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President Obama released his birth certificate today, after Real estate developer and reality TV show host Donald Trump attacked him publicly. Ari Melber of The Nation argues that Trump's calls are racist — and it's time for the media to pay attention.

Mexican officials said the arrest of Jose de Jesus Mendez Vargas, aka "The Monkey," has dealt a lethal blow to the La Familia cartel, which has terrorized western Mexico. Mendez is accused of moving tons of cocaine, methamphetamines and marijuana to the U.S.

In New York City, nearly 4,000 young people are homeless every night — and a good number of them identify as gay, bisexual or transgender. But there are only 250 beds for them, which angers some advocates.

The Supreme Court has upheld a Nevada rule barring state lawmakers from voting on or even debating matters in which they have a conflict of interest. The case was brought by a city councilman whose campaign manager was a paid consultant for a casino project that the councilman voted to approve.

More than half of the honey that Americans consume today is imported from abroad, but some say the industry is plagued by forgery and illicit products from Asia. Five of the biggest American honey retailers are now setting up a system that they hope will clear away suspicion that illegal Chinese honey has infiltrated the honey supply.

An odd, beautiful and persnickety citrus fruit has its big moment during the Jewish fall festival of Sukkot. But then what do you do with it?

The federal government is putting $100 million behind a simple idea: doubling the value of federal food benefits when people use them to buy fresh produce. This idea started small but became a hit.

Our story on the food safety risks posed by rinsing raw birds — a step advocated by many chefs and cookbooks — inflamed passions and prompted many questions. Here, we tackle some of your most frequently raised concerns.

Dynamite Hill is a section in Birmingham so nicknamed because Ku Klux Klan members regularly bombed its streets during the Civil Rights era. NAACP attorney Arthur Shores had a home in this middle-class African-American neighborhood.

An international team of disease detectives are in China to investigate an outbreak of a new strain of bird flu, H7N9. The biggest puzzle right now is where these infections are coming from, as testing poultry has turned up very few infected birds.