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The Affordable Care Act took money from the rich to help pay for health insurance for the poor. The repeal bill passed by House Republicans would do the opposite.

GOP Health Care Bill Would Cut About $765 Billion In Taxes Over 10 Years

The Affordable Care Act was funded with a patchwork of taxes — mostly but not exclusively on the wealthy — which would be undone by the Republican repeal-and-replace bill.

Only 50 percent of kids born in the 1980s are earning more than their parents did at the same age, according to a new study that puts most of the blame on the narrow distribution of economic gains.

U.S. Kids Far Less Likely To Out-Earn Their Parents, As Inequality Grows

"It's basically a coin flip as to whether you'll do better than your parents," a Stanford economist says.

Hou Yifan of China stands beside a scoreboard following her win in a "blinfold" chess tournament at the Beijing 2012 World Mind Games in Beijing.

In Just 5 Moves, Grandmaster Loses And Leaves Chess World Aghast

The "Queen of Chess" gave away her final match at a major festival to make a point. And it left befuddled chess watchers wondering — in the words of one announcer — "What. Is. Going. On??"

BP Agrees To Fork Over Nearly $19B For Role In Gulf Oil Spill

The oil giant BP has reached an $18.7 billion settlement with Gulf states and the federal government over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico — the worst in U.S. history.

Very Old Firewood Tells A Tale Of Flammable Forests

A photographer from Wenatchee, Washington, has made a revealing discovery at the scene of a remote and long-abandoned fire lookout: a pile of very old...

The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at the lobby of the Original Headquarters Building at the CIA headquarters in McLean, Va.

Donald Trump Is About To Start Getting Intelligence Briefings

When it's obvious who the nominees will be, presidential candidates get intelligence briefings. That's about to start.

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