Energy consulting group IHS reports that exporting American crude would boost domestic production and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs. Expect this issue to feature in this year’s midterm elections.

The VA scandal points to a systemic problem in U.S. health care: there are not enough care providers to meet patients’ demand. Shinseki’s resignation, and tinkering with how the VA operates, won’t cure what ails us.

From natural resources to infrastructure to national and international security and beyond, China and Russia have begun a new era of cooperation.

To meet EU greenhouse gas targets, countries in Europe have encouraged the roll-out of new fleets of diesel-powered vehicles. These cars may get better gas mileage, but they’re also polluting the air with harmful nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter.

A friendly reminder for our readers who may be counting on a state pension: Assurances from city and state officials that these obligations will be met should be taken with a gargantuan brick of salt.

Americans are finally having more kids, bringing a happy end to the “baby recession.” But we’re still well below the replacement rate.

Just days after Vladimir said that he would respect the outcome of Ukraine’s election, pro-Russian forces shot down a helicopter in Donetsk, killing 12.

New research out of Germany finds a correlation between high frequency pornography watching and small brain size. This is just the latest of growing body of research raising troubling questions about the effects of pornography.

China and Vietnam’s battle over the South China Sea heralds seismic developments in East Asian geopolitics.

Obama is slowly edging into a more interventionist stance in Syria, which includes a plan to arm moderate rebels. Hopefully this move represents a well thought out strategy, rather than a PR move intended to silence his interventionist critics.