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Waiter Melvin Angel shovels snow outside the restaurant he works at in Boston in April. The harsh winter in the Northeast took an even bigger toll on economic growth in the first three months of 2015 than previously estimated.

First-Quarter Revision Puts GDP In The Red

A harsh winter and burgeoning trade deficit forced the economy to contract by 0.7 percent in the January-March period.

A self-portrait taken by the NASA exploration rover Curiosity in Gale Crater on Mars.

By now, you've probably heard that the federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. ET Tuesday after members of Congress were unable to reach a budget agreement in time to keep the government funded.

U.S. strategists wanted to flatten an entire city with a single atomic bomb: Hiroshima was the right size.

Why Did The U.S. Choose Hiroshima?

Seventy years ago, an atomic bomb wiped a city off the map. The committee that picked the target knew the destruction would be awful, but hoped it could end the war and stop future use of such bombs.

Michael Brown's Family Will File Civil Suit Over His Death

The news comes one day after the Justice Department cleared Wilson in a civil rights probe — and delivered a scathing appraisal of the Ferguson Police Department.

A young boy talks with Tina Cloer, director of the Children's Bureau, in Indianapolis. The nonprofit shelter takes in children from the state's department of child services when a suitable foster family can't be found. Cloer says the average length of stay at the shelter has increased from two days to 10 in 2015.

Heroin, Opioid Abuse Puts Extra Strain On U.S. Foster Care System

Roughly 265,000 U.S. kids entered foster care last year — the highest number since 2008. Officials say the abuse of heroin or prescription painkillers by more parents is one reason for the increase.

Why Did The U.S. Choose Hiroshima?

Seventy years ago today, an atomic bomb wiped a city off the map. The men who picked the target knew the destruction would be awful, but hoped it could end the war and stop future use of such bombs.

Emeka Nnaka, who uses a wheelchair, drives his new accessible van to meet a friend in Tulsa, Okla. The van allows the 27-year-old greater independence, making it easier to get to school and work and to have a social life. Six years ago, Nnaka, then a semipro football player, broke his neck during a tackle and was paralyzed.

Why Disability And Poverty Still Go Hand In Hand 25 Years After Landmark Law

Disabled Americans are twice as likely to be poor as those without disabilities. They continue to face many financial and physical barriers, despite the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Jim Nepstad, superintendent of Effigy Mounds National Monument in northeast Iowa, stands at the top of a bluff looking over the Mississippi River.

Park Service Construction Damaged Native American Burial Sites

National Park Service officials approved $3 million in illegal construction projects over a decade that damaged one of the nation's most sacred American Indian burial sites in northeast Iowa.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., stride from the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 18, 2015.

House Votes To Curb Syrian Refugees, Snubs Obama Veto Threat

The House ignored a veto threat Thursday and overwhelmingly approved Republican legislation erecting fresh hurdles for Syrian and Iraqi refugees trying to enter the United States.

Security camera footage captures the final moments of Fridoon Rawshan Nehad's life, before he was fatally shot by a San Diego police officer on April 30, 2015.

Fatal Shooting By Cop Leads To Unusual Move By San Diego DA

Some legal experts said the unusual decision to consult an outside expert, rather than keeping the determination completely in-house, appears to be a politically calculated move.

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