Emily Cadei

Next year Republican senators, thrust into the majority by dominating the 2014 election, will be faced with a difficult question: How well can the caucus, split in recent years between rabble-rousers and party diehards, wield its newfound power?

"We're going to be a well-oiled machine," says Texas Sen. John Cornyn ...

In the short term, the disease is a tragedy for affected West African nations. In the long term, it could result in better hospitals and clinics and a well-trained cadre of community health workers.

Over the course of his four decade career, Robyn Hitchcock has cultivated psychedelic, poppy forms of folk and rock — with The Soft Boys in the '70s, the Egyptians in the '80s and as a solo artist. The Man Upstairs, his most recent solo record, takes structural inspiration ...

Dump a bucket of ice water on your head and post the video on Facebook. Or tweet a picture of yourself holding a sign reading "#BringBackOurGirls." Or sign an online petition. Voila, you're an instant activist!

Welcome to the much-derided world of so-called hashtag activism, or "slacktivism," that's become something ...

Got the flu? Or a new baby? Perhaps a little one with chicken pox? In most countries, your employer must pay your wages if you stay home sick or to care for others. Not in America.

But a growing grass-roots movement aims to change that — starting with paid sick ...

It's special election day in New York State and some see this race as a barometer of how Americans regard President Obama's first few months in office. The special election is set to ...