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There are a lot of symptom-checker tools online, resulting in DIY diagnoses. Most of them aren't any good, says a new report by Harvard researchers. NPR's Lynn Neary and Scott Hensley try one out.

The government has set up a female lumberjacks program, part of a wider effort to fuel growth after long-term stagnation. But critics say it does little to tackle fundamental problems.

Seven GOP candidates will be on stage for Thursday night's debate, the fewest of the campaign. With just a couple of weeks until the Iowa caucuses, attacks among candidates are getting sharper.

Activists say that about 175,000 students refused to take federally mandated tests last week.

What happens when a political expert puts down his pundit hat and actually runs for office? Ask Dan Schnur, a professor and political analyst who is now running to be California's secretary of state.

A protest in the Russian Arctic has dramatized growing problems with oil drilling there. Every country has a stake in the enormously lucrative search for oil and gas in the Arctic, says professor Lawton Brigham. But pollution from reckless attempts at development are evident on an island near the Polar circle.

It will likely take three parties to form a government. Two smaller parties — an environmentalist, progressive party and a libertarian party — appear to be banding together to call the shots.

Breaches in three levees and retaining walls caused most of the flooding in New Orleans. At the 17th Street Canal, flood waters are finally under control and pumps are channeling water out of the city.

The World Cup semifinals will feature two thrilling matchups. Morocco, the first African nation to advance this far in a World Cup, will take on defending champion France. Argentina will play Croatia.

North Carolina will not reopen the economy further as coronavirus cases rise and a higher percentage of COVID tests are coming back positive. In…