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Students from surrounding schools gather at Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan to mark one month since the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Across The Country, Students Walk Out To Protest Gun Violence

One month after the shootings in Parkland, thousands of schools are becoming sites of protest. At 10 a.m., students walked out for 17 minutes — one minute for each Parkland victim who died.

The defense team has accused former Manafort associate Rick Gates of embezzling money and said Gates is cooperating and lying to investigators to cover his tracks.

4 Insights As Manafort Trial Enters Week 2

Paul Manafort's business partner Rick Gates has become the center of the defense's case. They say he is behind the financial crimes Manafort is accused of. Gates is expected to testify this week.

4 Insights As Manafort Trial Enters Week 2

Paul Manafort's business partner, Rick Gates, has become the center of the defense's case. They say he is behind the financial crimes Manafort is accused of. Gates is expected to testify this week.

President Trump listens during a White House meeting with law enforcement officials on the MS-13 street gang and border security. To pressure Democrats to sign onto his immigration plan, he threatened another government shutdown if they don't agree.

House Passes Funding Extension After Trump Says 'I'd Love To See A Shutdown'

The bill to keep the government funded until March 23 goes to the Senate, which is expected to change it. Senate leaders say they are closer than ever to reaching a long-term budget deal.

President Trump presides over a meeting about immigration with Republican and Democratic members of Congress at the White House on Tuesday. Congress and the White House are trying to work out an immigration deal prior to Jan. 19.

Congressional GOP Scrambles To Minimize Damage From Trump Family Separation Policy

President Trump is meeting with House Republicans to about immigration votes later this week. But GOP lawmakers are discussing narrow legislation to end the Administration's family separation policy.

Troubling History In Medical Research Still Fresh For Black Americans

An influential Harlem church is trying to help the National Institutes of Health overcome reluctance by some African-Americans to participate in a medical study of 1 million diverse Americans.

R.E.M. in 1992 (left to right): Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Bill Berry, Mike Mills

R.E.M. Reflects On 25 Years Of 'Automatic For The People'

Michael Stipe and Mike Mills share some of the stories behind the band's landmark album and how it became an unlikely hit.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., right, appear before the House Rules Committee asking to add protections to the government funding bill for immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children, known as "dreamers," on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017.

Congress Clears Temporary Spending Bill To Avert Shutdown

The Republican-led Congress narrowly passed a temporary spending bill Thursday to avert a government shutdown, doing the bare minimum in a sprint toward the holidays and punting disputes on immigration, health care and the budget to next year.

The new tax credit sidesteps a common pitfall in the eyes of many Republicans by avoiding a mandate — it doesn't require employers to provide paid family leave. Instead, the law offers firms a financial incentive to provide the coverage.

Tax Credit Aims To Boost Availability Of Paid Family Leave, But Will It Work?

Many specialists in family leave policy say the tax credits included in the new federal law are too small to persuade most employers to offer such benefits.

Tax Credit Aims To Boost Availability Of Paid Family Leave, But Will It Work?

Many specialists in family leave policy say the tax credits included in the new federal law are too small to persuade most employers to offer such benefits.

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