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A Senate Judiciary subcommittee dropped "human rights" and "civil rights" from its name last month, sparking some controversy. But does the congressional name game even matter?

Two counties remain under a state of emergency after a train carrying oil derailed on Monday. Dozens of residents around Armstrong Creek evacuated after several rail cars caught fire next to a river.

Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman called the system a "relic of another time," and said prosecutors have been unable to shake a perception that they are not objectively presenting cases to grand juries.

A New Mexico legislator is trying to help inmates sign up for Medicaid around the state. Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino says his bill, Senate Bill 42, could help…

Conventional wisdom is that income inequality has gotten worse in the years since the financial crisis, but new research by a George Washington University professor says that's not what the data show.

The Canadian canine is only the second beagle to win, following her great-uncle Uno in 2008.

Preventing homegrown terrorism is the focus of meetings at the White House this week. Experts say more than 20,000 foreign fighters have traveled to Syria to sign up with the so-called Islamic State.

A number of parents have made news in recent months for letting children walk or play outside on their own. But laws on when kids are allowed to be by themselves are vague.

New psychological research explores a phenomenon known as the entourage effect. We hear why people like to create their own entourages.

In Nova Scotia, Gerald Whitman crashed his car in a blizzard. Charlie Parker was shoveling snow, and at first thought he saw a seal. He found Whitman face down and brought him inside to wait for help.