A Michigan State University study, which observed 3,700 people washing their hands in public bathrooms, found that only one in 20 people wash well ...

Under the government’s new “Smart Snacks in Schools” guidelines, schools will no longer be allowed to stock vending machines or snack bars with treats ...

Dear The Onion, Please make your crosswords less racist. Stella Crawford, Galesburg, IL

With 14 Republicans joining Democrats, the Senate passed a sweeping immigration reform bill yesterday, which would provide a 13-year path to citizenship for the nation ...

Thirty-two items that belonged to Monica Lewinsky during her time as a White House intern will be auctioned online, including a floor-length black negligee, a ...

Convicted murderer Kimberly McCarthy was put to death by lethal injection last night, marking the 500th execution by the state of Texas since the death ...

According to newly released figures, home prices in the United States rose 12 percent from April 2012 to April 2013, the fastest rate of increase ...

The Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act by a vote of 5-4 today, with moderate justice Anthony Kennedy writing the majority opinion ...

After it was revealed last week that Paula Deen used racial slurs and made a number of racist jokes, the prominent pork company Smithfield Farms ...

Dear The Onion, I can still taste you on my lips. Missing you like crazy! Erica Leonard, Monterey, CA

President Obama announced a new effort to combat climate change today, saying he would use executive orders to help cities and states cope with extreme ...

Emerging from bankruptcy under new ownership, snack food company Hostess announced that its iconic Twinkies will return to store shelves on July 15 with packages ...

After fleeing Hong Kong, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden arrived in Moscow, where he is seeking asylum from the government of Ecuador, the same nation that ...

A report from the Mayo Clinic found that nearly 7 in 10 Americans take at least one prescription medication, and noted that antibiotics, antidepressants, and ...

In Monday’s issue, we misspelled “cucumber” as “konkowbar.” We regret the error.