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Mac Callaham of the USDA Forest Service tells us how a flatworm may have gotten itself stuck in the packaging of a supermarket cucumber.

As the baby boomer generation ages and people live longer, a new trend has emerged from the growing population of older adults. Elder abuse affects…

New workplace health rules in California would go beyond existing safety standards by requiring private health care facilities to develop specific plans to mitigate risks of violence against workers.

Disney, Google and others are said to be considering buying Twitter. It's got baggage — lackluster ad sales, abusive trolling — but also millions of users. What if Twitter focused on a public mission?

Los Angeles has a new strategy for policing the homeless: one guided by compassion. It's rolling out a new team of officers dedicated to "helping" rather than "dealing with" homeless people. They're acting more like social workers than cops.

As meal kits gain market share, craft cocktail subscription boxes have followed. The kits allow tipplers to explore new drinks and small brands without splashing out for a big bottle of booze.

The comic book adaptation Kingsman: The Secret Service has Colin Firth as a natty spy who only gets nasty when he absolutely must.

Even with vacancies, most Seattle shelters don't let families stay right away. A system designed to alleviate homelessness has resulted in a bottleneck that leaves families on the streets for longer.

Unauthorized immigrants who entered the U.S. as children and have lived here since 2010 now wait to see what will happen to programs that were designed to temporarily protect them from deportation.

A global health student from Seattle went to the tiny country to study maternal health. But she also learned how to be more friendly to her neighbors.