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Tri-County Schools is closed this school year after 30 years in business. The reasons became clear in August when the special education school was hit…

Muslim men could terminate their marriages by repeating "talaq," Arabic for "divorce," three times. The practice continued despite a Supreme Court rule outlawing it.

Owner Mark Cuban has agreed to contribute $10 million to women's causes following a workplace investigation of the Dallas Mavericks.

A massive earthquake in Mexico killed hundreds and displaced thousands a year ago today. A new report says corruption is behind much of the destruction.

The Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y., has agreed to a $27.5 million settlement in a sex abuse case. It involves a former religion teacher at a church-affiliated school who molested and raped four boys.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with The New Yorker's Jia Tolentino about two recent essays by men connected to the #MeToo movement. Tolentino says the essays missed the mark.

After two years of debate, Robert E. Lee High School in San Antonio has changed its name to remove ties to the Confederacy.

A report released Wednesday by the Energy Information Administration announced that African Americans, Hispanics and people with children were most impacted.

A giant of postmodern architecture, he said he rejected unity, consistency and clarity: "All of those things made ... not for beautiful purity — but dead purity."

Suspects told horrifying stories about being beaten, electro-shocked or suffocated by Jon Burge and his men to elicit confessions.