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Lehman Brothers shares are down amid reports the Treasury Department won't come to its rescue. Treasury and Fed officials are reportedly helping Lehman find a white knight, but it's not clear yet whether Lehman will be kept intact or sold in pieces.

A creator of anti-terror software says the re-uploading of the New Zealand mosque shootings video on Facebook is "absolutely inexcusable" because "we have the technology to stop it."

The nation's poverty rate rose last year to 15.1 percent, the highest level in 17 years, according to new data from the Census Bureau. The agency's latest poverty report, released Tuesday, shows that the median income dropped last year by more than 2 percent to about $49,445.

The nation's poverty rate rose last year to 15.1 percent, the highest level in 17 years, according to new data from the Census Bureau. The agency's latest poverty report, released Tuesday, shows that the median income dropped last year by more than 2 percent to about $49,445.

A judge has potentially killed the fake elector case in Nevada with a ruling that state prosecutors chose the wrong venue to file the case. The state attorney general says he will appeal.

Earlier this year, Isaacman became the first private citizen to conduct a spacewalk. But his longstanding ties with Elon Musk's company SpaceX raise possible conflicts of interest.

A study of cells from 84 brains finds that Alzheimer's has two distinct phases, and that one type of neuron is especially vulnerable.

In the U.S. the aluminum and steel tariffs that the Trump administration proposed are starting to be felt in Alabama, the third largest state for auto exports. State officials are raising concerns about the tariffs, and that could put Alabama at odds with the president.

The Federal Reserve moved aggressively Wednesday to start cutting interest rates as easing inflation fears gives way to concern about the job market.

The former NFL player served in the first Trump administration, promoting investment in distressed neighborhoods. Turner has said HUD is "failing at its most basic mission."

France to ban smoking at beaches, parks and outside schools from July 1st to protect children.

Some of Harvard's sports teams could be wiped out by a Trump administration decision that would make the school with the nation's largest athletic program ineligible for international student visas.

The Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index shows that GLP-1 weight loss drugs are having an effect: The U.S. obesity rate is at 37%, down from 39.9%.

Banning chokeholds and disclosing police disciplinary records are among the legislation being pushed through the Democratic-led statehouse.

The Legal Accountability Project complaint, which has not been previously reported, states that it is based on conversations with multiple former law clerks.

A new study finds that for the first time in 25 years, median in-person worship attendance at U.S. congregations has increased. But researchers caution that post-pandemic recovery is uneven.

Months after NPR reported on the Pentagon's efforts to sever ties with Scouting America, efforts to maintain the partnership have new momentum

John Pierce is defending more people charged in the U.S. Capitol riot than any other lawyer. His past had already raised concerns. And an unexpected absence from court only led to more questions.

As a member of Congress, she passed a bill to hold the executive branch accountable for persistent violent crime in Native communities. Now she's a Cabinet secretary, but she's saying little about it.

For the first time, a majority of Americans are not church members, according to a recent poll. That could have long-term consequences for Republicans, long affiliated with more religious voters.