Puerto Rico Struggles To Deliver Aid To Millions Of Stricken Americans
President Trump says he'll visit the island next week, planning a Tuesday trip to survey the damage in an area he says was "literally destroyed."
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Long After The Hurricanes Have Passed, Hard Work — And Hazards — Remain
During Harvey, Irma and Maria, rising floodwaters and high winds raised alarm. But afterward there are new risks — standing water, mold, mosquitoes, deadly heat. Despair can linger, too.
Most States Plan To Use Student Absences To Measure School Success
Under the new federal education law, states get a say in how they measure "student success or school quality." Many states plan to use chronic absence.
4 College Basketball Coaches Arrested In Bribery Case; Adidas Exec Also Named
The case exposes the "dark underbelly of college basketball," Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim of the Southern District of New York said.
Trump's Brand Is On The Line In Alabama Senate Race
Polls still show Sen. Luther Strange trailing Judge Roy Moore, with Trump unable to pull the appointed senator to a win. Trump allies say Moore is the true candidate who can "drain the swamp."
Muscadines May Be The Best Grapes You've Never Tasted
It's muscadine season, and for writer Tanya Ballard Brown, the smell and taste are a throwback to childhood. But for others who grew up outside the South, these thick-skinned grapes are a mystery.
Pat Tillman's Widow Pushes Back On Trump NFL Tweet
After the president retweeted a photo of the late NFL player-turned Army Ranger with the hashtags #StandForOurAnthem and #BoycottNFL, Marie Tillman said his service "should never be politicized."
Equifax Chief Steps Down After Massive Data Breach
The credit reporting agency said Chairman and CEO Richard Smith is retiring — just weeks after Equifax acknowledged that hackers had accessed the personal information of up to 143 million consumers.
Share Your Concerns: Which Global Crisis Keeps You Up At Night?
These days, it seems like everything bad is happening at once — hurricanes, earthquakes, famine and refugee crises. Share your biggest concerns.
Searching For A Fairer Way To Distribute Donor Livers
The nation's organ transplant network is considering changing how livers are distributed. The goal is to make the system fairer, but critics worry patients in poorer rural areas could lose out.