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Immigration authorities encountered migrants more than 212,000 times at the border in July, the highest in 20 years — including nearly 19,000 unaccompanied children, the most ever in a single month.

The Judge Rotenberg Center in Massachusetts will continue to be the only school, hospital or residential facility in the U.S. allowed to use electric shock as a therapy for its students with cognitive and emotional disabilities.

When a congressman asked Alexander Vindman why he wasn’t afraid to blow the whistle on former President Trump, he said: "Because this is America. This is the country I’ve served and defended and here, right matters.”

U.S. colleges are counting on high COVID-19 vaccination rates to keep their campuses safe this fall. Many are offering flashy prizes to encourage students and faculty to get their shots.

If you, like many people, are getting through the dragging months of the pandemic by being Very Online, you'll find poet Leigh Stein's new book is a perfect encapsulation of that experience.

No census has been perfect. COVID-19, Trump officials' interference and the Census Bureau's new privacy protections have raised concerns about the reliability of demographic data from the 2020 count.

Consumer prices rose 5.4% in the 12 months ending in July, matching the highest rate of inflation in nearly 13 years. The cost of rent, food and gasoline continues to climb.

Demonstrators gathered at the Iowa Capitol Wednesday to urge Gov. Kim Reynolds to rescind the state’s ban on mask mandates. They wanted schools to have the option to mandate masks.

"Where [Gary] Maynard went, fires started. Not just once, but over and over again," the government said in a court memorandum.

Only 23% of those pregnant in the U.S. have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, statistics show. And with the delta variant surging, those who are unvaccinated are especially vulnerable.