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WASHINGTON (TNS) — The Supreme Court opens its term Monday focused on whether to shield conservative Christians from gay rights laws and whether to rein in the partisan gerrymandering that Republicans have used in recent years to tighten their grip…

With the national uninsured rate back on the rise, after dipping to a record low of 8.6 percent in the first quarter of 2016, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2017's Uninsured Rates by City and by…

After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon promises the American people peace, and narrowly wins the U.S. presidency. The subject will be covered in part seven of Ken Burns' new 10-episode documentary, "The Vietnam War." The episode, "The Veneer of…

MINNEAPOLIS — Alexa, forget my grocery list and morning traffic reports. Tell me about CPR.

MINNEAPOLIS — Alexa, forget my grocery list and morning traffic reports. Tell me about CPR. Alexa, Amazon’s voice-activated digital assistant for the home, has learned a new skill — dispensing medical information about first aid from one of the best-known…

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (TNS) — After a year of scouring the depths of Lake Michigan with a sonar-equipped fishing boat, Steve Radovan finally got a hit on the gray-scale monitor in the captain’s cabin in May 2016.

Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart. The subject will be covered in part six of Ken Burns' new 10-episode documentary, "The Vietnam War." The episode, "Things Fall Apart" will air Sept. 24.

WASHINGTON (TNS) — They have a blueprint and principles. They’ve held countless strategy sessions for what could be the biggest tax overhaul in decades.

AUSTIN, Texas (TNS) — Minnesota Sen. Al Franken delighted a huge and enthusiastic audience that filled Hogg Auditorium Friday to see him in person, and the adjacent Texas Union Theater to see him, seconds later, in simulcast, to kick off…

Despite their president day popularity, emojis started in 1998 with one man: A 25-year-old mobile phone carrier employee who created the first set of 176 in one month as he rushed to meet a deadline.