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The former president is now fighting cancer. For the past 30 years, he has fought to wipe out diseases that plague millions of people. The efforts have brought one parasite to the edge of eradication.

Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report that July had the highest average temperatures since records have been kept.

The longtime head of France's anti-immigration National Front was expelled at the behest of his daughter, the party's current president, following remarks he made downplaying the Holocaust.

A growing body of research suggests that doctors' racial biases and other prejudices continue to affect the care patients received. Medical educators say self-awareness is an important first step.

Biofuel producers are teaming up with farms, meatpackers and waste management companies to tap the gassy waste on farms to make renewable jet fuel and diesel for vehicles.

Student loan debt is turning into a major campaign issue, and one solution many candidates can agree on is allowing graduates to refinance their student loans. But it may not be the best way to help.

Pearson has sold off two major media companies as it doubles down on education. But is all this money and attention good news for learners?

When parents register their kids at schools serving the poorest students in Olathe, Kan., they are asked an unusual question: Does your child have a dentist?

The space agency says "numerous recent blogs and web postings" that a giant asteroid will smash into Earth next month are just a hoax.

1st Lt. Shaye Haver and Capt. Kristen Griest endured the grueling course, meeting the same physical standards as their male counterparts.