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New research calculates the greenhouse gas emissions involved in making bread, from wheat field to bakery. The vast majority of emissions come from one step in the process: farming.

Collectors, scholars and everyday people got the chance to peruse the Durham, N.C., home of the late John Hope Franklin, a world-renowned scholar of African-American history who died in 2009.

Trump has spoken about his commitment to "buy American and hire American." But what exactly does that mean? Some say it could mean higher costs for construction projects.

The Japanese auto parts maker pleaded guilty Monday to fraud and agreed to pay $1 billion for concealing a deadly defect in millions of its air bag inflators.

When President Trump gives his speech Tuesday, he'll be looking out at a GOP-controlled Congress. Steve Inskeep talks to new DNC Chairman Tom Perez about what Democrats can do to change that dynamic.

Data suggests that the rate of colon cancer among people under 50 is on the rise, but there are lots of possible explanations for that. Scientists say teasing out the truth will be tricky.

For the first time, the World Health Organization has released a list of 12 bacteria that "pose the greatest threat to human health" because of their antibiotic resistance.

The body of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother has become the subject of a diplomatic turf war between North Korea and Malaysia, where he was poisoned with a powerful nerve agent.

French President Francois Hollande was inaugurating a high-speed rail line when the loud crack of gunfire was heard. Local officials say it came from a police sniper, who fired by mistake.

"Real men provide. Real women appreciate it," is the message displayed on a new billboard along the highway near Winston-Salem. It wasn't received well by some in the community.