crossing in the world, is congested even with COVID restriction and many travelers wonder how long it will take them as rules relax, November 3, 2021.

New vaccine requirements at US borders take effect Jan. 22

New U.S. vaccine requirements are tweaking the rules for non-U.S. citizens at the nation’s land border crossings, including San Ysidro.

Children's author and illustrator Ashley Bryan has died at age 98.

Ashley Bryan, children's illustrator and author, has died at 98

He created stories centered on African and African American folk tales and his vibrantly colored collage and paper-cut illustrations adorned the pages of some 50 books.

Do we still need to "stay home" to stay safe?

It's time to recalculate your COVID 'risk budget.' Here's how

The omicron situation seems to be changing so fast that it's hard to figure out which activities are safe on any given day. Two experts guide us through how to make a smart risk budget.

European carriers are urging the European Union to alter so-called "use it or lose it" regulations forcing airlines to continue flying empty or near-empty flights.

A teen's solo transatlantic flight calls attention to wasteful 'ghost flights'

Kai Forsyth relished being the only passenger on a flight from London to Orlando. But his solo trip highlights the wastefulness of near-empty flights that environmentalists are trying to ban.

Tasharn Richardson's 11-year-old son, Lionel, helps unload the moving truck at their new home in Washington, D.C. To Tasharn, having a house to call her own always seemed like someone else's dream.

A Black-White Housing Gap Persists, But One D.C. Woman Persevered And Won

The housing gap between Black and white homeowners has been consistent for decades, and so far it continues to widen.

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