A new technology along the lines of green roofs, called edible walls, grows vegetables, fruits and herbs on the outside walls of urban buildings.

DNA testing has led more men to discover that their children are not biologically theirs. Families are upended, and so is the law.

A tour by American Jews looking at potential real estate investments at an apartment complex in a Palestinian neighborhood has stirred up a heated, if expected, debate.

Algeria bested its rival, Egypt, to earn a spot in South Africa while Greece, Slovenia, Portugal and France advance to the World Cup from Europe. Uruguay and Costa Rica play tonight.

As President Hamid Karzai begins a new term, even supporters want him to replace his more corrupt allies.

The head of the Health and Human Services department cautions that a panel's recommendations on mammograms don't dictate federal policy and won't change federal coverage.

Iran’s foreign minister said his government would not ship its low enriched uranium out of the country. But Iran has sent mixed signals on the nuclear issue.

About one million laid-off workers will see their benefits end in January unless federally paid extensions are renewed.

President Obama acknowledged for the first time that his administration would miss a self-imposed deadline.

The Senate majority leader prepares to unveil a health care bill.

Burned-out lights in a large sign at Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens left an unintended message.

Jacob Selechnik amassed an empire of more than 7,000 apartments. After selling many of them recently, he says he is poised to go bargain hunting.

The unannounced visit amounted to a stern pep talk to exhort President Hamid Karzai to do a better job of addressing corruption.

The Cafesjian Center for the Arts is a mad work of architectural megalomania and one of the most spectacular museum buildings in ages.

Federal policy on who should get breast cancer screening has not changed, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday.

The Earth’s oceans have recently grown less efficient at sopping up carbon dioxide from fuel emissions, new research suggests.

Construction of new homes plunged as builders waited to see whether a tax credit for buyers would be extended, the government reported on Wednesday.

The American-flag ship seized by pirates in April repelled the attack; a captain was killed in a separate incident.

The sheer size of the airline industry’s emissions makes it hard to judge the effectiveness of carbon offset programs.

A program in Philadelphia has enabled hundreds of troubled borrowers to retain their homes.