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"Transgender Americans may serve openly, and they can no longer be discharged or otherwise separated from the military just for being transgender," Secretary of Defense Ash Carter told reporters.

The state Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge to laws protecting senior teachers. Opponents argued that tenure harms poor and minority students, saddling them with incompetent teachers.

Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was acquitted on two other counts, meaning he'll face far less than the potential 30-year prison sentence prosecutors had sought.

A Berlin-based Israeli satirist tweaks selfies taken at the memorial to elicit discomfort — and reflection. The memorial, he says, is "not just another backdrop for goofy selfies."

Federal law requires insurance firms to cover treatment for addiction as they do treatment for other diseases. But some families say many drug users aren't getting the inpatient care they need.

The city of San Diego will investigate allegations of abuse and favoritism in the Public Utilities Department's hiring of laborers over the last few years, according to a report prepared by city auditors.

One of the mothers returned to her home country with her baby while the other remains in the state, according to health officials. Doctors are monitoring 19 other pregnant women in California who contracted Zika while traveling abroad.

Melissa McCarthy got a lot of attention for her enraged impression of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer last week. This week she was back, along with Alec Baldwin reprising Donald Trump.

The positive effects of high-quality early education in North Carolina stayed with kids into fifth grade, according to new research published in Child Development.

The administration had argued it could defer deportation of selected groups of immigrants, including children who were brought to the U.S. illegally; 26 states got that plan blocked.