The lawsuits were brought by more than 100 women who say they were abused or mistreated at a now-shuttered federal prison in California that was known as the "rape club" because of rampant staff-on-inmate sexual misconduct.
Acting Secretary Julie Su has led the Labor Department for nearly two years, despite never getting a Senate confirmation vote. With time running out, her staunchest supporters haven't given up.
Congressional leaders released a stop-gap spending bill to fund the government until March 14 but Republicans, including President-elect Trump, are objecting to additional spending in the bill.
Watson, 55, and the now-defunct company were found guilty last summer of charges including wire fraud conspiracy. He has denied the allegations and plans to appeal.
As sports betting has spread across the U.S., college athletes have increasingly faced harassment from bettors. A federal ban on wagers that concern individual performances could help, the NCAA says.
The American swimmer Gretchen Walsh had a historic performance this weekend. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Braden Keith, the Editor-in-Chief and a co-founder/co-owner of SwimSwam.com, about this moment.
Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democrat who joined the Republican party this year, is facing an uphill battle to win Senate confirmation as country's top intel chief.
A New York grand jury has indicted the man accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Luigi Mangione faces murder charges for allegedly gunning Thompson down in a targeted attack.
It wasn't until this week that Congress passed a law making the bald eagle the official U.S. bird. And one man spearheaded the effort to get this done.