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Parts of the Himalayas in India are seeing people leave for cities that offer more jobs. Those left behind feel forgotten as the government looks to use the land for resources for the growing cities.

The new documentary Agent of Happiness explores Bhutan's efforts to measure its own "gross national happiness." The film follows one not-especially-happy agent who gathers the data.

Tuesday’s debate between the current vice president and former president was a clear contrast from the June debate that forced President Biden from the race.

The country's nuclear safety agency raised the Fukushima Dai-ichi accident to a Level 5 out of 7, putting it on par with the Three Mile Island accident. Emergency workers struggled to cool overheated fuel rods at the plant, while Japanese officials admitted the quake and tsunami had overwhelmed the government and slowed its response to the nuclear problems.

The country's nuclear safety agency raised the Fukushima Dai-ichi accident to a Level 5 out of 7, putting it on par with the Three Mile Island accident. Emergency workers struggled to cool overheated fuel rods at the plant, while Japanese officials admitted the quake and tsunami had overwhelmed the government and slowed its response to the nuclear problems.

It's called parametric insurance, it offers protection for climate-related wage losses and it's gaining ground in India.

Helene made landfall late on Thursday in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 Hurricane. It weakened Friday morning to a tropical storm with sustained winds of 70 mph.

Biden is now the third president to pardon a relative, after Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. Here's a look at the commonplace — yet often controversial — presidential power.

From candidate swaps to assassination attempts, the final months of the campaign has been a whirlwind. Here's why the outcome is so consequential.

Research conducted at the height of the 2020 election reveals new details about how Facebook's algorithms handle political content. But it suggests there are no easy fixes to political polarization.