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The person in charge of improving the U.S. image abroad is not expecting it to get much better soon. Karen Hughes says her efforts are part of a "long-term program."

The 5-2 decision by the court comes in a closely watched case that tested the boundaries of applying human rights to animals.

Austin's school district holds events to celebrate LGBTQIA+ students every year. Attorney General Ken Paxton says, "when it comes to sex education, parents—not school districts—are in charge."

Illinois State University on Friday named its new men's basketball coach. Ryan Pedon has spent the last five seasons as an assistant at Ohio State. Before that, Pedon was at Butler and was an assistant coach at the University of Illinois.

The Affordable Care Act included a sales tax on medical devices that is supposed to help pay for the expansion of health insurance coverage. But the tax is being levied on some devices, such as ultrasound scanners, that are used to diagnose and treat animals instead of humans.

The agreement would increase wages by 30% for workers who are paid an average of $25,000 a year, SEIU Local 99 said. The contract still needs approval from the school district's Board of Education.

U.S. Army Special Operations Command and the FBI-Boston Division interrogated the wrong person during a training exercise on Tuesday: an airline pilot who was asleep at the time, per local media.

The L.A. Times is the latest in a string of media outlets to cut staff, citing economic headwinds. Leaders say 74 journalists will lose their jobs.

The Federal Reserve chose to leave interest rates unchanged Thursday. For the central bank even a decision to do nothing is a big deal, creating all sorts of winners (homebuyers) and losers (savers).

In a study of students at a Colorado university, attractiveness in women was linked to better grades. But the difference disappeared for online classes.