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A memo obtained by the Los Angeles Times reveals a controversial plan to put half of the city's public school kids in charter schools. Renee Montagne talks with Times education reporter Howard Blume.

The short documentary "Welcome to Aleppo" gives viewers a 360-degree view of the war-torn Syrian city.

Asylum-seekers frustrated by the Hungary closing its borders are looking for other routes into northern Europe. Thousands of migrants have now arrived in Croatia, where thousands of people pushed through police lines to get into the country.

As social conservatives gather in Washington, D.C., for the Values Voter summit, GOP leaders are struggling with a message that's gotten muddled. Can the party harness voters' populist rage?

Pope Francis spent his first day in Cuba celebrating mass at Havana's Revolution Plaza, visiting President Raul Castro and greeting Cuba's youth.

The U.N. refugee agency has received less than half the $4.5 billion needed to help Syrians who have fled to neighboring countries. As conditions worsen, many are opting to risk the journey to Europe.

A new report on world hunger says that the age of mass famines is behind us. That's the good news. Unfortunately, there's sad news, too.

Many families must sign a binding arbitration agreement when a loved one is admitted to a nursing home, pledging not to sue if something goes wrong. Proposed rules would ban that requirement.

The former Virginia senator decries the extremes to which both parties have moved and says he will consider running as an independent, where more people identify.

Kids in America's schools are eating more local food, although it makes up only a small part of the average meal. Advocates say local food doesn't have to cost more, but buying it does take more time.