Teachers are making surprise visits to students who are struggling with online learning
Three Texas teachers heard giggles as they insistently knocked on the front door of their student's home.
For the first time, girls were eligible to be Eagle Scouts -- and nearly 1,000 earned the elite rank
Valerie Johnston knew she wanted to be a Boy Scout since she was 6. That's when she started attending meetings with her brother. When she turned 8, she got special permission to get an official uniform, and she joined the …
Task force on Capitol security released final report Monday
The task force established to review security at the US Capitol released its final report Monday, which calls for sweeping changes to improve US Capitol Police's emergency response and multiple security enhancements around the Capitol complex.
Fact check: Prisoners also got relief checks from the pandemic bills Trump signed and Cotton voted for
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, a Republican, is attacking Democrats for passing a pandemic relief bill that will send money to prisoners.
A proposed Kentucky bill would make it a crime to insult or taunt a police officer
Kentucky state lawmakers have advanced a bill that would make it a crime to insult or taunt a law enforcement officer in a way that could provoke a violent response.
House likely to vote Wednesday on Biden's Covid relief bill
The House of Representatives now appears to be on track for a final vote Wednesday on President Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan.
White and Black Americans are divided over George Floyd's death and whether race relations have improved, poll finds
White and Black Americans' perceptions of race relations and the circumstances around George Floyd's death remain split, a new poll has found.
A search for biological relatives leads an adopted woman to the FBI's most wanted list
Kathy Gillcrist knew she was adopted, but what she didn't know is that a search for her birth parents would lead her to the FBI's most wanted list.
Record warmth and severe storms to impact the US this week
The start of spring is nearly two weeks away, but some areas of the US will feel more like summer this week.
The US pandemic at one year: Looking back at the week everything changed, and looking forward
This week's news coverage of the coronavirus will toggle between retrospectives about the one-year anniversary of the pandemic and forward-looking reports about vaccines and variants. I have compiled what some news outlets are doing to mark the moment, but first, …
'Pop-up Sanford' aims to give residents a community center again
Building back Sanford. That’s what one small group of people are trying to achieve this year. The community is working to line the streets with vendors and it’s all part of a bigger picture.
Stocks (mostly) rally as Wall Street cheers Biden's stimulus package
Wall Street was in rally mode Monday -- for the most part. Tech stocks and other momentum darlings -- the so-called FAANG stocks -- weren't invited to the party.
Despite 'inappropriate behavior,' UEFA clears officials of alleged racist abuse during Champions League game
UEFA announced on Monday that Romanian fourth official Sebastian Colţescu and assistant referee Octavian Sovre have been cleared of racism and other discriminatory conduct during December's Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir in Paris.
Kathryn Hahn wants more Agatha Harkness in her future
Kathryn Hahn says she's thrilled she got to play "WandaVision" villain Agatha Harkness, but says she never saw the role coming.
Here's how close the US is to a possible Covid-19 surge, expert warns
The coronavirus pandemic appears to be in decline, but the US is actually in the "eye of the hurricane" right now, according to a leading epidemiologist.

