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The city is home to some 20,000 strays. They roam the streets, they beg for food, they howl and fight at night and they often need medical help.

68-year-old Cary Raditz recounts his side of the story behind Joni Mitchell's 1972 song about him.

The Senate's "torture report" finds that the CIA conducted brutal interrogations of detainees in the years after 9/11, misled elected leaders, and got little useful information from the harsh tactics.

Sesame Workshop's games are designed to help kids learn words and have fun. One New York City educator says it's never too soon to teach tykes that technology can be more than just entertainment.

The House majority whip's protestations of innocence about EURO and its views have strained credulity, both in Washington and in Louisiana. But it's not nearly enough to bring him down.

The country's aging and shrinking population has been an issue of concern and could have severe economic consequences.

The speech catapulted Cuomo onto the national scene and cemented the three-time New York governor as one of the last avatars for New Deal liberalism.

Tensions between Bill de Blasio and NYPD have spun into a bitter feud. NPR's Eric Westervelt talks to New York Times police reporter David Goodman about what's behind the bad blood.

In The Guardian,Peter Ormerod argues it's time to end the ritual of forcing children to write often-formulaic letters. Instead, he says, try for something that's less of a chore and more sincere.

January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month. Preventing birth defects can go beyond genetics and bad luck.March of Dimes - Birth Defects Prevention