Megan Lemaire always wanted a dog growing up, but was never allowed to have one. So when Lemaire, a 22-year-old student at Washington University in St. Louis, heard that area shelters needed foster families to…

WASHINGTON — It pays to be the middleman — especially in a time of crisis. For W.W. Grainger Inc., a big industrial supply company, that meant quickly doubling the price of coveralls in a contract…

Authorities in Canada said Sunday that at least 10 people, including a police officer, were killed in a mass shooting in Nova Scotia over the weekend. The suspect, identified earlier as Gabriel Wortman, 51, was…

Dr. Michael Saag is one of the nation's best authorities on the coronavirus — not only because he's researched viruses for more than three decades, but also because he recently recovered from the illness himself.…

Governors across the country on Sunday criticized President Donald Trump's expression of solidarity with those protesting various state-issued stay-at-home orders, saying his comments are "dangerous" and "don't make any sense." "I don't know any other…

This article about students without internet access at home was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. On the Friday before spring break at Meigs…

A police officer was killed and two others were injured in what authorities described as an "ambush" in San Marcos, Texas, officials said. The shooting took place after officers responded to a 6:05 p.m. domestic…

A spokesman for Bill Cosby said Saturday the imprisoned comedian and actor wouldn't survive if he contracts coronavirus behind bars. Andrew V. Wyatt said in a statement that Cosby, 82, recently had partially blocked arteries,…