Mythili Rao

On Tuesday, the FBI announced that it is investigating whether St. Louis Cardinals officials hacked into the computer databases of their rivals, the Houston Astros.  

"Passing" is usually a term used to describe a black person presenting themselves as white, but American history has no shortage of examples of white people passing as black, too. 

The Magna Carta had a huge influence on founding documents from around the world, including our very own Constitution and Bill of Rights.

When it comes to summer reading, the stakes are real. Summertime is when students can either build on or lose the skills they develop during the school year. 

If you want to understand ISIS, you might want to pick up a book of jihadi poetry. 

Social media has the power to do great good, and to cause unimaginable harm. In the span of just a few weeks, one family experienced both. 

This past fall, Money Magazine named the town of McKinney, Texas the number one best place to live. But a different picture has emerged after a viral video was shared online this week.

In New York City, some homes for recovering drug users tell people they must relapse and re-enroll in treatment programs in order to stay in facilities. 

A new Viagra-like "pink pill" to enhance female arousal aims to give women a desire-enhancing drug of their own. But just how effective will it be?

FIFA President Sepp Blatter is resigning from his position after 40 years with the group and 17 years as the head of the organization.

This year's list of the World's 50 Best Restaurants has some new picks, but all the same controversy that's accompanied it in recent years.

On Tuesday, a federal appeals court denied a request from the Justice Department that would have allowed President Obama's executive action on immigration to go into effect.

 In the run-up to Agatha Christie's 125th birthday in September, the writer's estate is asking her fans to vote on their favorite Agatha Christie novel. 

As we look at the current crop of dystopian books and films on the market, it's hard not to notice that these fictional futures bear a striking resemblance to our very real world.

We pump our own gas. We assemble our own furniture. Craig Lambert examines the dark side of self-service in his new book, "Shadow Work: The Unpaid, Unseen Jobs That Fill Your Day."

After more than 100 years, Sweet Briar College—an all-women's institutions just outside Lynchburg, Virginia—is set to close its doors for good.

If Pakistan was holding Bin Laden for years without America's knowledge, what does that mean for U.S.-Pakistani relations and the War on Terror? A former Pakistani official answers.

New research suggests that people actually have a lot more fun by themselves when they get out of the house despite the stigma of dining, or watching a movie, or catching a show alone.  

Shell Oil scored a major victory yesterday when the Obama administration granted the petroleum giant partial approval to start drilling in the Arctic Ocean this summer.