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In several California counties, new mental health courts open up in October. Officials hope to persuade people with psychosis to accept treatment. Critics say, it looks more like coercion.

Federal law requires most museums and other buildings to be accessible to people with disabilities. But access to what's actually inside is often still limited.

A freshman lawmaker has filed a bill that would let people suffering from serious illnesses treat them with marijuana.Representative Katie Edwards, a…

The editors of Saveur magazine compile their annual list of favorite restaurants, food, drink, people, places and things. Michele Norris speaks with Colman Andrews, the magazine's editor-in-chief about the list.

A year after a rain-soaked hillside collapsed and killed 10 people in the Southern California oceanside community of La Conchita, plenty of people are ready to buy homes there. And many residents who survived the deadly incident have stayed in their homes despite the looming danger of another major mudslide.

In eastern Sierra Leone, health officials have set up the world's largest treatment for the Ebola virus. Businesses in the area are suffering, and people are finding it difficult to earn a living.

For many people living in Taiwan, China’s claims on the island and its increasing pressure to unite with the mainland weigh heavily.

According to officials, the hurricane killed at least 33 people in Jamaica and resulted in billions of dollars in damage.

The plane crash killed at least 9 people and caused a massive fire in Lousiville’s industrial district.

First-person shooter games have become more cinematic and aesthetically pleasing over the years and dominate the video game industry. Stephen Totilo, editor in chief of online video game publication Kotaku, explains the appeal of point-and-shoot games.