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The state is grappling with the growing phenomenon of the "urban wildfire." That's when blazes that ignite in forests spread rapidly into recently built subdivisions and whole towns.

On Tuesday, the family of a woman found dead in a Texas jail cell after a traffic stop met privately with Waller County officials. The Texas Department of Public Safety released video of the stop.

Also: A transportation bill funding programs that will soon expire stalls in the Senate; the freeway bridge washed out in California will partially reopen; and parts of the oldest Koran are found.

Attempts to regulate chemicals in marijuana production often hit another problem: The plant's wide range of uses sets it apart from many traditional food crops.

There is a new essential read for anyone interested in human evolution. An important question in this debate has always been why did modern humans survive…

Though endocrinologists have been treating trans youths with hormones for about a decade, it's not clear how starting that process in adolescence affects health. A study aims to find out.

Journalist Jessica Grose, linguistics professor Penny Eckert and speech pathologist Susan Sankin discuss upspeak, vocal fry and why women's voices are changing — and whether or not that's a problem.

In a letter to state regulators, the Obama administration says rates shouldn't be allowed to go up as much as some insurers are proposing for plans sold to individuals on the health exchanges.

As the entire fast food industry is engaged in a nationwide debate over the minimum wage, Nigel Travis weighs in on that and more.

About a thousand firefighters are battling a blaze 10 miles east of Walla Walla, Washington. It's only about 5 percent contained.