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  • Angry protesters demonstrate in front of the Icelandic Parliament in March. Voters rejected a plan that would have forced the country to pay for the losses of savers in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
    What's The Deal With Iceland?
    Ash from an Icelandic volcano is causing big and costly disruptions in Europe but, so far, it's nothing compared with the havoc caused by the country's economic eruption a year and a half ago. How can a remote island in the North Atlantic, with only about 320,000 people, be the source of so much damage?
  • Angry protesters demonstrate in front of the Icelandic Parliament in March. Voters rejected a plan that would have forced the country to pay for the losses of savers in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
    What's The Deal With Iceland?
    Ash from an Icelandic volcano is causing big and costly disruptions in Europe but, so far, it's nothing compared with the havoc caused by the country's economic eruption a year and a half ago. How can a remote island in the North Atlantic, with only about 320,000 people, be the source of so much damage?
  • A shopper fills her cart in a grocery store in Los Angeles. Inflation has made the cost of groceries jump, but some prices have started to level off.
    The economy is a trouble spot for Biden despite strong signs. Here's why
    Despite job growth, low unemployment and record spending, Americans are in a sour mood about the economy — and that could spell trouble for President Biden's reelection chances.
  • Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks on Capitol Hill about the Hire Heroes Act, which gives tax breaks to businesses that hire unemployed veterans. Vets that have served since 2001 face a higher unemployment rate than the population overall.
    Recent Veterans Find Higher Jobless Rates On Return
    The unemployment rate for vets who have served since September 2001 is higher than the overall U.S. rate. Though veteran unemployment was the subject of a recently passed bill, one veterans advocate says he worries that as Americans grow weary of hearing about war, Congress will also stop paying attention.
  • Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at Cleveland Avenue Baptist Church in Kansas City, Mo., on Nov. 6, 2012.
    Census: Black Voting Rate Topped Rate For Whites In 2012
    New details from a Census survey shows just how much more diverse the American electorate is becoming, with political implications still to come.
  • After serving almost 11 years in federal prison for bank robbery, Shon Hopwood is a law student at the University of Washington. He's landed a prestigious law clerk's position with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
    The Incredible Case Of The Bank Robber Who's Now A Law Clerk
    Shon Hopwood was in prison for more than a decade. There, the bank robber became a jailhouse lawyer who got a fellow prisoner's case heard before the Supreme Court. Now a law student, he'll be a clerk at one of the nation's most prestigious courts. The judge who put him in prison is stunned.
  • The Paris Olympics medals will have pieces of the Eiffel Tower
    A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the Paris Games and Paralympics.
  • Republican lawmakers look to be recognized on the floor of the Ohio House at a session on February 7, 2024
    Ohio House passes appropriations bill, to protest of some GOP lawmakers
    Ohio House lawmakers from both parties voted 75-19 to pass a nearly $2 billion package of appropriations for a slew of regional and local projects Wednesday.
  • Chemical companies and water utilities have sued the EPA after it issued rules limiting some PFAs, or "forever chemicals" that are linked to human health risks.
    The EPA's new limits on PFAS in drinking water face legal challenges
    Chemical companies and water utilities are challenging the EPA’s recent rule putting limits on six PFAS chemicals in drinking water.
  • Sabrina Carpenter’s ascent is complete — this week, she scored her first No. 1 hit.
    Sabrina Carpenter scores her first No. 1 single with 'Please Please Please'
    The pop star caught the top spot while her other single, “Espresso,” is still holding strong at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Meanwhile: yes, Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department is still No. 1 over on the Billboard 200 albums chart — we’re at week nine and counting.
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