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Joe Biden and his son, the late Beau Biden, embrace at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. Beau Biden delivered the keynote address that year. He died seven years later from brain cancer.

'Promise Me': Joe Biden On Loss, Grief And Recovery

The former vice president is out with a book that recounts in heart-wrenching detail his son Beau's diagnosis and death from brain cancer — and his deliberations about running for president.

Staff Sgt. Ronald Sherwood practices a maneuver on Sgt. 1st Class Darwin Scriber at the U.S. Army Combatives School at Fort Benning, Ga. The school trains instructors who will teach recruits hand-to-hand combat. Most of the student instructors have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Before Reaching War Zones, Troops Risk Concussions

Thousands of U.S. troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have suffered traumatic brain injuries. Now the military is trying to determine how many soldiers suffer concussions in exercises like hand-to-hand combat training before they ever reach a war zone.

News brief: Masking rollbacks, Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Peter Navarro subpoenaed

More Democratic-led states pull back their masking requirements. Natural gas plays a big role in the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Jan. 6 panel subpoenas former Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro.

Teachers rallied at the Statehouse in Indianapolis in 2011 to protest Gov. Mitch Daniels' attempts to curb collective bargaining, implement merit pay and create a voucher system that would send taxpayer money to private schools.

The Promise And Peril Of School Vouchers

Indiana's private school voucher program is the largest of its kind in the U.S. Whether it's "social justice" or "an assault" on public schools depends on whom you ask.

Mitt Romney and his wife Ann celebrate their victory in the Illinois GOP primary in Schaumburg, Ill.

The Land Of Lincoln Turns Out To Be Romney Country

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has won the Republican presidential primary in Illinois. Romney congratulated his Republican opponents, but quickly pivoted to attack President Obama in the president's home base.

What Countries Are Doing To Tackle Climate Change

Key portions of the Kyoto Protocol are set to expire at the end of 2012. But many of the world's major greenhouse gas emitters have already set national targets to reduce emissions, and they're forging their own initiatives to meet those goals.

Voter ID Laws A Concern In Indian Country

The National Congress of American Indians, the oldest and largest group representing American Indians and Alaska Natives, wraps up its annual convention Friday. The group tackled concerns over Voter ID laws and how to foster a responsible relationship with the government. Guest host Celeste Headlee talks with Jacqueline Pata, who heads the group.

Civil defense workers carrying the body of a civilian retrieved from the rubble of a house destroyed in airstrike. They've collected almost 1,500 bodies so far in west Mosul – many of them women and children – and are still finding casualties.

More Civilians Than ISIS Fighters Are Believed Killed In Mosul Battle

A morgue in Mosul, Iraq, documented more than 5,000 civilians killed during the battle to free the city from ISIS — likely more than the number of ISIS fighters that died.

Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders announces his presidential bid on April 30, 2015, on Capitol Hill in front of media members and a small group of onlookers.

8 Key Moments That Helped Define Bernie Sanders' Presidential Runs

Though the Vermont senator did not emerge as the Democratic nominee in either of his two bids, his campaigns have reshaped the party's politics and policy in significant ways.

Students work on computers in Henderson, Nev. Several states including Utah and Ohio use automated grading on student essays written as part of standardized tests.

More States Opting To 'Robo-Grade' Student Essays By Computer

Developers say they understand why teachers would be skeptical. But, they insist, computers already drive cars and detect cancer, so they can certainly handle grading students' essays.

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