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Civil rights groups have been calling on Biden to make his incoming administration more diverse.

There had not been any federal executions for 17 years before they resumed over the summer.

Lloyd Austin, a retired four-star Army general, will be announced as Biden's pick to lead the Pentagon. If confirmed, Austin will be the first African American to lead the department.

The honor is in recognition of 15-year-old Gitanjali Rao's commitment to creating scientific solutions — which includes a tool that detects lead in water.

Democratic strategist Bill Press and Republican strategist Alice Stewart discuss President-elect Joe Biden's transition and Trump's tempestuous exit from the White House.

Mr. Pidge's sound has been described as a blend of funk, future-soul, and dream R&B. We like all of that. Their band rolled through the Lonesome Rose ready to rock, masked up and safely distant.

A synthetic version of the psychedelic drug ibogaine appears to relieve depression and addiction without producing hallucinations or other dangerous side effects — at least in rodents.

The corporate consulting giant issued a rare apology for its behind-the-scenes work with Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin. One senator called McKinsey's behavior "abhorrent."

Brittany Barnett works on behalf of people serving harsh sentences as a result of the war on drugs. Nine of her clients have been granted clemency. Her new memoir is A Knock at Midnight.

Though U.S. cities were some of the hardest hit by COVID-19, architect and city planner Vishaan Chakrabarti says they are the most resilient and least isolating.