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While Democrats won control of the House, and Republicans expanded their majority in the Senate, a number of races remain too close to call.

Historian Elliott J. Gorn's new book revisits the 1955 death and public funeral of the African-American teen. Critic Maureen Corrigan says it's a timely story about the fragility of collective memory.

There may have been only a half dozen times all night when both sides of the aisle all stood and clapped in approval. One of those moments was when President Obama called for overhauling immigration.

The engine room fire, power outage and ensuing problems aboard the stricken Carnival Triumph are far from the first major issues aboard a cruise ship. With bigger ships and more passengers than ever, the companies' safety concerns have been magnified.

The city is desperately trying to repopulate tens of thousands of abandoned homes, auctioning them off online for as low as $1,000. But the cost of repairs often exceeds the value of the homes.

A genre-defining exhibition on view in Washington, D.C., says one thing about war: It's constant.

Most families have a tradition when everyone gathers. In the South, that tradition often involves a game of spades. And playing during the pandemic can help seniors stay sharp and mentally stimulated.

Cuomo's announcement followed a cascade of statements Friday morning from multiple Democratic members of the state's congressional delegation calling for his resignation.

Many schools in the U.S. already use a software tool to block certain websites. Now, they're implementing that same tool to prevent suicide — the second leading cause of death among youth.

President Biden will announce the U.S. is buying 500 million more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. That would bring the total promised U.S. vaccine donations to more than 1.1 billion.