Thalia Beaty

The Zika virus, a mosquito-born illness, has been correlated with severe birth defects. 

Saudi Aramco, the largest energy company in the world based on the size of its oil reserves, may float shares of its business.

A new law in Denmark would allow the search and seizure of valuable assets from asylum seekers. The government says the income will help pay for the burden of caring for these refugees.

A new documentary, "Salam Neighbor," looks at how Syrians are making a living in the Zaatari refugee camp and surrounding areas.

Scientists warn that the regulation of America's drinking water has lagged since the Clean Water Act was passed in 1972. 

Pension giant TIAA-CREF has been accused of buying agricultural land that was essentially stolen from local communities in Brazil. The company responds directly for the first time here.

The titanosaurus—the largest dinosaur to ever walk the planet—is getting a second life at the American Natural History Museum in New York.

The U.S. Supreme Court has invalidated a Florida death penalty law that gives judges—not juries—a large role in deciding the fate of inmates involved in capital punishment cases.

Hundreds of teachers in Detroit public schools called in sick yesterday to protest what they say are deplorable conditions in the school system. 

Attacks by a group of men, some of whom were asylum seekers, on women in Cologne, Germany, highlights concerns about how best to integrate predominantly-male refugees into Europe.

Some El Salvadorians fleeing gang violence are now being deported from the United States.

After 16 years, Congressman Steve Israel is retiring from politics. He says he simply couldn't make another phone call for money. 

Turkish forces have begun an assault on Kurdish forces in the country's southeast, trapping civilians in the fighting.

Fragments from a Quran in a university in the United Kingdom may be the oldest ever. 

How should we view the standoff between ranchers and federal agencies in Oregon? 

A record 1.1 million people filed asylum claims in Germany in 2015, testing the country's political - and bureaucratic - capabilities. 

In 2016, fourteen states are increasing their minimum wage. But for many workers, it'll still be difficult to get by on the minimum wage, even after these increases.

More than 70 years after the end of World War II, Japan and South Korea have reached an agreement about a bitter piece of shared history.

Presidential candidates are squeezing in yet another trip to Iowa before the upcoming caucuses. 

With U.S. air support, Iraqi forces are poised to take Ramadi back from ISIS, but civilians may not trust the Shiite-led government much more.