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A year after the midair collision near Washington, D.C., families of the victims are pushing for action on aviation safety, including crash-avoidance technology. And they're digging in for a fight.

Banning smartphones in schools is one of those rare policies that Republicans and Democrats seem to agree on but it hasn’t always been a popular idea — so what’s changed?

The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady as it faces inflationary pressure from the war with Iran — and a weakening labor market.

Gains made in Gaza ceasefire slide as Trump's attention turns to Iran war and Israel tightens its siege

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday that he said will protect Illinois residents from “junk science” undermining evidence-based vaccine regulations at the federal level.

Though doctors and advocates have helped speed up access to the antiviral pills – of which the U.S. has enough to treat 1.7 million people – health providers are few and forms are still required.

Could Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab have had help getting on board the flight from Amsterdam to Detroit? According to two American passengers on flight 253, an older man accompanied the young Nigerian to a counter before boarding. One of those passengers, Kurt Haskell of Taylor, Mich., shares what he saw.

With the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to become the first woman governor of New York state.

The FDA heavily restricted mifepristone — a drug that ends early pregnancies — when it approved it 19 years ago. A former FDA commissioner asks whether the current restrictions should be revisited.

No neighborhood was hit worse in Katrina than New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward and it's been one of the slowest areas to rebound. There's still an effort to attract new residents and businesses there.