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The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that tests whether states should be allowed to count ballots that are mailed on time but arrive after Election Day. The case could have broad implications.

Detroit has become the biggest American city ever to file for bankruptcy, seeking Chapter 9 protection from creditors and unions owed some $18.5 billion in debt and liabilities. What's ahead for debt-ridden Detroit? Quinn Klinefelter WDET.

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan is convicted of racketeering and fraud in a corruption scandal that ended his political career in 2003. Ryan drew international praise when he commuted the sentences of everyone on Illinois' death row.

American Airlines has canceled thousands of flights this week for safety checks. Several other U.S. carriers have had to do the same thing, and they're shuffling passengers, empty planes, mechanics, inspectors — and a lot of paperwork — to try to get through the logistical chaos.

Audie Cornish talks to Martha Mullen, who spearheaded the effort to find a place to bury the body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

In Los Angeles, protests continue over federal immigration raids that happened Friday and over the weekend.

A 100-year-old church in Rolling Fork, Miss., was decimated by tornados. Parishioners are already in the process of rebuilding their congregation.

More information is emerging about the vast scale and loss of life in Libya as aid groups begin arriving after the storm and catastrophic flooding.

The Justice Department announced the first formal charges against the suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

Russia has a vast surveillance network, and a powerful state security force. Why wasn't it able to prevent Friday's deadly terrorist attack?