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The U.S. Supreme Court placed new restrictions on the scope of the jurisdiction the Clean Water Act has over wetlands, ruling in favor of Idaho landowners who had challenged the law.

Several centers for migrant children have opened in Texas. Authorities expect more children and families escaping violence from Central America to make their way north to the U.S. this coming year.

American police have been reluctant to use systems that can scan live video for the faces of "persons of interest." Amazon wants to change that with a cheaper, cloud-based version of the technology.

As the pace of vaccination picks up, so do reports of spoiled doses. In Tennessee, close to 5,000 doses have been lost, prompting more oversight from state and federal officials.

A national movement to ban plastic bags is gaining steam, but these restrictions may actually hurt the environment more than help it.

A suspect is now sought in the slaying of two police officers overnight in separate "ambush-style" shootings. David Greene speaks with Iowa Public Radio's Clay Masters.

"There's an obligation for authorities to show restraint" in their handling of people protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline, President Obama said in an interview with the news organization Now This.

The new tally of 66 people still missing represents a significant drop from a week earlier, when authorities said 385 remained unaccounted for. The confirmed death toll remains at 115.

Starting next week, states across the eastern half of the country, from Kansas to Connecticut, will return to above freezing temperatures and finally see some snow melt.

All of the top 10 books borrowed through the public library app Libby were written by women. And Kristin Hannah's The Women was the top checkout in many library systems around the country.