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School-based urban gardens can have a measurable positive impact on kids — from improving their diets to helping boost engagement with academics.

Paid family leave has never been a major topic in a presidential election — until now. Here's what got it there.

When a teenage girl in rural Nepal gets her period, an ancient tradition may drive her to sleep outdoors. But one 15-year-old is trying to break the taboos around menstruation.

Congress is supposed to hold U.S. spy agencies accountable. But as Edward Snowden's disclosures revealed, intelligence officials have not always provided a full or accurate picture.

Unless you have documents, nobody listens. It's a bitter lesson learned by former NSA officials who tried to work within the system to expose what they considered unconstitutional programs.

In 1993 Onyx's raucous single became an unlikely hit on MTV and pop radio. The song was on the leading edge of a media change of heart.

Three-time Olympic skier Kris Freeman has had a successful career filled with challenges; first and foremost managing diabetes while becoming an elite competitor in a physically taxing sport. But this past year, Freeman encountered another obstacle when his relationship with the national ski team abruptly ended.

Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, current House minority whip, about the incoming Democratic majority bringing new ideas and some challenges to its leadership.

A U.S.-funded conservation project is shoring up the brick walls of the ancient city. The hope is that Babylon will qualify for UNESCO World Heritage status.

Erick Castro's Instagram account is spreading the gospel of an affordable plant-based diet, especially to lower-income residents of New York. Now, he's got a vegan restaurant, too.