The House of Representatives will vote Tuesday on legislation that would criminalize abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, with exceptions for instances where the life of the mother is at risk and in cases involving rape or incest.

The 2017 Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded to Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne for their work in detecting gravitational waves. The three American scientists "made decisive contributions to the LIGO detector," an observatory instrument …

A day after the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history, authorities are learning more about the shooter who fired into a crowd of thousands during a country music festival from a Las Vegas hotel suite.

At some point Thursday, Stephen Paddock checked into the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. He'd driven 80 miles from his home in Mesquite, on the Nevada-Arizona border, for ... what, exactly, no one knew.

The worst events often bring out the best in people, like those who stood in line for hours in Las Vegas to give blood. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

The White House is illuminated in pink in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Sunday, October 1, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by D, Myles Cullen)

Jackson Lee: “This Disaster Recover Center will serve the critical needs of residents impacted by Hurricane Harvey, seeking to recover from the catastrophe and get their lives back on track.”

Wonderful things happen when a community works toward a common goal, something Houston knows well after Hurricane Harvey. In the face of this hardship, UNCF is as determined as ever to continue its work of helping young people attend college.

Congresswoman Jackson Lee: “This is a tragic and horrific attack on innocent people. My condolences and prayers go out to the victims and all those affected by this appalling act of violence.

Sonny Melton, a registered nurse, was among those shot and killed in the mass shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday night, according to his place of employment, Henry County Medical Center in Paris, Tennessee.

The Rose @ The Ensemble will once again fill theatre seats with Houstonians passionate about saving the lives of African American women.

We are heartbroken over the tragedy that took place at the Route 91 Harvest festival. To think that anyone would want to inflict harm on a gathering of music lovers is beyond our comprehension.

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, amid the fallout of the massacre in Las Vegas, turned the political spotlight on a gun bill that's currently making its way through the House.

- Celebrities offered sympathy and support for Las Vegas after the massacre that left at least 50 people dead.

A full-strength Supreme Court will take the bench Monday for what could be the most consequential term in decades, as the ideologically split justices consider cases as diverse as religious liberty, immigration, cell phone privacy, voting rights and possibly the …