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Abigail Noel Fisher, who challenged a racial component to University of Texas at Austin's admissions policy, speaks to the media outside the U.S. Supreme Court building during arguments in the case in October of 2013.

Affirmative Action Fight Returns To The U.S. Supreme Court

For the second time, the University of Texas must defend its limited use of race and ethnicity in admissions decisions.

The Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland is preparing for the Republican convention, featuring Donald Trump, Peter Thiel ... and Andy Wist.

In Search Of Andy Wist (Or, The 2016 GOP Convention Speakers, By The Numbers)

Featuring a chart and some old-fashioned shoe-leather reporting.

Voters cast their votes at an early voting center in Miami, Fla.

A Week From Election Day, Democrats Have Many Paths To A Majority

Republicans are hoping "check and balance" arguments can help save their majority, but Democrats have multiple paths to the four or five seats they need to win control of the Senate.

United States' Katie Ledecky celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 400-meter freestyle, setting a world record during the swimming competitions Sunday at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Rio Highlights: Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps Win Gold; Simone Biles Wows

Ledecky won her first gold in Rio and is expected to take home more. Phelps added to his Olympic record, winning his 19th gold in the 4x100 relay. Here are Sunday's highlights.

Mike Hudson's team starts pulling apart an old barn on the shady side because the temperature is approaching 90 degrees in Malta Bend, Mo. The pieces of the barn will be sold as reclaimed barn wood.

Your Dilapidated Barn Is Super Trendy. Just Ask HGTV

Small firms are popping up in the rural Midwest that buy old barns to feed remodelers' demand for weathered wood. As more historic barns come down, is the iconic American rural landscape fading away?

Margaret Moser, repping The Talking Heads and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raul%27s_(night_club)">Raul's</a> in Austin, Texas.

Margaret Moser, Queen Of Austin, Is Dancing In The Light

Moser is a central figure within the Austin music scene, transforming from fan to groupie to writer to cultural historian. As her life hits its sunset, she's saying good-bye.

President Trump, flanked by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (left) and Energy Secretary Rick Perry (right), announces the approval of a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline, in March 2017.

Native American Tribes File Lawsuit Seeking To Invalidate Keystone XL Pipeline Permit

The Fort Belknap Indian Community and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe contend there was no effort to study how the 1,200-mile pipeline project could affect their water systems and sacred lands.

A view of the Capitol building in Sacramento.

California Budget Deal Begins To Emerge

Gov. Jerry Brown has convinced Democratic lawmakers to use his more conservative revenue projections. But Democrats will still get some of their top priorities - including pre-kindergarten and child care for thousands of low-income four-year-olds.

Preschool students from Nikki Jones' class at Porter Early Childhood Development Center in Tulsa line up in the hallway on their way back from outside play.

A Harsh Critique Of Federally Funded Pre-K

A researcher warns against expanding pre-K programs where kids spend a quarter of the day waiting in line.

Donald Trump listens at left, as former House Speaker Newt Gingrich talks to the media after a meeting in New York in 2011 when Gingrich was running for president.

Who Will Be Trump's, Clinton's Vice President?

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will be picking very different running mates. Here are 14 people in six categories they could choose from.

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