Dana Roberson

The federally-funded program, which helps mainly women and children, has enrolled approximately 630 families, and advocates say the initiative was largely successful. 

Across the United States, there are an estimated 4.9 million "disconnected youths" ages 16 to 24 who are neither working nor in school.

Officer Jeronimo Yanez was found not guilty for the shooting death of Philando Castile, who was a licensed gun owner and told Yanez he was carrying a weapon when he was pulled over.

Former FBI Director and Special Counsel Robert Mueller is wasting no time assembling his team of attorneys to investigate the Trump team's alleged ties to Russia.

"Prog Rock" or progressive rock is a morphing of classical, rock, and improvisational sound. A new book explores how the genre has changed since the 1960s. 

Attorney General Jeff Sessions was on the defensive while testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday.

Waves of violence and protests continue to rock the nation of Venezuela as demonstrators take to the streets to protest against President Nicolás Maduro.

Today is the 50th Anniversary of Loving Vs. Virginia, the Supreme Court case that declared laws criminalizing interracial marriage unconstitutional.

For nine decades, teens with outstanding creative talents have been selected for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Past winners include Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, and Sylvia Plath.

Last July, Philando Castile was killed by a police officer. Castile was shot as he allegedly reached for his ID; his girlfriend live-streamed the aftermath with her cell phone.

President Donald Trump’s verbal dispute with London Mayor Sadiq Khan has raised the stakes on a strained relationship between the U.S. and the U.K. 

Dr. Elizabeth Ford, the chief of psychiatry for New York City Correctional Health Services, explores the challenges facing America's psychiatric infrastructure.

If the U.S. does decide to pull out of the historic Paris climate change agreement, it appears that China and India will be the world leaders to fill the void.

After oil was discovered beneath their land, members of the Osage Nation became the richest people per capita in the world. Then, one by one, they began to be killed off.

The rise of Black Lives Matter and the demands of a younger generation is forcing the 108-year-old organization to re-examine its mission.

Teens and children were killed during the attack at the Ariana Grande concert this week. Terror groups are targeting the most vulnerable parts of the population to evoke widespread fear.

From presidents and poets to entrepreneurs, engineers and comedians, commencement speakers these days are often the most anticipated part of the ceremony.  

Rob Barnett, a public school teacher in Washington, D.C., says that America is in "the midst of an epidemic of passing."

In the weeks before the 2016 election, the FBI and local officers in Kansas foiled a terrorist plot by three members of an anti-Muslim white-supremacist group called the Crusadors.

On Wednesday night, a jury acquitted Tulsa Police Officer Betty Jo Shelby in the death of Terence Crutcher, an unarmed African-American man who had his hands up when Shelby shot him.