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For 20 years, Sally Snowman has kept watch over Boston Light, which first illuminated Boston Harbor in 1716. She's the country's last Coast Guard lighthouse keeper and is retiring at the end of 2023.

On Tuesday, the National Institutes of Health in Maryland is holding a second day of talks about whether and how to continue funding some controversial scientific experiments. Back in January, virologists agreed to temporarily stop research that was creating new forms of bird flu, because critics argued that the work was too dangerous.

Climate-warming greenhouse gasses in the U.S. declined 1.9% last year, but that's only a third of what's needed to meet Paris climate change goals.

The decision comes on the heels of December's United Nations climate conference, where for the first time the final agreement said the world needs to be "transitioning away" from fossil fuels.

University of Vermont students are providing hands-on help to rural towns in the state. It's part of a trend to help build bridges between higher education and rural communities.

Yellowstone employs more than 3,000 people at peak season, finding enough affordable housing for them has long been a problem.

The team's trio of star forwards — Mallory Swanson, Trinity Rodman and Sophia Smith — has combined for nine of 10 goals in the Olympics. But they want more: the first U.S. gold medal since 2012.

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is sponsoring legislation cracking down on sexual assault in the military.

Scientists are trying to decode how the trillions of microorganisms in our gut talk with the brain and shape our resilience to stress. A new study offers some initial clues.

It’s one of the most high-stakes, two-round votes in the history of postwar France. Here's where things stand.