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Verbal skills are in serious decline in the United States and elsewhere.

A new repors details concerns over the long-term effects of space travel on the human body.

The actress has said that SodaStream is trying to build "a bridge to peace between Israel and Palestine."

More than one-fifth (21.2 percent) of city residents lived below the poverty line as of 2012.

Fever-relieving medicine can encourage the virus to continue thriving in the body.

Michael Proffitt hopes to keep the dictionary relevant in the Internet era by highlighting its practicality.

The rumors that Aaron Schock may be gay was picked up by the New York Times, although the paper didn't name the Republican congressman from Illinois.

New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith was benched against for the team's loss to the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday, but head coach Mike Woodson refused to discuss the reasons behind the decision.

Over the next six months, Iran will destroy its stockpile of 20-percent-enriched uranium, which can be used to make nuclear weapons.

The star ballplayer was dealt a 162-game suspension after an arbitrator upheld most of the player’s punishment over the weekend.

The colorful tycoon is bent on owning a U.S. newspaper. What are his qualifications?

The family of a woman being kept on life support even though she's brain dead is outraged her body is being used as a “host for a fetus.”

Anthony Weiner will be playing himself in the season finale of "Alpha House."

Sasheer Zamata is the first black female to join the "Saturday Night Live" cast in six years.

Mikaela Shiffrin is expected to earn a medal at the Winter Olympics in Sochi next month.

The court filings indicate continuing negotiations between the diplomat and U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s office.

Chinese scrap mogul Chen Guangbiao wrote an op-ed to reiterate how serious he is about buying The New York Times.

This week, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo plans to announce tightly regulated provisions for marijuana consumption in the Empire State.

De Blasio’s new plan, backed by animal rights groups, would ban horse-drawn carriages and replace them with vintage-style electric cars.

We read all the "Best of 2013" lists so you don't have to.

Target confirms that encrypted PIN data also hacked.

Miley Cyrus responds to claims made by Joe Jonas last month that the singer "peer pressured" him into smoking weed for the first time.

Bill de Blasio's campaign team released a professionally-produced video confession by his daughter Chiara, who revealed her struggle with depression and substance abuse.

The court ruled unanimously on the decision, which makes the state the 17th, along with the District of Columbia, to allow same-sex marriage.

Ex-politicians who earn money from speeches are not violating any laws – although questions of ethics and integrity may abound.

Microsoft was unable to deter one of its key engineers, Blaise Agüera y Arcas, from leaving the company and joining Google.

Companies looking to cut back on sugar and salt are turning to biotech to shore up the taste of processed food.

The cast and producers of "Downton Abbey" were in New York to discuss the fourth season of the hit show.

India's top court has essentially criminalized homosexuality again, by upholding an colonial-era law.