Doug Belkin covers higher education and national news out of the Chicago bureau of The Wall Street Journal.

The median sales price in the Hamptons has already broken records this year, partly thanks to a strengthening middle market.

From warnings not to leave the country to guidance on how to complete degrees, U.S. universities are advising foreign ...

Sounds like a bright idea. Scientists have received approval to soon test whether “dimming” the light from the sun will ...

Today’s Connections threw in a little bit of everything — culinary cues, comic book nostalgia, idiomatic expressions, and ...

A growing number of Republican-led states are taking aim at driver's licenses issued by other states to people in the U.S.

Four large banners rise high above people's heads at the March to End Fossil Fuels in New York, New York. Credit - John B ...

Premiums generated by non-admitted insurers that comprise the U.S. surplus lines market continue to increase, underscoring ...

The City of Watervliet has announced a new design for the military banner program. The new banners cost $175 for a new first time banner and $125 for a replacement.

The 100th meridian marks a dividing line between moist climates to the east and arid climates to the west. Climatologists now ...

Two men from New York City were arraigned in Albany County Court Monday on drug and gun possession charges. According to the Albany County District Attorney’s Office, both men pleaded not ...