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Obama To Extend College Aid Grants To Some Prison Inmates

For the first time since Congress banned Pell grants for inmates in 1994, a new pilot program announced Friday will provide federal grant money to some prisoners.

National Prayer Breakfast Could Feature Reconciliation Or Bickering

President Trump and other officials will speak at the annual event Thursday morning. The breakfast has the potential to spotlight partisan differences or faith in common ground on national issues.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed California's Medicaid expansion bill into law in June 2013. Since then, the number of people enrolled in Medi-Cal, the state's version of Medicaid, has surged.

States That Declined To Expand Medicaid Face Higher Costs

The 22 states that didn't ease Medicaid eligibility under Obamacare cover a much smaller percentage of their low-income residents than other states do and have seen their costs rise more.

Corn has been cultivated in Mexico for 9000 years. Mexico is also the number one market for American corn exports. Legislation has been proposed in Mexico to boycott U.S. corn in reaction to the Trump administration's stance on trade with Mexico including the threat to withdraw the U.S. from NAFTA.

Shot Across The Bow: Mexico Considers Boycott Of U.S. Corn

Legislation has been proposed in Mexico City to boycott U.S. corn in response to a number of economic threats against Mexico voiced by President Donald Trump.

Land in the Red River Valley of Minnesota and North Dakota, as in much of the country, is dominated by farming.

We Pay Billions For Greener Farms, So What Does That Buy Us?

American farmers receive billions of dollars each year in "conservation payments" that are intended to protect the environment. Some environmentalists say the payments deserve scrutiny — and reform.

Kevin de León, D-Los Angeles, was sworn in as California Senate President Pro Tempore on Oct. 15, 2014.

Latinos' Political Power Grows In California

New York Times reporters Adam Nagourney and Jennifer Medina write that Latinos in California have more influence over politics and culture in the state than in almost any other place in the country.

Navinder Sarao leaves Westminster Magistrates' Court in London, Britain, last month. He has been indicted by U.S. prosecutors on charges States of market manipulation that contributed to the Wall Street "flash crash" in 2010.

Alleged 'Flash Crash' Trader Formally Indicted In U.S.

Federal prosecutors say that Navinder Singh Sarao used a computer program to "spoof" the markets, sending the Dow down 600 points in a matter of minutes in 2010.

A visitor uses his smartphone in front of an advertisement of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphone at a Samsung Electronics shop in Seoul, South Korea, in 2015.

Supreme Court To Hear Samsung's Appeal In Patent Dispute With Apple

Samsung says it paid too much in damages after Apple accused it of copying aspects of the iPhone's design, arguing, "The law of the smartphone cannot follow reflexively from the law of the spoon."

Even people who buy high-deductible health plans can get coverage of many preventive services without any out-of-pocket costs.

As Exchanges Open Enrollment Season, Consumers Ask More Insurance Questions

It's time for people to shop for health insurance, and that means lots of confusion about about high-deductible plans, out-of-network benefits and premium increases.

As Exchanges Open Enrollment Season, Consumers Ask More Insurance Questions

It's time for people to shop for health insurance and that means lots of confusion about about high-deductible plans, out-of-network benefits and premium increases.

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