Supporters of North Carolina's "bathroom law" say it blocks sexual predators' access to victims. There's little evidence backing that, while research suggests transgender people face greater threats.

It's customer and staff complaints that did away with the model to start, but that's also what's bringing the tradition back to restaurants that've been experimenting with the policy to even out pay.

In the months after Donald Trump announced his bid for president, citizenship applications were up about 14.5 percent compared to the year before. Is the "Trump effect" pushing immigrants to naturalize?

For its latest anti-tobacco campaign, the FDA wants to harness hip-hop swagger to reach minority teens — who disproportionately suffer the consequences of smoking.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposes banning financial firms from forcing arbitration to avoid lawsuits. Financial industry officials object, saying the rule would lead to frivolous legal action.