Gun rights groups had a sought a hold on the ban, which went into effect on Tuesday. The court denied the second such appeal, allowing the ban to proceed while challenges move through the courts.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development says Facebook allowed advertisers to use their platform to unlawfully discriminate by restricting which users can see housing ads.

The U.S. economy grew more slowly at the end of 2018 than initially thought. “GDP growth is slowing from unsustainable rates,” one economist says. The slowdown is expected to continue this year.

Ruth Wilson stars in the PBS drama based on the story of her own grandmother, who discovered, after 22 years of marriage, that her spy-turned-author husband may have been married to someone else.

Female mosquitoes searching for a meal of blood detect people partly by using a special olfactory receptor to home in on our sweat. The finding could lead to new approaches for better repellents.

Wow Air surprised its passengers Thursday, saying it’s going out of business and ceasing operations. Travelers are scrambling to book other tickets — and wondering about refunds.

At least one person was seen falling from the building, as a large crowd on the street watched people try to climb down using ropes or cables.

Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida’s Panhandle was hit by Hurricane Michael in October. Then Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska was inundated by flooding this month.

“It’s great advice to tell people to use a crosswalk, but that’s not very useful if the crosswalk doesn’t exist,” says Tom Ellington of the Pedestrian Safety Review Board in Macon, Ga.

Nearly half of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are women. And the men who are running are having to answer questions about gender in a way they’ve never had to before.

Forty years ago, the U.S. nuclear industry suffered its worst nuclear accident. Today, the remaining reactor at Three Mile Island is slated to close because of cheaper competition from natural gas.

Walmart, GM, Google, Johnson & Johnson and other corporations are forming a trade organization to promote the interests of renewable energy buyers.

The verdict represents the second time a jury has decided in favor of a multimillion-dollar damage award after concluding that Roundup caused cancer.

The Trump administration’s plan to force some Medicaid recipients to work to maintain benefits took another hit Wednesday when a U.S. district judge blocked such work rules in Kentucky and Arkansas.

President Trump’s pick for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board is drawing mounting criticism from economists of all stripes. Moore says he has the right experience, but critics fault his track record.

Fair warning: There are questions we just can’t answer at this point. But there are also plenty we can. Here’s an attempt to explain the charges against the Empire actor — and the move to drop them.

The company says such content is linked to white supremacy and organized hate groups. Users who search for terms related to white supremacy will be directed to an anti-hate site.

In an interview with WBEZ, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx explains why her office suddenly dropped charges against the actor.

A flood of migrant families and children arriving at the Southern border is straining the U.S. immigration system. Authorities say daily apprehensions are at the highest levels in over a decade.

Members of May’s own party had urged her step aside — a move that would clear the way for a new Conservative leader to steer through the next phases of the U.K.’s departure from the EU.

A lot has happened in roughly two months — from the Empire actor’s initial police report in Chicago to prosecutors’ decision to drop the charges against him. Here’s a brief history of the key dates.

The suit alleges that the channel continued to employ two storm chasers, ignoring their alleged history of reckless driving. A crash eventually killed both storm chasers and the plaintiff’s son.

New Delhi says it destroyed one of its own satellites in orbit, making India only the fourth country to test such a weapon.

The Trump administration’s decision to fight for total repeal of the Affordable Care Act in court sent shock waves across Congress, where lawmakers were caught off guard by the renewed repeal effort.

Author Claire Harman writes that one reason François Benjamin Courvoisier gave for why he murdered his boss Lord William Russell in 1840 was that he wanted to model himself on a book character.

The New York State Supreme Court dismissed most of the fallen music director’s claims against the Metropolitan Opera and its general manager, Peter Gelb. Even so, both sides are claiming victory.

In the late ’70s, Ranking Roger left punk rock to join The Beat — later known as The English Beat. His presence helped it become one of the most unforgettable bands of the ’80s.

Rockland County declared a state of emergency after more than 150 people contracted the virus in recent months.

Meng Hongwei’s case drew international headlines last fall after one of the world’s top law enforcement officials suddenly lost contact with his family during a trip from France to China.

The U.S. has delivered powerful blows to al-Qaida and ISIS. So what should the U.S. do now to combat terror? NPR’s Greg Myre went inside the National Counterterrorism Center to ask that question.

What if we just pulled names out of a hat to find out who gets into America’s top colleges? K-12 lottery systems might give us an idea about what would happen.