Julia Glum

Indie filmmaker Ted Hope will head Amazon's new original movies division.

Lowering student-to-teacher ratios and upping instructional time can help disadvantaged kids learn more, creating better outcomes later in life.

Inviting everyday Americans to the annual presidential address dates from Reagan's term.

Did you know a colleague took King's cigarette out of his hand after he was assassinated?

Oklahoma's executioners injected Charles Warner with five times the amount of midazolam Clayton Lockett was injected with in April.

On his "Ask the Governor" radio show, Chris Christie said no one can dictate when he'll decide whether he'll run for president.

After an evangelist encouraged alumni to stop donations, the university canceled a group's request to broadcast from the chapel bell tower.

Rooftop pools, swim-up bars and outdoor showers are among the amenities offered by online reviewers' favorite Cuban hotels.

For many in New York, the issue represented an opportunity to support France, free speech and democratic values.

Before the attack, Charlie Hebdo was asking its 30,000-some readers for funds to stay independent. Now, donors are helping it print 3 million copies.

Generation Z is pragmatic, socially conscious and swayed by the experience a product provides, experts say.

In the meantime, officials were trying to help Nigerians who escaped into Chad without supplies.

Education secretary Arne Duncan wants the law scrapped, but Republicans are fighting to rewrite it.

Security has reportedly been increased at churches, monuments and schools after the Paris attacks.

Francis also called for a concrete, international response to the spread of religious extremism in the Middle East.

In Japan, people can drink, smoke and vote once they turn 20, so after Coming of Age Day they're urged to become self-reliant.

Eight in 10 kids said reading with their parents was a special time for them and for Mom or Dad.

"Here in America, we don't guarantee equal outcomes ... but we do expect that everybody gets an equal shot," Obama said.

Americans took to social media to criticize the lack of details in Obama's plan, which news outlets estimated could cost $15 billion.

The tests differ in topics tested, length, scoring metrics and design.

Graceland, Hollywood and Spotify are hosting Elvis birthday events Thursday for his would-be 80th. But you can celebrate right at your desk with these videos.

Almost every major paper in Europe put the Charlie Hebdo shooting on its front page Thursday, with many reprinting the satirical magazine's cartoons.

About 2 million students who would have qualified for Pell Grants didn't file the FAFSA in 2011-2012. About 9 percent of them said it was too much work.

When the Tasers are used, they automatically trigger the recording function of cameras worn on officers' uniforms.

Carefully selected jurors tend to be easier to appeal to and less jaded than judges.

The largest demonstration was scheduled to take place in front of the White House at 10 a.m.

Tsarnaev faces 30 federal charges and the trial could last up to four months.

About 30 people have been injured by the out-of-control bushfire, but nobody has died.

Two men with guns stole $30,000 from the Satin Dolls strip club Dec. 21.