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The Southwest Key Casa Padre Facility, formerly a Walmart, stands in Brownsville, southern Texas, in June 2018. The facility cares for migrant children.

Third Child Dies In U.S. Government Custody Since December

The 16-year-old Guatemalan boy died at a hospital in Texas. Guatemala's government said he had an infection in the frontal lobe of his brain.

Stephen Moore speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. He withdrew from consideration for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board, President Trump said.

Trump Says Stephen Moore No Longer Being Considered For Fed Post

The Trump campaign adviser and conservative pundit who came under criticism from lawmakers and economists has withdrawn his name from consideration to serve on the Federal Reserve Board.

There's a dock underneath there somewhere at the marina in Westport, Washington.

They smell, bark and snatch pet dogs. Sea lions cause trouble at Northwest ports

A big rebound in the sea lion population along the West Coast in recent years has created a constant battle to wrangle the protected animals. They're...

Co-chairs Rep. Barbara Smith Warner, D-Portland, and Sen. Arnie Roblan, D-Coos Bay, listen to testimony on House Bill 2019 before the Joint Committee on Student Success at the Oregon Capitol in Salem, Ore., Thursday, April 11, 2019.

Oregon House Approves $2 Billion In New Business Taxes For Schools

Oregon lawmakers approved billions of dollars in new business taxes on Wednesday that could inject money into schools to pay for early learning programs and efforts to improve student performance.

Actor Peter Mayhew, Who Played Chewbacca In 'Star Wars,' Dies At 74

Mayhew died at his home in North Texas on Tuesday. When he landed the iconic role, he was a part-time actor working as a hospital orderly.

This photo shows an early-morning view of Halema'uma'u Crater and the Kilauea Caldera June 5, 2018. The volcano is no longer erupting but is still active.

Army Soldier Falls Into Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano After Straining For Better View

A soldier visiting the active volcano on the Big Island hopped a guardrail and fell in when the ground collapsed. Airlifted out of the crater, he is in stable condition.

Victoria Libsack, a teacher at Linus Pauling Middle School in Corvallis, Ore., with students Alan Gallardo, 14, (right) and Victor Hernandez, 14. Libsack taught for three years in a low-income Phoenix school. But after her TEACH Grants were converted into more than $20,000 in loans, she took a job at a school that doesn't meet TEACH requirements.

Teachers Begin To See Unfair Student Loans Disappear

The Department of Education is expanding a fix to its troubled TEACH Grant program, giving millions of dollars of grant money back to public school teachers working in the country's neediest schools.

Unemployment Falls To Lowest Level In Almost 50 Years

U.S. employers added 263,000 new jobs in April. That's more than analysts were expecting, and it's another sign the economy keeps chugging along after almost a decade of growth.

'Fresh Air' Remembers 'Boyz N The Hood' Director John Singleton

Singleton, who died April 29, spoke to Fresh Air in 1991 about his semi-autobiographical movie, which centered on kids growing up surrounded by drug addiction and gang violence in South Central L.A.

Nichole Dawsey, an opioid addiction awareness campaigner from St. Louis, was recognized by the FBI for her work urging people to control access to pills.

FBI Awards Partners, Anti-Drug Campaigners And Difference-Makers Across U.S.

"Your mission is a commitment to serving your communities," FBI Director Christopher Wray told awardees. "You're showing people kindness when they need it most."

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