The decades-long federal program to clean up Chesapeake Bay is showing signs of success and is supported by politicians of both parties.

Fitbit has said it is investigating a report from a Wisconsin woman who said she suffered second-degree burns when her fitness tracker caught fire.

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts took issue on Wednesday with the Trump administration's stance in an immigration case, saying it could make it too easy for the government to strip people of citizenship for lying about minor infractions.

A new survey shows that nearly two-thirds of those who work for large U.S. corporations want their employers to actively take on environmental and social issues. Full stop.

UK universities’ failure to safeguard freedom of speech is one of the “great problems of our time”, according to Lord Lawson of Blaby, the former chancellor of the Exchequer.

National Association of Scholars calls on universities to close their Confucius Institutes. Defenders say there's nothing sinister about the Chinese-backed centers.

More than 100 campus workers, students and faculty members gathered at the University of Tennessee on Monday afternoon to protest Gov. Bill Haslam's plan to outsource facilities maintenance work at public colleges and universities.

The White House has told a US congressional committee it will not comply with a request to release files related to a controversial former aide.

When Peggy Whitson woke up this morning, she broke a record: It's her 535th day in space.

Controversy over Alice Goffman's book lives on, with students at Pomona saying the sociologist's alleged racial insensitivities should disqualify her from a visiting professorship there.