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An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that 52 percent don't want the country to become more politically correct and are upset there are too many things people can't say anymore.

Nassau County has updated its equal employment opportunity policy for county employees to protect transgender people and address gender identity and…

Lawyers for former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano have asked a judge to dismiss all corruption charges, saying that federal prosecutors repeatedly…

A New England Journal of Medicine study looks at death rates for children in the U.S. and compares them to rates from countries around the world.

If the decision of a judge in Texas to invalidate the federal health law holds up, expect broad effects on your health care — from insurance coverage to Medicare payments to pre-existing conditions.

People using the 23andMe DNA tests often get unexpected news. Consider the news Liane Kupferbeg Carter got — that she's related to her husband. The results indicate they are third cousins.

The Winter Solstice is tomorrow, and tonight we'll get a taste of snow and ice in Vaughan Williams' Sinfonia Antarctica.

The second-busiest airport in Britain had to cancel hundreds of flights and even had to get the military involved. Authorities say the perpetrator is still on the loose.

Under rules inherited from British colonial times, jokes, slurs or accusations against the head of state are unlawful. An "insult" carries a hefty fine and a brief jail sentence.

The state’s Drinking Water Quality Council has issued what it considers to be safe levels for exposure to toxic chemicals including PFOAs and PFOS that…