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The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would take up an appeal from the NCAA defending its rules that impose certain restrictions on paying college athletes.

It's been 10 years since President Obama moved to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Joseph Patton was discharged from the the Navy for befriending gay men, before openly gay Americans could serve.

President Trump has signed a massive COVID-19 relief and omnibus spending package, deputy press secretary Judd Deere said Sunday night on Twitter.

Security forces in Myanmar reportedly shot and killed nine anti-junta protesters on Friday, bringing the number killed in six weeks of post-coup unrest in the Southeast Asian country to well over 200.

The Massachusetts senator has already carried out sensitive diplomatic efforts on behalf of President Obama, with a strong focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan in recent years.

GM, Ford and Chrysler are turning their focus to selling luxury cars — something they haven't succeeded at in decades. They're hoping that success in the competitive but lucrative luxury sector will signal that the U.S. auto industry's comeback is complete.

The Internet is forever — and so are texts, tweets and Facebook updates — but a startup has big ambitions to bring privacy and impermanence to online communication. The company, called Wickr, lets users decide how long a message lives.

When he was just 10 years old, Shankar began performing in Europe and the US with his family's Indian dance troupe. But at age 18, Shankar gave up all the glitter to study with a guru who taught him the sitar. He became a master, and introduced the West to his country's music.

Bipartisan support in the Illinois Senate helped pass legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants to get driver's licenses. But critics say granting driving rights to people in the country illegally is putting the cart before the horse.

Audie Cornish talks to Carrie Johnson about the identity of the gunman in the Newton, Conn., school shooting.