A U.S. farm worker and a horticultural assistant have filed lawsuits claiming Monsanto Co.\’s Roundup herbicide caused their cancers and Monsanto intentionally misled the public and regulators about the dangers of the herbicide
U.S. oil refineries will face tighter standards in coming years on toxic emissions that cause lung problems and increase cancer risks, environmental regulators said on Tuesday.
The first patient has been treated in Britain in a pioneering trial of a new treatment co-developed by Pfizer and derived from embryonic stem cells designed for patients with a condition that can cause blindness.
When director Robert Zemeckis decided to recreate French wire-walker Philippe Petit\’s famous walk between New York\’s Twin Towers on the big screen, he wanted to put audiences on edge. Literally.
U.S. President Barack Obama shook hands with Cuban President Raul Castro at the United Nations on Tuesday in a rare one-on-one meeting between the former Cold War foes as they work toward improving relations after decades of animosity.
The U.S. Congress moved on Monday to rush legislation to President Barack Obama that avoids a government shutdown on Thursday.
Israel has called on a Norwegian daily newspaper to apologize for a cartoon that equates Israel with Nazi Germany and North Korea.
Edward Snowden has come in from the cold – on Twitter.
Pope Francis made an unscheduled visit to a statue that refutes centuries of anti-Semitic imagery in Catholic art.
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