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"I may hold this office for another 14 months. But I'm not going anywhere," President Obama told Organizing for Action last November in Washington, D.C.

Grass-Roots Group Born Of Obama Campaign Now Helps Push His Causes

Organizing for Action is now deep in the battle over confirming the president's nominee to the Supreme Court.

'The Boston Globe' Imagines A Trump-Run America

The Boston Globe printed a mock front page Sunday on its Ideas section, satirizing a potential Donald Trump presidency. Editor Kathleen Kingsbury explains why.

A woman jogs in Oakland, Calif., last February. Healthier lifestyles may be a reason why poor people live longer in some cities than others.

Life Expectancy Study: It's Not Just What You Make, It's Where You Live

A study of Social Security and tax records says poor people live longer in some cities than in others, and it's not clear why.

North Carolina Debates Transgender Rights

The city council in Charlotte, N.C. has approved a nondiscrimination ordinance expanding LGBT protections. But state politicians quickly announced they plan to fight it over one thing: bathrooms.

Ren Zhiqiang, a Chinese real estate tycoon, attends a conference in Beijing last November. Ren, 54, is locked in a battle with the government over the question of free speech.

In Social Media Battle, Real Estate Mogul Takes On Chinese Government

China's Internet authorities have shut down all social media accounts of Ren Zhiqiang, a sharp-tongued real estate mogul compared by some in China to Donald Trump.

The Tithe Barn at Avebury, owned by the U.K.'s National Trust, is home to a museum dedicated to the Avebury Henge. It's also now, unhappily, home to a very damaged thatched roof.

Destructive Jackdaws Leave U.K. Preservationists Grasping At Straws

A recently thatched roof on a historic barn is being stripped bare by small birds from the crow family; they're tugging out the straws and "idly discarding them," as the U.K.'s National Trust puts it.

A microbiologist sorts mosquitoes collected in Hutchins, Texas, to test for Zika virus.

GOP Congressmen Question The Need For $2 Billion To Fight Zika Virus

Republicans say the NIH should switch funds from Ebola research to fighting Zika virusi, instead, but NIH officials balk. And a company prepares to test genetically engineered mosquitoes in Florida.

President Obama has had many successes in office, but his legacy will also include one huge failure: a diminished Democratic Party.

The Democratic Party Got Crushed During The Obama Presidency. Here's Why

The GOP may be in the midst of an identity crisis, but the Democratic Party, after the Obama presidency, is also facing a political crisis.

5 Headlines About The Super Tuesday Results

At many precincts in the 13 states that held party primary votes Tuesday, officials reported record voter participation.

Saudi Arabia Executes Dozens, Exacerbating Sectarian Tensions

The country executed 47 people today, including a prominent cleric for the minority Shia in the Kingdom. Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr was a vocal critic of the Saudi monarchy and was arrested in 2012.

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