The US Senate is getting a makeover. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has told the sergeant-at-arms to no longer enforce the body's informal dress code for senators on the chamber floor. This means, for example, that male senators will no longer be forced to wear suits.

Millions of students are returning for another school year marked by challenging teacher shortages, causing schools to double up classrooms, move courses online and employ what critics have labeled as underqualified teachers.

An overview of the media in France, as well as links to broadcasters and newspapers.

A new law will require less dependence on imported oil and gas and more use of renewable sources.

By Julie Steenhuysen and Michael Erman The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it is seeking

With toxic air quality in parts of North America likely to persist, here's what you can do to stay safe.

Ozempic, originally a medication for treating diabetes, is in high demand worldwide with celebrities and social media users touting it as a miracle drug for weight loss. Now the frenzy is sweeping through China, where being "wafer thin" is a prevailing beauty standard, leading to shortages in the country.

Two of the nation's most intractable problems might have the same solution -- if the idea was not so politically radioactive.