United States House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) has introduced legislation that would gut the Endangered Species... Read Story ...

Columbia University's interim president is returning to lead the university's Irving Medical Center, Columbia University said in a statement on Friday. Listen to Story Claire Shipman appointed Acting ...

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Columbia’s interim president was reportedly pushed by the Trump administration to publicly double down on her commitment to enforcing a mask ban and other policy changes following reports she ...

Columbia University has agreed to implement changes for $400 million in funding Columbia University has given in to the Trump administration's demands, agreeing to implement significant changes in ...

The Trump administration's deadline to Columbia University to make changes is set for the end of the day Thursday. If Columbia doesn't make the changes requested by the Trump administration ...

Mountain pygmy possum gets 'bogong biscuit' out of a feeding container made from mesh and pipes in a Kosciusko National Park boulder field. Photo shows New Year's Weather: Dark grey storm clouds ...

By Troy Closson It was an obscure, 44-word demand toward the end of the Trump administration’s ultimatum to Columbia University this month ordering a dramatic overhaul of admissions and ...

Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia student who helped lead last year’s pro-Palestinian demonstrations, was detained by the Department of Homeland Security in March. Photo: Jeenah Moon/Reuters Columbia ...