President Obama unveiled his plan for curbing gun violence Wednesday -- and most of the attention went to provisions having to do with background checks, and bans on certain kinds of weapons.

E-visits to the doctor? According to a U.S. study, they may be just as effective as in-person office visits for uncomplicated ailments such as sinus infections and urinary tract infections

Universities could wind up in the same fix as their students: Too much debt, not enough income to pay it back.

Officials with the Vermont college that was targeted by animal rights activists over its decision to slaughter two oxen told a legislative committee that resources are needed for farms and other businesses to deal with potential online threats from activists.

The New York Institute of Technology, which a decade ago entered into an ill-fated partnership with a for-profit higher education company ...

An international agreement to study how to redress developing nations for damages from climate change illustrates how ineffective climate diplomacy has been over the last two decades.

The University of Nevada at Las Vegas will not be renewing its contract with the Singapore Institute of Technology to offer a bachelor of science in hospitality management to SIT’s students.

While western China is infamously underdeveloped, its cities might soon offer higher standards of living than prosperous coastal megalopolises in the east.

Although American for-profit institutions have been around since the 19th century, until the 1980s and 1990s they lived the quiet, unassuming lives of vocational or trade schools.

In a deal with Udacity, courses will be free online, but students who want credit will be able to take them for just $150.