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What do a strong latte, a drop in barometric pressure, and soybeans have in common? Neurologist Dr. David Buchholz believes they're all triggers for migraines. And he doesn't believe heavy-duty pain medications are the answer.

The U.S. and E.U. have called a truce in a long-running trade dispute involving rivals Boeing and Airbus. The fight sparked turbulence for unrelated products like Scotch whisky and Spanish olive oil.

There's a big market sending U.S. wood pellets to Europe to burn as clean energy. But critics say they're not climate-friendly, and their production poses a health hazard for low-income communities.

Nesmith rose to fame as one of the Pre-Fab Four — but he had a long and influential career after the Monkees. He helped invent the format that became MTV, and produced the cult film Repo Man.

Robert Siegel talks with Thomas Lasorda, President and CEO of the Chrysler Group. Lasorda, along with his colleagues at Ford and General Motors, will soon meet with President Bush in Washington. Lasorda talks about the state of business at Chrysler and how he envisions the company's future with oil prices remaining at record levels.

Fred Friendly's Speech at Quonset Point Naval Air Station in 1941

Can technological innovation offer solutions to gun fatalities in the absence of major policy reform? Gun safety innovators are developing "smart guns" that unlock only for their registered users.

Chile is part of a South American region known as the "lithium triangle," where miners are trying to meet skyrocketing demand for the material.

About 7,500 people in the town of Weed and several nearby communities in Northern California were under evacuation orders.

Millions of working Americans are seeing their work productivity compromised by long COVID. Now, both workers and doctors are speaking out about what COVID long-haulers need to stay in the workforce.

Rumors of the impending demise of NECCO have sparked a renewed interest in the company's products — especially its famous, eponymous, chalky wafers that some people love to hate.

A suit has been filed against the maker of Skittles over titanium dioxide, a color additive that has been on the market for decades but which has been banned in food by European authorities.

Expanding solar energy and integrating the power grid more closely with surrounding states could help prevent blackouts like the ones across the Carolinas on Christmas Eve, according to a new study by environmental and renewable energy groups.

After much research and consideration, the Pantone Color Institute has revealed the color of the year for 2023. It calls Viva Magenta "an unconventional shade for an unconventional time."

If you think that African countries have nothing to contribute to the global food supply, Ndidi Nwuneli would like you to think about what you eat daily.

About 2,100 athletes compete for four universities in Mecklenburg County, and much of what they eat, when they wake up, what they wear to practice, and when they exercise is decided by somebody else. But they’re 17 months into a new world of endorsement deals allowed by the NCAA, and now they get to tell their own story.

The Chelsea Milling Co. is known as the manufacturer of Jiffy baking mixes: for muffins, cakes, biscuits and more. Here's how the family-owned manufacturer has managed to thrive for generations.

The drug war was in full swing in the '80s, and cocaine was practically everywhere. But use of the drug has fallen by almost half since 2006, and production is also down significantly. How did the U.S. kick the habit? Experts say cocaine has lost its luster — oh and policy may have made a difference, too.

The side salad has undergone an evolution in mainstream America, from the simple heavily dressed chunk of lettuce, to vibrant kitchen-sink medleys. Now, in many areas, a bounty of local, seasonal ingredients is at our fingertips, helping to elevate the side salad to star status.

Almost all keyboards made since the early 1990s are, frankly, no good. A tiny group of writers and hackers know better. They use vintage IBM keyboards. Ugly, built like tanks, and, most importantly, with a spring under each key, and which clicks when you press it.