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Hampton University student Michael Crawford and his mother Verina brought lacrosse to the historically black college.

Ten years ago this week, then-Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney signed the state's new health coverage law, the first of its kind in the U.S.

Verizon's purchase of AOL in 2015 gave it content providers like TechCrunch and the Huffington Post. It's also preparing to bid for Yahoo.

The U.S. has reached out to foes that include Cuba, Iran and Myanmar. Now the State Department weighs in with its annual report on human rights around the globe.

It's tax time. Have you filed your tax return yet? If you have, you're part of a system that funds most state government functions in Virginia. According…

The Panama Papers showed just how easy it is to stash your money in a place where regulators can't find it. It's not illegal to set up these corporations, and the business of creating them is booming.

The Chicago Police Department needs to acknowledge its racist history and use of excessive force, and it needs a major overhaul in the way it investigates officers and holds police accountable. That's according to a scathing report from a task force appointed by the city's mayor to issue recommendations for sweeping reform.

Research shows that some teaching methods are a lot better than others. But why aren't more colleges and universities even bothering to measure teaching effectiveness? Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, a Stanford professor, is on a mission to improve undergraduate teaching and learning.

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley announced his endorsement of Bernie Sanders for president Wednesday in The New York Times. He is the first U.S. senator to endorse Sanders.

U.S. health officials say they are now convinced that Zika virus can target the developing brain before birth, leading to a severe type of microcephaly and other brain abnormalities.