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In a unanimous vote, the 5th Circuit ruled that the law, considered one of the toughest in the country, discriminated against minority voters.

Seventy years ago, an atomic bomb wiped a city off the map. The committee that picked the target knew the destruction would be awful, but hoped it could end the war and stop future use of such bombs.

For decades, virtuoso violinist Roman Totenberg played his prized Stradivarius around the world. Then one day in 1980 it was snatched. Gone. But in June, the FBI called his daughter with news.

Male humpback whales create "songs" together, scientists say. Katy Payne was the first to hear the shifts in pitch and pattern in the collective calls as complex music — haunting, evolving tunes.

Two authors argue that teachers should embrace controversial issues to help students learn the political process. But, they say, context is key.

Ahead of Thursday's debates, some presidential hopefuls posted videos asking their rivals some tough — and not so tough — questions.

As a police officer is tried for manslaughter in the death of an unarmed black man, is Charlotte's reputation for progress on race on trial, too?

Military and rescue teams are searching for survivors from the boat, which was initially estimated to have 600 people aboard.

Confused about which polls to trust and which not to? Here's how to be smart when you read the latest facts and figures.

We talked to some young people in struggling Brownsville, Brooklyn, to learn how they're spending this long, hot summer.