Rebecca Feldhaus Adams

Children who were due to receive survivors benefits or disability payments instead had that money taken by the state to help cover the cost of their own care. The Department of Children and Families estimated that totaled $5.5 million a year covering 600 children.

The ship's high-profile christening marks a day of recognition for the thousands of workers that have participated in the project over more than five years.

What started as a group of 2,500 has grown to an estimated 300,000. Motorcyclists from across the country rally in Washington, D.C. to raise awareness every Memorial Day weekend.

The Arkansas native is remembered for his fierce challenges to traditional Christian norms of his era.

Arguments that the law disproportionately affected black and Latino voters were deemed insufficient in the U.S. Circuit Court's decision.

Teens from all over the world made the cut to represent their countries at the Winter Games. Youthful energy and savvy social media have propelled many to Olympic stardom.

Fans showered the ice with Winnie the Pooh plush toys after Yuzuru Hanyu's performances this week. The A. A. Milne character has become an unofficial mascot for the Japanese skater.

After taking second place in 2014, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are determined to grab gold with a tweaked program that tones down a signature — and some say risqué — move.

More than 450 plaintiffs are approved to receive compensation for time they spent in solitary confinement at Rikers Island under the "old time" policy.

Late last week, the Department of Transportation announced it would withdraw proposed measures that would require airlines to show the full cost of booking, including baggage, at ticket purchase.