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Students sort grapes at the University of California, Davis research winery. The winery is experimenting with various methods to conserve water. The hope is that commercial wineries will follow suit.

California's Vineyards Pressed To Turn Less Water Into Wine

California wineries use between 2.5 and 6 gallons of water to make a gallon of wine, not including irrigation water and other needs. But drought is forcing the industry to conserve in new ways.

This homemade tool was used for female circumcision in northeast Uganda.

The 2019 Report Card For The Fight To End Female Genital Mutilation

On this day of "zero tolerance" for FGM, how is the world doing in its campaign to halt the practice?

The Boston Tea Party museum sits right on the edge of the harbor. With rising sea levels and the increasing threat of strong storms, buildings like these are at particular risk of flooding.

Boston Grapples With The Threat Of Storms And Rising Water

Superstorm Sandy was a wake-up call for the Eastern Seaboard — especially Boston, where flooding rivers can meet a surging ocean, all in Boston Harbor. So what's a city to do? Retreat from the water or better shield buildings from flooding.

Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock holds a news conference Wednesday in Indianapolis to address his comments about rape and abortion.

Rape Comments Complicate But Don't End GOP Senate Takeover Chances

Republicans retain hopes for a Senate takeover, but comments about rape and abortion by candidates in Missouri and Indiana aren't helping. The GOP needs to gain four seats to control the Senate if President Obama wins; three seats if Republican Mitt Romney emerges the presidential victor on Nov. 6.

A traveler collects his bag from a luggage carousel in the Philadelphia International Airport in 2011. Baggage fees have helped financially desperate carriers stay aloft.

Baggage Fees Turn Five Years Old; Passengers Turn Blase

Baggage fees, first imposed in summer of 2008, helped financially desperate carriers stay aloft as the U.S. economy was spiraling down. Today, baggage fees are not only the norm but are heading higher still.

"These are really good bills," House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., seen here in June, said last Thursday. Republican lawmakers are also touting wins.

From Border Security To Tobacco Age, Both Parties Tout Key Wins In Spending Deal

Congressional leaders unveiled new highlights for a fiscal year 2020 budget agreement. It boosts spending for census, federal workers and the military, election security and border security efforts.

D.C. Metro Police Describe Being First Responders To Insurrection At The Capitol

Washington, D.C., Metro Police officers recall a harrowing scene at the Capitol last week as they provided backup. They say rioters sprayed them with chemicals, beat them and even threatened to kill.

May Surprise: U.S. Adds 2.5 Million Jobs As Unemployment Dips To 13.3%

U.S. employers unexpectedly added jobs last month as the unemployment rate declined, signs that people are returning to work as states reopen their economies. President Trump celebrated the news.

Biden To Take Oath Amid Sharply Divided Nation In The Midst Of Crises

With the backdrop of the U.S. Capitol, where anger and fear are raw after the Jan. 6 riot, President-elect Biden will give his address on Inauguration Day. Biden has vowed to bring Americans together.

Over the course of 18 hours, white mobs destroyed more than 1,000 homes and businesses during the Tulsa Race Riot. They set fire to schools, churches, libraries, and movie theaters, leveling entire city blocks.

Meet The Last Surviving Witness To The Tulsa Race Riot Of 1921

Olivia Hooker was 6 at the time of the riot. Now, at 103, Hooker is believed to be the last surviving witness to what is considered one of the worst incidents of racial violence in U.S. history.

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