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Russia, China and other emerging market countries have been buying up large quantities of gold, something governments and individuals have done for centuries during uncertain economic times.

Chief Thomas Jackson's departure is effective March 19. He is the latest employee to resign or be fired in the wake of a Justice Department report that accused local police and courts of racial bias.

Ellen Pao testified in a San Francisco court as part of her $16 million gender discrimination lawsuit against a former employer. NPR's Arun Rath talks with Wired's Davey Alba about the trial.

A video from NASA shows how air pollution moves around the world. So what happens when emissions from Asia blow across the Pacific Ocean to North America?

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack that struck travelers from Japan, France, and other countries. Tunisia's president says his nation is "in a merciless war against terrorism."

President Obama has been meeting with civil rights leaders and other officials to discuss mistrust of police in communities of color. Obama is announcing a task force on "21st century policing."

In a statement, her family said they had received information the 26-year-old was dead. Mueller, who was captured in August 2013, was a prisoner of the self-described Islamic State when she died.

Though much of the emphasis in this measles outbreak has been on children, most of the people getting sick are adults. That has more than a few grown-ups wondering if they're vulnerable.

Multiple studies have found that rice-based foods contain traces of arsenic. Now a study finds babies fed rice cereals and other rice-based snacks have higher concentrations of arsenic in their urine.

A new study finds 33 percent of American children between 2 and 19 are overweight, and 17 percent are obese. But researchers say they hope the findings don't overshadow the success stories out there.