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With wildfires raging across the Pacific Northwest, festival organizers must frequently assess the air quality for the safety of the audience and performers. Six shows have been canceled so far.

Some people say they hope to see more women in political office. Tania Lombrozo takes a look at a study on whether or not these people are more likely to vote for female candidates — and vice versa.

The star of The Wire and Treme remembers fleeing the storm — and returning to devastation. As his community coped with "post-traumatic stress," he says, Treme "became a group therapy in New Orleans."

We hear a lot about the cost of college getting out of control. The fact is, on many college campuses, the cost of room and board is actually more than the cost of tuition.

More than 14 million tourists visited the island nation last year. Many came for the food. It's all part of the Singapore government's master plan to make culinary enticements a key lure for tourists.

Craig Stephen Hicks, who turned himself in, was charged with first-degree murder. The police chief said the department would investigate whether the crime was "hate-motivated."

Whether you appoint a postmortem account manager or opt for "virtual immortality," new online tools help us navigate how we will preserve our digital footprint after death.

From 3,000-year-old peat bogs to 19th-century Brazil to modern foodies, the love of Irish butter has spread far. The secret to Ireland's deliciously rich, creamy butter is in its rolling green hills.

Daniel Genis, son of Soviet emigre writer Alexander Genis, served 10 years for armed robbery. The crimes fueled his heroin addiction. "It was so obvious I didn't fit in," he says.

The lesson of many past campaigns is that while money is an essential test of viability in the early stages of a campaign, it is no guarantee of electability.