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Raising the age of adult responsibility for crime is a heated issue in New York, which tries 16-year-olds as adults — and where nine in 10 youth held at Rikers' Island jail are black or Latino.

All three of the biggest U.S. airlines now offer no-frills, discounted fares called "basic economy." Now there's evidence that it's not any cheaper, but is a way to raise standard economy fares.

The University of Georgia will hold a ceremony on Monday to rebury the remains of 105 graves which were discovered during a construction project on campus. Some of the dead could have been slaves.

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday opens hearings on Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court. Liberal and conservative groups have been marshaling their forces for and against the nominee.

The GOP deadline to pass health care is the first week of April. If it doesn't happen, everything else gets pushed back. Trump's agenda faces two big tests this week, from the Supreme Court to Russia.

A 1950s law says butter sold in Wisconsin must possess a highly pleasing flavor. Selling unlabeled butter could land you in jail. Which drives some people out of state for their favorite varieties.

Anyone who has read or seen Victor Hugo's masterpiece knows the plot turns on the theft of a simple loaf of bread. There was no sharper barometer of economic status in 19th-century France than bread.

In his confirmation hearing on Monday, Judge Neil Gorsuch pledged to rule without bias if confirmed to the Supreme Court; Senate Judiciary Committee members accused one another of political posturing.

Since 1985, the state has celebrated the civil rights icon and Confederate general on the same day. Now, a newly signed law removes Lee from King's federal holiday, bumping him to October.

Reading groups, or book clubs, are a long-standing tradition at many local libraries. But there’s a new variety: cookbook clubs.They're part book clubs,…