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In the wake of an investigation by KFF Health News and Cox Media Group, the SSA acting commissioner said a special team will review “overpayment policies and procedures” and report directly back to her.

Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's new series, "Who is America?", premiered on Showtime Sunday. In his trademark way, he uses outrageous characters to provoke outrageous reactions.

Chuck Hagel weighs in as President Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin just days after the Justice Department issued indictments against 12 Russian spies for U.S. election interference.

Hurd was the last major candidate to join the already crowded Republican primary field when he announced his run in late June. He leaves the race after failing to gain traction as pragmatic moderate.

Time is special. How we see it helps determine how we see the rest of the Universe. Physicist Lee Smolin has a new book out that says we've been looking at time the wrong way. Adam Frank digs in and offers his own perspective on Smolin's argument.

Here the New York Times columnist and author of Late Migrations and Graceland Margaret Renkl brings alive in 52 chapters her love for the animals and plants in her yard and nearby parks in Tennessee.

Three weeks ago, USF Jewish students gathered to mourn the lives lost during the Hamas attacks and send prayers to soldiers of IDF. At least two of those soldiers are or were USF students.

Abdul Sattar Edhi and his foundation are synonymous with humanitarian work in Pakistan. But that didn't keep the foundation from being robbed of more than $1 million, provoking widespread outrage.

As the storm moves into Canada, the National Weather Service issued warnings of dangerous rainfall through Tuesday morning for most of New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey and large swaths of Maine.

Nuclear and biological weapons are covered under arms control pacts. But no such agreement exists for cyberweapons. The reason, experts say, is that some countries see "cyber disarmament" as a way to quash pro-democracy activists.

Philippine officials said blasts from a high-pressure water cannon seriously endangered the lives of a supply boat's crew a day after a similar attack in another disputed area.

Bogus pornographic images purporting to show pop superstar Taylor Swift have emerged on social media, highlighting a growing challenge to privacy rights.

For Black History Month, historian Peniel E. Joseph recommends books that take an unsparing look at slavery and American capitalism, with a focus on the often overlooked work of Stokely Carmichael.

If you're tired of political competition, there's always athletic competition. And if your team stinks, we can offer sympathy and a selection of the year's best books about sports to ease the sting.

Updated guidelines on mammograms from the nation's gynecologists are intended to incorporate recommendations from three other medical societies and consider women's preferences, too.

Has the end of Game of Thrones and the long wait for the next Song of Ice and Fire book got you, uh ... dragon? We've rounded up some of this year's best scales-and-wings reads to help fill the void.

In Wuhan, China, most of the millions of people on lockdown have not gotten sick from COVID-19. But worries and isolation can affect their mental health.

A very sinister thriller with a dash of science-fiction and full of inscrutabilities, Sarah Langan's novel is as entreating and creepy as it is timely and humane.

The Supreme Court ruled that public officials may block people on social media in certain circumstances. The rulings were unanimous.

In the #AskCokie segment, commentator Cokie Roberts answers questions about the history of conflicts between American presidents and the government's chief investigative body, the FBI.

President Trump called Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "two-faced" on Wednesday after a video surfaced seeming to show Trudeau complaining about Trump to other leaders.

The Princess of Wales admits she edited a family photo issued by the palace. News agencies retracted the photo over concerns it was digitally manipulated.

In many areas, algorithms make fewer mistakes than humans. But new research suggests that we distrust algorithms when they make mistakes, in ways we do not distrust humans who make mistakes.

Nintendo has long prioritized interesting gaming experiences over graphical firepower, but the popularity of its consoles means developers are willing to make the effort to rework games for them.

Political jokes and rumors are going viral in a busy presidential campaign season, making it even harder to tell truth from falsehood.