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The former fourth grade teacher, principal and state education commissioner will take the reins at the U.S. Department of Education as the fight intensifies over school reopening.

Videos appear to show security forces using live ammunition, which Iran's government has denied. The demonstrations erupted after Iran acknowledged that it accidentally shot down a passenger plane.

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds: American views of impeachment are divided and unchanged. Also, ex-Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders lead the Democratic presidential contest.

The U.S. journalist decried the accusation as an "obvious attempt to attack a free press in retaliation for the revelations we reported." A judge will decide whether the case moves forward.

The Post announces more than a dozen new jobs involving race and the Times says it will devise a strategy to better hire, develop, support and promote people, particularly people of color.

William Barr has directed that riot teams be dispatched to Washington, D.C., and Miami to assist local authorities in responding to protests there.

A medical examiner ruled this week the black man's death in police custody was a homicide, and the officers were placed on leave. But the Washington city's top politician says that's not enough.

While supporters are declaring victory over New York’s new higher minimum wage for fast food workers, the action, by a state wage board, highlights a…

The American Library Association awarded its top medals to Dan Santat's tale of an imaginary friend on a mission and Kwame Alexander's story of basketball-playing twins.

A Pennsylvania lawmaker wants to fine people who don't clean snow off their cars before getting on the road. Other states have similar laws. But for trucks, clearing the snow poses its own hazard.