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Students at Grinnell College in Iowa hold a protest on Dec. 7 in support of expanding the student-workers union.

Iowa College Becomes Battleground For Student Worker Unionization

Students with campus jobs at Grinnell College want to unionize, but the college is pushing back and asking the National Labor Relations Board to reconsider an Obama-era ruling allowing such unions.

Ashley Mazanec's tiny home is shaded by a large palm tree, Sept. 13, 2017.

Tiny Homes In San Diego Face Big Hurdles

A planned “tiny homes” community in San Diego's North County has turned out to be a costly failure, and California is not making it easy for those who aspire to live in tiny houses.

Bayard Rustin, left, and Cleveland Robinson, right, Aug. 7, 1963.

Lost Prophet Of Civil Rights Movement Is Focus Of New La Jolla Playhouse Production

A play about the life and contributions of little-known civil rights activist Bayard Rustin is getting a world premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse.

The Union Jack flies above the Palace of Westminster, the seat of Parliament in London. U.K. lawmakers are expected to decide soon the fate of a draft Brexit deal negotiated between Prime Minister Theresa May and the European Union.

Theresa May Delays Critical Vote On Brexit Deal Amid Fears Of Its Defeat

"If we held the vote tomorrow, the deal would be rejected by a significant margin," the U.K. prime minister admitted, hours after a European Union court ruled the U.K. can still back out of Brexit.

Dick Gregory, known for his sharp commentary on race relations during the 1960s civil rights movement, was considered a pioneer in using satire to address social issues.

Comedian And Civil Rights Activist Dick Gregory Dies At 84

Gregory was known for his sharp satire, political activism and health advocacy. He went on multiple hunger strikes to protest issues like the Vietnam War and police brutality.

Celebrated Jazz Musician Mose Allison Dies At 89

Pianist, singer and composer Mose Allison's witty lyrics and Southern drawl were favorites of jazz fans and the British rockers who covered his songs — from The Who to The Clash to Van Morrison.

A Year Of The Trump Presidency, In Tweets

From 'Covfefe' To Slamming CNN: Trump's Year In Tweets

President Trump's most popular tweets include attacks on the media, name-calling North Korea's leader and "covfefe" — whatever that is.

During the restoration work, this mosaic angel was discovered hidden under a layer of plaster.

PHOTOS: At Christmastime, Historic Bethlehem Church In Midst Of Restoration

The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is more than 1,500 years old and in the midst of a large restoration project, cleaning grime off mosaics and giving the church its first face-lift in centuries.

Paul McCartney, Denied Control Over Beatles Hits For Decades, Is Told To Wait

McCartney has long sought control of The Beatles hits he co-authored and has filed a court case against the company that controls them.

People walk through Ain Issa, one of the camps that holds displaced Syrians as well as foreign wives of ISIS fighters and their children. Thousands of foreign women and children languish in shelters in northeastern Syria, unwanted by their home governments and with no clear future.

Foreign Wives And Children Of ISIS Are Held In Syria With Uncertain Future

Kurdish officials in northeastern Syria say they are holding 550 foreign women whom they captured after defeating ISIS, as well as about 1,200 foreign children.

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