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The biggest source of climate-warming methane in the U.S. is animal agriculture. America's biggest cattle feedlot operator is funding new research, with motives beyond reducing greenhouse gases.

With a looming recession, the Federal Reserve has taken an unusually active roll in trying to prevent a total collapse. Ken Kuttner, a former Fed staff economist, discusses the role the Fed is playing in the current economic turmoil.

The Federal Reserve has tried another step to calm financial markets. It cut a key lending rate in a coordinated move with other central banks. Is the action enough to move markets higher, and stop the global financial crisis?

Over the past week, members of Congress have been shouted down and booed at town hall meetings around the country, but President Obama got a far different reaction Tuesday when he came to talk health care in coastal New Hampshire. The loud debate over the issue took place outside the president's forum.

News of Ted Stevens' indictment for allegedly failing to disclose services he received from a private company drew mixed reactions from his Senate colleagues. The Alaska senator, who faces seven felony counts, has allies on both sides of the aisle and has declared his innocence.

The off-Broadway play Every Brilliant Thing tackles its dark subject through audience participation and comedy. Both critics and audience members have described it as incredibly moving.

Some 30,000 troops from 20-plus nations took part in Europe's biggest military exercise since the Soviet Union collapsed. It was meant to send a message to Russia, but critics warn it could backfire.

Despite outrage over gene editing in China that affected the birth of twins, research is underway in the U.S. to assess the safety and effectiveness of CRISPR tools to edit genes in human embryos.

Arizona's Republican-led legislature is advancing a package of bills targeting migrants, including measures allowing ranchers to shoot border crossers. The governor is expected to veto most of them.

Both Republicans and Democrats see Wisconsin as a must-win state in the race to the White House. Democrats say they've learned lessons from 2016 and don't want to repeat that loss again.