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Prisons are already understaffed, but employees there are considered essential and must work without pay as the federal government shutdown continues.

Researchers in the Pacific Northwest have found that elevated levels of carbon dioxide in the ocean could have a profound effect on salmon.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorities say they fired tear gas to deter about 150 Central American migrants from climbing over or under the U.S.-Mexico border fence into California.

The Trump administration has achieved remarkable success in confirming federal judges, while left-leaning groups are sounding alarms about diversity and other concerns.

Many Americans turn to crowdfunding to pay for medical care. But sometimes the money covers unproven treatments. Should crowdfunding companies be held accountable for spreading false hopes?

South Korea barred Kim Myong Song, a reporter for the Chosun Ilbo newspaper, from covering a meeting with North Korean officials. He believes they were concerned his presence could derail the talks.

Commentator Mike Pesca, host of the podcast The Gist and author of Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History, breaks down analogies politicians use to explain the war against ISIS.

Noel King talks to Matthew Goodman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about the implementation of the landmark trade deal once known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

A playwright draws on Iraqi refugees' experiences in a writers workshop to craft a work that translates the flight from war for American audiences.

Gunmen fatally shot the mayor of a town in Oaxaca state as he walked to city hall. It was the latest in a year of killings of public officials.