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Severe drought across the Four Corners is raising irrigation concerns for farmers, while high fertilizer prices and dry wheat fields add pressure nationwide.

The USDA's recent updates include the expansion of the grasslands Conservation Reserve, a pioneering bird flu vaccine trial, rising oxtail popularity, and a record agricultural trade deficit.

The policy that separated children from parents seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border spurred musicians to write new songs and transform some old ones — to haunting effect.

On average, preschool teachers are paid less than mail-order clerks, tree trimmers and pest control workers. And if they switched to teach kindergarten — in many states, their salaries would double.

Nations are gathering the first week of November to negotiate new climate change pledges. But a new report card from the United Nations says those pledges aren't enough to stop extreme climate change.

President Trump defended his administration's response to hurricane damage in Puerto Rico and said he was not preoccupied by his public feud with NFL players who kneel during the national anthem.

In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, President Trump voiced frustration with the attorney general's choice, and offered his thoughts on the investigation under Special Counsel Mueller.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration cannot deport Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.

When Erica Werner sings to her singing parrot, the term "songbirds" takes on a whole new meaning.

The versatile author says that, like queens, writers are born into their profession. In her new book, Critics, Monsters, Fanatics, and Other Literary Essays, she examines current and past literature.