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Aspiring Teachers Get New Help Paying For College

New rules take effect today, completing an overhaul of the once-troubled federal TEACH Grant program that makes it easier for teachers to pay for college.

Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., preside over a joint session of Congress to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump, hours after a pro-Trump mob broke into the U.S. Capitol and disrupted proceedings.

Congress Certifies Biden Victory; Trump Pledges 'Orderly Transition' On Jan. 20

Lawmakers returned to the Capitol after hours of chaos in which protesters forced their way into the building and abruptly halted Congress' tally of Electoral College votes.

Smoke and flame rise near a military building after an apparent Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russian troops have launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine. Big explosions were heard before dawn in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa as world leaders decried the start of an Russian invasion that could cause massive casualties and topple Ukraine's democratically elected government.

Archive: Ukraine live updates from February to March

This is an archive of the Ukraine live updates blog from February to March.

A person wearing a mask walks past posters encouraging census participation in Seattle in April 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted not only last year's national head count, but also a critical follow-up survey that the U.S. Census Bureau relies on to determine the tally's accuracy.

How many people of color did the 2020 census miss? COVID makes it harder to tell

A final round of door knocking for a follow-up survey is now set to last until early 2022. Delays have raised concerns about whether the bureau can determine which groups the 2020 census undercounted.

Ethan Nordean, with backward baseball hat and bullhorn, leads members of the far-right group Proud Boys before the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The self-described sergeant-at-arms of the Seattle Proud Boys is facing federal charges over his role in the attack.

Prosecutors: Proud Boys Gave Leader 'War Powers,' Planned Ahead For Capitol Riot

A federal court filing details how Ethan Nordean allegedly recruited members and raised money ahead of the Jan. 6 attack, which prosecutors say he helped coordinate and lead.

A Pro-Trump protester resists arrest on Wednesday. Hundreds breached the U.S. Capitol Building but there were few arrests in relation to the scope of the unrest as of Wednesday night

4 Dead, Police Injured, Dozens Arrested After Siege At The U.S. Capitol

Police say 14 officers were injured and more than 80 arrests were made by Thursday morning. Law enforcement agencies are requesting the public's help in identifying rioters.

Andrew Brown Jr. was shot in the back of his head, his family's attorneys said on Tuesday, citing an independent autopsy. Here, Glenda Brown Thomas displays a photo of Brown, her nephew, on her cell phone at her home in Elizabeth City, N.C.

Andrew Brown Jr. Was Shot In The Back Of His Head, Family Says, Citing Autopsy

"It was a kill shot to the back of the head" that cost Brown his life, family attorney Ben Crump said as his office released the results of an independent autopsy. The FBI said it was investigating.

False conspiracy theories have always been a part of U.S. history, but experts say they're spreading faster and wider than ever before.

'More Dangerous And More Widespread': Conspiracy Theories Spread Faster Than Ever

While false conspiracies aren't new, experts say their reach is spreading – accelerated by social media, encouraged by former President Trump, and weaponized in a way that is unprecedented.

Maricopa County, Ariz., elections officials count ballots on Nov. 4 in Phoenix. Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the U.S. Supreme Court put new limits on efforts to combat racial discrimination in voting.

The Supreme Court Deals A New Blow To Voting Rights, Upholding Arizona Restrictions

The justices, in a 6-3 opinion, narrowed the only major section of the landmark Voting Rights Act that remains in effect.

Lütfullah Kuçar, 8, waits at home for his sister, Aysu Kuçar, to return from school, in Istanbul. The two Uyghur children were forcibly separated from their family and spent nearly 20 months in state boarding schools in Xinjiang, China.

Uyghur kids recall physical and mental torment at Chinese boarding schools in Xinjiang

Being hit, locked in a dark room and forced to hold a stress position — two small Uyghur children recount abusive experiences in boarding school in Xinjiang, where they also lost their mother tongues.

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