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This October, the Senate Judiciary Committee has, for the first time ever, held judicial nomination hearings during a recess of the Senate — over the objections of the minority party.

Harris County, Texas, took a giant step toward representation this month when it sat 19 black women judges to the bench.

About 400,000 federal workers are called "excepted" and are required to work without pay. They sued for an injunction that would end that requirement, but the judge said no.

Former Cuyahoga County Auditor Frank Russo has been granted a reduced sentence from 22 years to 14 years in federal prison. The 69-year-old has been beset by physical ailments including heart disease and diabetes. He’s had three heart operations since being incarcerated in late 2012. Russo, wearing an oxygen tube, appeared in court Thursday by video conference from a Massachusetts prison.

The runoff is between Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle — two African-American female candidates. The winner will succeed Mayor Rahm Emanuel who decided not to seek a third term.

President Trump's longtime fixer Michael Cohen transformed from a loyal servant to one of his harshest accusers. On Capitol Hill Wednesday, Cohen put Trump in the middle of several controversies.

Patrick Radden Keefe's new book begins with the 1972 disappearance of a 38-year-old widowed mother in Belfast, then spins into an epic account of Northern Ireland's bloody sectarian conflict.

Mitchell Tendler, a 93-year-old WWII vet, died recently. According to his son, one of his last statements was about the special counsel: "'I'm not going to see the Mueller report, am I?'"

As Pope Francis grapples with a growing scandal, an accused bishop has resigned in West Virginia and a new study has emerged documenting the scale of clerical abuse in Germany.

There are five swift water rescue teams working the area, assisted by the Cajun Navy volunteer rescue group.