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Kanishk Tharoor's collection of short stories explores the complicated relationship between language and technology. Tharoor's rich voice and immaculate craftsmanship both comfort and unnerve.

Opana ER has been linked to an HIV outbreak in rural Indiana among people who abuse the opioid painkiller. An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration says the drug is too risky.

The National Institutes of Health, which funds research in treatments and cures, could lose 20 percent of its budget under the administration's proposal. More money would go for addiction treatment.

The proposal from the White House calls for a $1.4 billion increase in funding for school choice; a total of $9 billion in cuts.

In California, officers undergo cultural diversity and discrimination training, which includes understanding the cultural composition of the state and discussing the impact of racial profiling.

What does it mean to be black? What does it mean to be blacker?

The South American polka dot tree frog initially appears unremarkable. But when researchers in Argentina shone an ultraviolet light on the frog, it glowed.

Some members of Congress say the U.S. government should use the patent rights it owns for any drugs that were developed with federal grants to drive down the prices of those drugs.

The proposed spending cuts released on Thursday would affect local arts groups as well as public radio and TV stations nationwide.

The Alabama Senate has approved a pared down prison construction plan. The bill authorizes the state to lease up to three prisons built by local…