Detroit's Wayne State University has the lowest six-year graduation rate of any public university in the state. But it also has the fastest improving rate in the country.
States are embracing problem solving courts to deal with increased drug arrests. Indiana is launching family recovery courts. Unlike drug courts, FRCs involve a civil, not criminal process.
A jury in California on Monday awarded more than $2 billion to a couple who claimed Monsanto's Roundup weed killer caused their cancer. Monsanto is a subsidiary of Bayer.
Huffman is hoping her guilty plea, and her unequivocal apology, will earn her some leniency at sentencing. In a statement last month, she expressed deep regret and shame for her actions.
In western Nepal, women often sleep in a hut outside the house during menstruation because of beliefs about impurity — and they sometimes die. The government is trying to end the practice.
Florida's experience with Hurricane Michael shows how difficult it is to accurately forecast a hurricane's intensity. Forecasters say more accurate forecasts are coming soon.
Researchers want new activists to lean on decades of public health research when engaging in work with policymakers and candidates seeking elective office.
The New York City police officer implicated in the choking death of Eric Garner could lose his job. The city began a disciplinary hearing in the case of officer Daniel Pantaleo on Monday.
President Trump is considering expanding the latest round of tariffs to virtually all Chinese imports. That's going to be difficult for shoppers to ignore. The retail industry is bracing for impact.