After an historically black college in Florida announced that U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos would deliver its commencement address, an online petition appeared Monday, courtesy of alumni, who asked the college to rescind the invitation.

The shape of the world is hanging by a thread – or rather, according to experts, by a 110 mile-long (177km) rift.

If you've never heard of a fidget spinner, it's a toy with a ball bearing in the middle and prongs (usually 3) popping out.

Academics working in the UK and Australia experience more stress in their job than their counterparts in Iran and Uganda, according to a study.

Purdue’s deal for Kaplan U trades a long-term business relationship for low up-front costs while raising worries -- especially among faculty groups -- about blurred lines between public and private higher ed.

Miguel Vasquez is a busy man — a commercial real estate consultant and father of a 3-year-old — but has managed to devote time to mentor a teenage boy through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire.

It is widely regarded as a success — a voluntary program that has been a win-win for industry, consumers, and energy conservation.

Nationally, nearly half of all inmates released from prison return there after committing another crime.

Facebook Inc (FB.O) will hire 3,000 more people over the next year to speed up the removal of videos showing murder, suicide and other violent acts, in its most dramatic move yet to combat the biggest threat to its valuable public image.

FBI Director James Comey has said it makes him "mildly nauseous" to think that he could have had an impact on the US presidential election.