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As the movie Oppenheimer plays in theaters across the country, families affected by fallout from atomic testing in New Mexico are pushing Congress for compensation.

A new book recommends simplifying community college pathways to help more students graduate.

Ownership of The Baltimore Sun is shifting from a global hedge fund known for cost-cutting to a local TV owner known for supporting conservative causes.

More than 200 historical sites in Illinois have been identified as a part of the Underground Railroad in the state, according to an exploratory task force.

The two groups' current leadership admitted 16 instances of illegal activity in a consent decree and will pay a $300,000 fine, the largest in state history, according to the commission.

All sorts of people coming and going this week — out of Chicago, out of college, but not to the U.S.

When Derrick Barnes began writing children's books 15 years ago, he didn't see Black kids — boys in particular — depicted in positive, affirming ways. His latest book is called I Am Every Good Thing.

Three days after disgraced doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison, Michigan's Attorney General Bill Schuette said "no individual" at the school was "off limits" in the probe.

The State Department says it's troubled by Israel's decision to expedite settlement construction in the occupied West Bank, and calls for de-escalation after a deadly Israeli-Palestinian battle there.

Merck agrees to pay nearly $5 billion to settle lawsuits from consumers contending the painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks and strokes. The safety problems of Vioxx and the withdrawal of Vioxx from the market was a watershed event in regulating prescription drugs in the U.S.