The Department of Homeland Security is expanding its detention facilities in response to an influx of migrants from Central America arriving at the southern border.

The Census Bureau is planning to send workers to personally visit every household in Paradise, Calif.; Mexico Beach, Fla.; and Puerto Rico, which are still recovering from wildfire and hurricanes.

Two members of the pioneering Mexican rock band’s crew were beaten and briefly kidnapped on Thursday on a highway in Mexico. Its instruments and gear were also stolen.

Teachers are using a game called Mystery Skype to teach geography and connect with classes around the country and world.

The social media platform said it was banning the high-profile individuals for engaging in hate. Jones called it an “authoritarian” move.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is centering his presidential campaign on combating climate change. On Friday, he rolled out his plan to shift the country to carbon-free energy.

Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig talks about Father of the Bride, the band’s first album in six years, along with all the changes that time has brought.

The Department of Education is expanding a fix to its troubled TEACH Grant program, giving millions of dollars of grant money back to public school teachers working in the country’s neediest schools.

The average deductible for employer-sponsored health insurance has quadrupled in the last 12 years. A Los Angeles Times investigation finds even insured workers are going without needed medical care.

Employers added far more jobs than expected in April — another sign the U.S. economy is chugging along as the expansion nears the 10-year mark. The unemployment rate was the lowest since 1969.

A soldier visiting the active volcano on the Big Island hopped a guardrail and fell in when the ground collapsed. Airlifted out of the crater, he is in stable condition.

Scientists collected freshwater shrimp at 15 locations in Suffolk. Shrimp from all of the sites were found to have detectable amounts of cocaine, and many had other drugs or pesticides.

López had escaped house arrest after two years and has been living at the Spanish embassy in Caracas. President Nicolás Maduro’s military forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators

The WikiLeaks founder said he did not wish to surrender himself “for doing journalism that has won many awards and protected many people.” The extradition case could take many months, the judge said.

The roster includes many of the stars who are familiar from previous high-profile international competition, along with a number of younger players. The tournament kicks off June 7 in Paris.

Ethical concerns aside, the genetic ingredients for human traits are so complex that editing a few embryonic genes is unlikely to have much effect — or achieve the fantasy of enhancing humans.

Pugh, a Democrat, is being investigated for an alleged “self-dealing” scheme in which she sold thousands of copies of a self-published children’s book series to entities with business before the city.

The federal government accused John Kapoor, the founder of Insys Therapeutics, and his co-defendants of running a nationwide bribery scheme that contributed to the opioid crisis.

The quarantined ship is reportedly owned and operated by the Church of Scientology. Some 300 passengers and crew are aboard.

The Trump campaign adviser and conservative pundit who came under criticism from lawmakers and economists has withdrawn his name from consideration to serve on the Federal Reserve Board.

It will be up to districts whether they want to allow teachers to be armed. Critics of the bill said it could make classrooms more dangerous to students.

The rule strengthens protections for health care providers who are unwilling to provide services like abortions. Critics say it could put women’s health in danger.

“We were appalled and disgusted by the content of these minutes, which led us to question our affiliation with an organization,” current members of Phi Psi said in a statement Tuesday night.

The House speaker commented after Attorney General William Barr refused to testify at a House Judiciary Committee hearing about the Mueller report.

The Spanish museum that purchased the artwork didn’t know it was stolen. Under Spanish law, it belongs to the museum, the judge said.

U.S. border agents improperly look for broad evidence of crimes when they search international travelers’ phones and laptops without probable cause, civil rights groups argue.

Mind Fixers, by historian Anne Harrington, takes a hard look at the ways the marketing of a new pill to treat a mental disorder can change the way the condition is defined and treated.

To help meet its ambitious climate goals, California is paying farmers to grow cover crops. The aim is to promote healthier soil that can absorb more carbon from the atmosphere.

The $10 bill is purple, contains polymers, and is vertically oriented. It features the first image of a Canadian woman on the country’s currency.