A ballroom at the White House could seat nearly a 1,000 guests for state dinners, but what to do while it's being built?

A student is considered chronically absent when they miss at least 10% of a school year. In most states, that means missing ...

The City of Nampa is offering three nights of “Nightmares in Nampa” guided walking tours highlighting “the infamous, the ...

An interview with Jill Lepore, celebrated historian and author of We the People. The book offers a totally new look at the ...

The U.S. Senate version of the Fix our Forests Act (FOFA) is advancing with strong bipartisan support. If signed, it would ...

For Alicia Spradley, it all started with a quick prayer. Spradley from Chicago had seen the news that federal food aid was ...

Melissa Ann Pinney's photographs capture everyday moments of adolescence inside Chicago Public Schools over the course of a seven-year artist residency.

While too much shouldn't be made out of off-year elections, the Nov. 4 election will be the first major electoral sign of the political mood and what voters think of the president.

President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the country's disputed election with more than 97% of the vote, according to official results announced Saturday, in a rare landslide victory in the region.

Not counting his golf outings in Virginia, President Trump spent all or part of 14 days outside of Washington, D.C. during the first 31 days of the shutdown.

Many economists and business leaders are raising alarms about falling birthrates. But advocates for lower human populations say a less crowded world will be happier and more sustainable.

The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with defendants who have cognitive disabilities. The office helps these people access ...