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Rep. James Clyburn talks to his granddaughter about his long road to becoming a U.S. congressman. After many losses, he never gave up. Today, he's the highest-ranking African-American in Congress.

Jean Merrill's classic children's book The Pushcart War explores war, peace and pushcarts on the streets of New York. Author Adam Mansbach writes that the story still resonates. Do you have a favorite children's book that deals with heavy themes? Tell us in the comments.

The Obama administration wanted to keep the existence of the base secret. It has been used to target al-Qaida members in Yemen.

The skyscraper-sized vessel was on its way to The Netherlands in March when it slammed into the bank of a single-lane stretch of the canal, shutting down the key global trade route for days.

At 5 years old, Harvey Sutton — also known on the trail as "Little Man" — is one of the youngest people known to have completed the roughly 2,100-mile hike.

A North Carolina man who claimed to have a bomb in his truck in front of the Library of Congress gave up after an hours-long standoff with police and is now in custody. No bomb was found in the truck.

A federal jury in Tacoma, Wash., found that private prison contractor, the GEO Group, underpaid detainees who provided menial services in the facility

The attacks shut down a meat processing plant and an internet software provider earlier this year.

Hospitals in Alaska, Idaho and Nevada are reporting a crush of new coronavirus cases and limited medical staff, forcing some facilities to prioritize resources.

A series of virtual meetings are underway after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) initiated an environmental review of the first proposed wind…