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All-Female Flight Crew From United Airlines Takes Delivery Of New Boeing 737

Even in this day and age, aviation is a male-dominated industry. But when Boeing delivered a new 737-900ER to United Airlines on Wednesday at King County…

Phil Forsyth, executive director of the Philadelphia Orchard Project, leads a fruit tree planting at Bartram's Garden in West Philadelphia.

Urban Food Forests Make Fruit Free For The Picking

Urban orchards are dropping everything from apples to avocados on Seattle, Bloomington, Ind., Boston and several other cities. Advocates say orchards can have longer lasting impact than gardens.

'Fast-Track' Trade Authority Wins Key Test Vote In Senate

Lawmakers voted 62-38 to limit debate on a bill that would grant the authority to President Obama, marking a big step toward a new trade pact with 11 Asia-Pacific nations.

Village chiefs, residents and government officials take to the streets to celebrate the Chienge district's accomplishment of bringing sanitation to every home.

A Toilet In Every Home: Zambians Celebrate Sanitation Milestone

Answering the call of nature in the open is all too common when families don't have other options. But now the country has its first zone that's free of open defecation.

Chew On This: The Science Of Great NYC Bagels (It's Not The Water)

Popular myth has long credited New York's soft water for the city's irresistibly crusty, chewy bagels. But the chemistry behind a superior bagel is more complicated.

Robert Gates, president of the Boy Scouts of America, warned that failure to make changes quickly could spell "the end of us as a national movement."

Head Of Boy Scouts Says Group's Ban On Gay Adults 'Unsustainable'

Robert Gates, a former CIA director and former defense secretary, told the organization, "We must deal with the world as it is, not as we might wish it to be."

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