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One day after acknowledging that 11 million Volkswagen-made cars have software that dupes emissions tests, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn says he is resigning from his post.

The federal government collects money from farmers to finance ad campaigns for beef, pork and more than a dozen other commodities. Critics say this turns government into a servant of industry.

Construction of the controversial Enbridge Pipeline in McLean County has moved closer to completion. An Illinois Appellate Court upheld a lower court's…

Obesity, with all its dire health consequences, is hitting some ethnic groups harder than others. Environment plays a big role. And it affects not just individual health, but the health costs of all.

A version of the word sustainable appears at least 75 times in the sustainable development goals the U.N. will endorse this weekend. We asked some analysts to tell us what, exactly, it means.

Women have precious few choices when it comes to treating menopause symptoms, an expert panel says. Cognitive behavioral therapy and hypnosis top the list.

Some 13,000 Afghans and Iraqis who worked with the U.S. are awaiting visas they were promised. NPR's Quil Lawrence looks at a case involving an Afghan interpreter who was in the thick of the fighting.

During the Mass celebrated at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., Junipero Serra became the first saint canonized on U.S. soil.

Yankees Hall of Fame catcher, Yogi Berra, died Tuesday at the age of 90. In case you haven't heard enough Yogi-isms, we have more for you.

It's the essence of pro football: giant players, giant stadiums, giant screens, excessive lights. The FAA says most complaints came when the scoreboard was being tested.