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Math anxiety is much like other fears, say scientists who scanned the brains of third-graders. One-on-one tutoring soothed the fear circuit in anxious kids' brains and improved performance, too.

A new report emphasizes significant progress in cutting the number of deaths of children before age 5. But in some parts of the world, the rate is still depressingly high.

A research group at Syracuse University has determined that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is decreasing its practice of asking local police to hold detained immigrants.

About 40 percent of U.S. Catholics are foreign-born or the children of immigrants. The change is having profound effects, from reviving dying parishes to shifting the church's geographical center.

The mayor said the settlement avoids "continuing anxiety and distraction." She said city attorneys felt going to court would ultimately prove more costly to the tax payers.

The maker of sporting apparel and gear announced that it had entered into a plan to reduce its debt by more than $500 million.

Eight people who received growth hormone treatments made from human brains died decades later from a rare disease. Some also had brain damage similar to that seen in Alzheimer's, autopsies reveal.

The founder of the computer security firm and former fugitive says, "We are losing privacy at an alarming rate — we have none left."

Republicans say they want to examine Planned Parenthood's "horrific practices," after surreptitious video recordings showed officials discussing fetal tissue. The organization denies any wrongdoing.

The actor, writer and director took to Facebook to announce that he is indeed alive, after Variety mistakenly published his obituary.