Jim Obergefell, plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized gay marriage in all 50 states, reflects on the decision 10 years later and the LGBTQ community's current civil rights fight.

Eric Johnson's husband Dennis Hopkins was given a 50% chance of surviving lung cancer. During one hospital stay they met their unsung hero, a nurse named Sherry.

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted on the flu vaccine, raising concerns about a rarely used preservative. Medical groups worry this will "sow distrust" in vaccines.

We totally get it, Pedro.

Argentine pianist and composer Lalo Schifrin, best known for his scores for Mission: Impossible and more than 200 other films and TV shows, including Bullitt, Mannix and Cool Hand Luke, has died.

Millions could lose health insurance as the Trump administration and GOP-controlled Congress weigh major changes to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid. "The effects could be catastrophic," one policy analyst predicts.

Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders are looking for clues about the money — and the future of FEMA itself.

AI-generated videos of fighting between Iran and Israel went viral, and people asked chatbots if they were real. "What we're seeing is AI mediating the experience of warfare," said one researcher.

Spending time outside in scorching weather can put you at risk of heat stroke or exhaustion. Here's what to watch out for and how to stay safe.

The Trump administration wants to allow a cutoff date for housing subsidies. The plan is deeply controversial, but Delaware offers a potential model for success.

Homeland Security improperly detained a Congressional staffer, Trump reposts claim that Biden was executed in 2020, Ukraine launched a major attack without telling Trump, and pardons become lucrative

The administration is quietly putting America’s children at risk by cutting funds and manpower for investigating child abuse, enforcing child support payments, providing child care and much more.

ALT: a cake with peeps on it and the words happy easter to my peeps below it

A Herald-Leader investigation reveals the 30-bed Mayfield Youth Development Center in Graves County had serious problems, from sexual trysts among employees to organized fights among detainees, that l...

States and local districts have until April 24 to sign a letter to the U.S. Department of Education saying it has eliminated all DEI programs.

Mindless slashing at NSF won’t just harm the scientific enterprise today—it will damage discovery and innovation for years to come.

A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.

‘Good chance’ of agreement, says JD Vance – but sources say his concerns over Britain’s hate speech laws ‘are still a red line’

El Salvador refuses to return Abrego Garcia and Trump refuses to facilitate his return, Marjorie Taylor Greene made a lot of money because of Trump's tariffs pause, and Trump defies another order

Some 370 autoworkers in Kokomo, Indiana, were among the first laid off because of Trump’s tariffs. But many in this formerly booming manufacturing town are optimistic about a rebound.

Autumn Bushman’s death is one of a growing number of suicides among children ages 8 to 12, experts say.

Severe storms continued to pound parts of the South and Midwest, as a punishing and slow-moving storm system unleashed life-threatening flash floods and powerful tornadoes from Mississippi to Kentucky...

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is expected to take aim at the Department of Homeland Security in the coming days, seeking potentially major cuts to personnel across its agencies, incl...

Stock futures are currently plummeting as Wall Street braces for a possible major stock market crash, Trump Advisor Peter Navarro and Elon Musk are publicly fighting, and alarm bells go off in the IRS

Here’s your evening news rundown—but first, a quick thank you.

Among the thousands of groups affected by the sudden cessation of funds are state arts councils, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, educators and media outlets in all 50 states.

Special education laws and the U.S. Department of Education have evolved together over nearly five decades. Now, the Trump administration seems to want to separate the two.

Severe storms are predicted to impact large areas of the United States through the weekend.

The announcement comes after lawmakers voiced concern about whether top national security officials discussed classified information on Signal about a military strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Federal health agencies have to slash their spending by more than a third, on top of the 10,000-person staffing cuts.

Israel says it ended the two-month ceasefire when it launched Tuesday's airstrikes in Gaza which killed more than 400 people and injured hundreds more.

More than 130 people in west Texas and New Mexico have been sickened by measles. The outbreak started in a county with a vaccination rate around 80%.

While some agencies have resisted efforts by Elon Musk’s team to access confidential records, HUD has opened the door. The potential harm to privacy could be significant.