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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 23, 2022 in New York City.

A bad year for Wall Street gets even worse, as stock markets finish September down

Amid heightened uncertainty about the global economy, all three U.S. indexes are in a bear market as the third quarter comes to a close.

President Biden addresses the nation Friday following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn <em>Roe v. Wade</em>.

Biden must take stronger action on abortion, Senate Democrats say

With Roe v. Wade overturned, Senate Democrats want Biden to use presidential power to ease abortion access and protect those who seek the procedures. But he has limited options.

Jared Mauch, a network architect by day, wanted better internet at his home in rural Michigan. So he started his own internet service provider.

Fed up with poor broadband access, he started his own fiber internet service provider

Over 40 million Americans lack reliable internet access. Jared Mauch is among the ISP "mavericks" taking matters into their own hands. Now, he's getting help from the government to continue his work.

In this Aug. 26, 2020, file photo, the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind.

Senior citizens serving federal sentences have fallen through the cracks

The U.S. Parole Commission has been undercounting prisoners under its jurisdiction, the latest in a string of troubles to plague the federal agency.

A student cries after the 2019 attack on a public school in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The attack, by two former students, resulted in 10 deaths, including the attackers, who turned their weapons on themselves. It was one of the deadliest school attacks in the country's history.

Attacks on Brazil's schools — often by former students — spur a search for solutions

The numbers are far less than in the U.S. but school attacks are definitely on the increase, prompting soul-searching — and a national debate over strategies to prevent future tragedies.

Republican state Supreme Court Justice Sharon Kennedy speaks to supporters at an election watch party at the Renaissance Hotel on Nov. 8, in Columbus, Ohio. Kennedy was reelected to the court, this time as its chief justice.

How GOP state supreme court wins could change state policies and who runs Congress

Republican wins in state supreme court races could not only shape abortion and voting rights, but also the balance of power in Washington.

JustCARE outreach worker Kendra Tate (left) helps Starr Draper complete paperwork necessary for her to move from a homeless encampment into a temporary home.

One camp at a time, a Seattle group is transforming its approach to homelessness

During the pandemic, a nonprofit in Seattle took a different approach to solving homelessness: helping whole encampments of unhoused people themselves make a plan to get housing.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell walks between meetings with Senators on Capitol Hill on Oct. 6, in Washington, D.C. The Fed is likely to keep its interest rates near zero at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday, but will likely announce a plan to start removing some of the support it's providing to the economy.

Inflation is at a 30-year high. Here's how the Federal Reserve plans to deal with it

The Fed left interest rates near zero on Wednesday but announced plans to start removing some of the support it has provided to the economy as inflation hits its highest point in 30 years.

Ichiye Ochi (right) with an unidentified friend is pictured in 1943 at a World War II Japanese American internment camp in Poston, Arizona.

The meaning of an apology, 80 years later

San Diego City Council voted unanimously in favor of a resolution that called for the FBI to remove Japanese Americans from the city.

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