Todd Zwillich

On Saturday, a false missile alert caused panic in Hawaii. The ease with which it was sent out hints at some of the flaws in America's current nuclear preparedness systems. 

Some detainees taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) say they have been threatened with solitary confinement for refusing to work in for-profit ICE facilities.

Last Thursday, Jacqueline Woodson was named as the next National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. During her tenure, she'll travel the country encouraging kids to read. 

The nation's largest employer had good news for most of its 1.4 million employees yesterday. What does Walmart's announcement mean for the future of retail work?

Reviews of the action movie "The Commuter," starring Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, and Patrick Wilson, and the new animated children's film "Paddington 2."

The mega tech trade show CES wraps up in Las Vegas on Friday. Instead of the flashiest and coolest, we look at the most ridiculous and unnecessary products of CES 2018. 

Rescue efforts continue in California, where mudslides have blanketed the coast and killed at least 17 people. 

Last month, streaming music giant Spotify filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange. Here's what this move could mean for the future of the music industry.

A new report finds that the Dakota Access Pipeline leaked at least five times over the course of 2017, reflecting the risks inherent in any pipeline's construction. 

The 2018 flu season is shaping up to be an especially nasty one, and new data suggests that this year's vaccine may be less effective than previously thought. 

As the island pushes for statehood, about half of Puerto Rico is still without power, and the police department is in turmoil.

Big investors have called on Apple to invest in software that would limit the amount of time that children can spend using its smartphones. Is it needed? And could it work?

Mudslides swept away homes in Santa Barbara County, California on Tuesday, leaving more than a dozen people dead. 

A study out this week finds that, when looking at other wealthy, democratic countries, a child born in the U.S. has a 70 percent greater chance of dying before adulthood. 

At the end of 2017, Congress passed a stopgap spending bill for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). But it's already clear that the funding is not enough.

Tens of millions of people didn’t vote in the last presidential election. Maybe you were one of them. But if you don’t vote for a couple years, should lose your registration status?

A federal district judge in San Francisco has issued blocked the Trump Administration’s plan to roll back protections for young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children.