Teacher charged with assault after video shows her dragging boy with autism through a Kentucky school
A teacher has been charged with assault after a video showed her dragging a 9-year-old boy with autism through the halls of a Kentucky school.
After three years of decline, carbon emissions rose sharply in the US in 2018
After three years of decline, climate-change-causing carbon emissions rose sharply in the United States last year, according to new research.
Thousands of Los Angeles teachers are about to go on strike. What will happen to 600,000 students?
The country's second-biggest school district could see a mass exodus of teachers Thursday when the Los Angeles teachers' union goes on strike.
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Mourns Passing of Executive Director Larry Temple
With deep sadness, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) announces the passing of its Executive Director Larry Temple, who died Saturday morning at the age of 66. Mr. Temple faithfully served the state of Texas for over two decades, from 1997 …
All 4 living ex-presidents indicate Trump's claim that 'some of' them agree with him about the wall isn't true
President Donald Trump said Friday that a former president had commended him for his commitment to securing funds to build a wall along the nation's southern border.
How Trump could raid the Pentagon to pay for the border wall
More than two weeks into the government shutdown, President Donald Trump is considering declaring a national emergency along the southern border as a way to pay for his border wall.
How Mike Pence tried (and failed) to explain away another Trump fabrication
Vice President Mike Pence is pretty familiar by now with cleaning up messes created by President Donald Trump's tendency to say things that have zero factual basis. And yet he doesn't appear to be getting any better at it.
Senate Democrats considering blocking all legislation that doesn't reopen the government
Senate Democrats will try to block action on a Syria sanctions bill when it comes up for a vote Tuesday, an effort to keep the focus on the government shutdown.
How the shutdown could affect the January jobs report
Regardless of how well the American economy is doing, the January jobs report might be ugly.
Celebs celebrate Cyntoia Brown clemency decision
Hollywood rallied around Cyntoia Brown's case and now many celebs are celebrating the decision to grant her clemency.
Pence misleadingly claims nearly 4,000 terrorists caught trying to enter US
Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday misleadingly claimed that nearly 4,000 "known or suspected terrorists" were caught trying to enter the US as he made the Trump administration's push for a southern border wall.
SUV crashes into house, leaving young couple homeless
A young mid-Michigan couple is without a home after a driver smashes into it. This was their very first home.They moved into the house in August.
Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords to help introduce gun background check legislation
Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords will return to Capitol Hill this week to help Democrats, who now control the House, introduce a bill requiring background checks on private transactions related to gun sales.
There are fewer gig jobs than you think. Economists walk back study that showed huge increase
It was one of the most striking findings of 2016: The share of workers in "alternative" work arrangements, such as Uber drivers and other independent contractors, had risen dramatically over the previous decade.
Saudi teenager who fled her family allowed to stay in Thailand for now
A Saudi teenager who flew to Thailand to escape her family in Kuwait will be allowed to stay in the country for now, Thai officials said Monday.

