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Farming is unpredictable. So many farmers count on complicated financial agreements to ensure they have a steady source of income. But one time, these futures markets led to two investors owning almost all of the onions in the Midwest. And the legacy of that wild tale helps us understand the essential intersection of farming and finance.

D.C. has struggled to roll out a streetcar line that uses both overheard wires and off-wire, battery power. In southern China, though, a new supercapacitor-powered tramline is already up and running.

New research finds that e-signatures can potentially make people behave in more dishonest ways.

A teacher and a student have died and three other people are seriously wounded in southern Sweden, after a masked man armed with a sword or knife attacked a school. The man was killed by police.

Ryan has asked for more work-life balance if he becomes the next speaker. If more men did that, it could make the U.S. workforce way, way more equal.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is testifying before the House Select Committee. You can watch live here.

Who were the women who worked against voting rights for women in the early 20th century? Some were involved in community and charity — but not electoral politics.

Women are afraid their husbands will walk out. They think, I'll die anyway, so what's the point of seeing a doctor. Or there may be no treatment within reach.

An economic blockade between the U.S. and Cuba didn't prevent jazz from traveling between the countries. But what if the dialogue could flow freely? The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra wanted to find out.

The commonwealth faces a budget shortfall of $28 billion over the next five years.