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There's a lot of room for dangerous misunderstanding when doctors and public health officials talk to diverse groups about COVID-19. Health literacy projects aim to dispel confusion in all languages.

The U.K. is the first Western country to authorize experimental use of a major coronavirus vaccine. The U.K. health minister says the first doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be available next week.

Nearly 3 million Texas electricity customers are enduring extreme cold and are without power. The embattled ERCOT, which manages the state's power grid, said power has been restored to 600,000.

During the 2018–19 school year, colleges and universities are expected to award 1 million associate‘s degrees and 1.9 million bachelor's degrees. What can these students do to stand out to prospective employers?

High pressure building over the western states will bring hot and dry weather to Southern California this week, with a Santa Ana wind pattern beginning to set up Sunday, elevating the fire weather threat through much of the week.

African Americans are 40% less likely to own their homes than whites. And blacks are more likely to hold jobs that put them at risk of the coronavirus. The civil unrest follows decades of inequality.

An autopsy commissioned for George Floyd’s family found that he died of asphyxiation due to neck and back compression when a Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Floyd's neck for several minutes and ignored his cries of distress, the family’s attorneys said Monday.

The former vice president got some promising results in polling leading into the primary this week. But even with a win, he still has lots of catching up to do to hope to win the nomination.

As federal investigators begin to launch criminal cases against some of the perpetrators of the violence, a growing chorus of advocates and lawmakers say tech companies bear some responsibility, too.

How do I make sure I use the right pronouns for someone? And what if I mess up? Language can change quickly. Here's a guide to talking gender in its beautiful complexity.