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Esther Wilkins graduated from dental school at a time when the field was largely limited to men. She went on to write the manual that has trained thousands of dental hygienists over the last five decades. She died last week at 100.

Poetry critic Tess Taylor reviews House of Lords and Commons by Ishion Hutchinson.

The STOCK Act bars presidents and members of Congress from trading securities based on the kind of insider information they routinely have access to.

Despite the fossil fuel-friendly cabinet shaping up under President-elect Donald Trump, renewable energy companies aren't as pessimistic as you might think. They say market forces are on their side.

Republicans are planning an ambitious agenda in anticipation of controlling both the White House and Congress for the first time in a decade.

The student was rushing to find a friend who could help him with his necktie before a big presentation. While running the license and registration, the officer showed him how to tie the perfect knot.

When you look at a photograph of someone, researchers say it's remarkably difficult to dislodge that first impression — even after we have had a chance to meet the person we initially saw in a photo.

Unsecured Malm dressers, prone to tipping over, killed three children in three years. A wrongful death suit has been settled, lawyers for the families say; Ikea confirmed a "tentative" agreement.

Remaining rebels and civilians in east Aleppo wait in freezing weather for transportation out of the city; a few hundred people refuse to leave. Pro-regime forces might enter as soon as this evening.

It's illegal for immigration officials to detain U.S. citizens. But an NPR analysis of public records found that in an eight-year period, some 1,500 people who were held turned out to be Americans.