Ferry workers in Scotland have gone on strike against privatization plans.

Women and children who fled central America to the US may be released from immigration prison.

Most terrorism in the US is right-wing; only a small fraction is Islamist.

Killing a Nation With Euphemisms: TPP-Eats-Medicare Edition.

California's drought has promoted wildfires, and makes it hard for firefighters to find water to drop.

Six regions around the world are hit by severe heat waves.