CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their mother ship behind on Thursday and headed down the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage to the solar system's smallest an...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, first lady Jill Biden, Oprah Winfrey and a slew of celebrities, writers and social justice activists are lauding Gloria Steinem as a revolutionary and inspir...

NEW YORK (AP) — Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became the most visible symbol of the U.S. women’s movement and remained a fierce and eloquent advocate for equality for six deca...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Beginning on Day One, House Democrats plan to "hold the crooks accountable.” That's the promise House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has made, previewing an ambitious agenda with...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said Thursday that an inflation report next week will largely determine whether he supports an interest rate hike later this month or not....

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that would strip private schools and colleges of their tax-exempt status if they provide targeted help to students based on their rac...

Gains in big technology stocks and easing bond yields helped lift Wall Street on Thursday even as oil prices ticked higher amid an escalation in the U.S. war with Iran. The S&P 500 was up 1.1%. The Do...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire investor Leon Black refused to appear for a sworn deposition before Congress on Thursday and instead sued the House Oversight Committee, asking a federal court to block s...

BOSTON (AP) — A Justice Department lawyer representing the U.S. Postal Service on Thursday could not tell a federal judge whether a new system to regulate mail ballots at President Donald Trump's dire...

Durango! For those who can – or think they can – sing, here’s your chance to audition for a spot on “American Idol.” The long-running singing competition on ABC that launched the careers of performers...