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Many years ago, Chilean author Isabel Allende went to interview poet Pablo Neruda But instead of getting an interview, she got a lecture about how she was a terrible journalist.

The "maker" movement that has spread across the country over the last decade has taken hold in State College. Makers are focused on building and creating,…

MSNBC's Trymaine Lee was one of several African-American journalists who shared their stories of reporting on racially-charged violence with Code Switch's Gene Demby.

A young photographer has won a scholarship for his work documenting the lives of six families in Guangdong province who are struggling with mental illness.

Many immigration rights activists cringe at the term "alien." But decades ago, that word was embraced as a humane alternative to terms like "undesirable" and even "wetback."

Mei Xiang, the female giant panda at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., went into labor on Saturday and gave birth to a cub. Hours later, a second cub was born.

The number of people sleeping in New York's shelters has been slow to fall after hitting a record high of 59,000 last year. Advocates for the homeless say more New Yorkers are living on the streets.

The two sides held a 10-hour session at the truce village of Panmunjom on Saturday, and a further round of talks is viewed as encouraging. Even so, forces in both countries remain on high alert.

A massive explosion in Tianjin, China killed more than 100 people earlier this month. Correspondent Frank Langfitt says the country's corruption and a lack of accountability have endangered lives.

Deaths from heroin nearly tripled between 2010 and 2013, and demand for the drug isn't dropping. Towns across the U.S. are grappling with the deadly epidemic — including a once-idyllic town in Ohio.