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County jails that send inmates far away to serve short-term sentences can be a cost-saver to local governments. But it could have major consequences when prisoners are released.

Next year could be a make-or-break moment for efforts to ensure Iran can't acquire a nuclear weapon. But experts said the same about 2014. Instead, two deadlines came and went with no progress.

One year has passed since bombs rocked the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The city honored victims of the tragedy Tuesday with a tribute, including speeches from three of the victims themselves.

Until a few weeks ago, no one took Rabbi Shmuley Boteach's campaign for Congress seriously — not even the Republican National Committee. But then a superPAC created to support Boteach received $500,000 from billionaire Sheldon Adelson. Now, the RNC believes the ultra-Orthodox rabbi might have a shot.

Samar Minallah Khan makes documentaries about the Pakistani custom of handing over a daughter to settle a score. Her films have persuaded the government to ban the practice.

Some trucking companies are having trouble finding enough interstate drivers. They say cutting the minimum driving age from 21 to 18 is a fix, but critics worry such a move would be a safety disaster.

In his final State of the Union address, Obama painted a portrait of a country very much in its prime instead of one in decline. He defended his policies but also expressed one regret.

A lawsuit in California argues that the homes of Black families are being under-valued by appraisal companies. Plaintiffs say this is a form of redlining, an old practice of housing discrimination.

The Biden administration will release 50 million barrels of oil from the country's strategic petroleum reserve to lower gas prices for Americans as the holiday traveling season kicks off.

A decade after China's global infrastructure program started, the U.S., G7 countries and private capital will invest in clean energy, technology and other projects in developing countries.