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Sen. Mitch McConnell wants to do away with limits on how much a party committee can spend to support a candidate. Party committees are bound by contribution limits intended to prevent corruption.

Saudi Arabia will soon hold the first municipal elections in which women can both vote and run for office. More than 900 women are vying for seats across the country. Voter registration is very low.

Remember this time last year? The roster of Asian-American leads was sparse. With shows like Fresh Off The Boat, Quantico and Master of None, things are starting to look much different.

The Justice Department found widespread noncompliance with a law requiring states to let people register to vote or update registration information when applying for or renewing a driver's license.

The former Penn State assistant football coach was convicted in 2012 of sexually abusing 10 boys. The court said he was entitled to the $4,900-a-month pension.

Glyphosate, or Roundup, is a widely used weedkiller and has been classified as a "probable carcinogen." But experts from the European Food Safety Agency now contend it probably doesn't cause cancer.

Nine major contemporary artists have created massive, otherworldly installations to mark the reopening of the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C.

Saoirse Ronan plays a homesick Irish immigrant forced to choose between two suitors – and two countries — in the new film, Brooklyn. Critic David Edelstein says the movie "plays like a dream."

You wanted to know what you could do to make life better for the teen girls in our series. We have a list of groups you might consider contacting.

In March, two students here were expelled after a racially charged video surfaced from fraternity members. Now, university officials hope diversity classes will make the campus more inclusive.