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The world's fastest growing religion is...

9 years 7 months ago
Islam is the world's fastest growing religion - and not just in Muslim majority nations: 10% of all Europeans are projected to be members of the Muslim faith by 2050, according to a recent Pew Research Center study.

Experts mistook this masterpiece for a copy

9 years 7 months ago
The painting is dated 1789, the year of the French Revolution. But the subject -- horses in a landscape -- and the painter, George Stubbs of Liverpool, celebrated as one of the greatest of horse painters -- could hardly be more quintessentially English.

Are stem cell therapies for macular degeneration safe?

9 years 7 months ago
As we grow older, a common disease called macular degeneration can threaten our eyesight. An experimental stem cell treatment proved effective at halting this disease with no serious side effects up to a year later, a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine found. It is the first treatment using personalized, genetically identical cells derived from the patient.

Rescuing the arts from the budget chopping block

9 years 7 months ago
What if there was one activity that could guarantee your kids would do better in school and cope well with life's challenges? And what if this same activity helped them grow up to be lifelong learners, have more success in their chosen career, earn a higher salary and have more fulfilling relationships? What if it even made them more likely to volunteer, be philanthropic, vote -- and ultimately, live longer, healthier, happier lives?

House intel chairman: No evidence of wiretapping claim

9 years 7 months ago
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said Wednesday that neither him nor the ranking Democrat on the committee have seen any evidence that then-President Barack Obama wiretapped Donald Trump last year, and want the Justice Department to respond to their requests from information by March 20.

Despite big talk, Trump makes modest border wall ask

9 years 7 months ago
The White House is releasing its budget proposal Thursday with just $1.5 billion immediately earmarked for the President's oft-promised Southern border wall with Mexico -- a reflection of the fact that the administration doesn't yet know what it wants the wall to look like, the budget director said.

What Trump could learn from Andrew Jackson

9 years 7 months ago
When President Donald Trump lays a wreath Wednesday at Andrew Jackson's grave in Nashville, he'll be paying homage to a president whose mantle as a populist hero he is trying to wear. Does he deserve the honor?
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