DeVos held in contempt of court in loan forgiveness dispute, Department of Education fined $100K

A federal judge has held Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in contempt of court for violating an order to stop collecting loans from thousands of former for-profit college students.

Elijah Cummings remembered as 'fierce champion' at funeral

Rep. Elijah Cummings was eulogized as a leader with the fiery moral conviction of an Old Testament prophet Friday at a funeral that brought former presidents and ordinary people alike to the Baltimore church where the congressman worshipped for four decades.

Shaquille O'Neal's sister, Ayesha Harrison-Jex, dies of cancer

Ayesha Harrison-Jex, the sister of Basketball Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal, has died after a battle with cancer. She was 40.

Congress bids farewell to Rep. Elijah Cummings, a 'master of the House'

Members of Congress bid a tearful farewell Thursday to Rep. Elijah Cummings, hailing the son of sharecroppers as a "master of the House" as the Maryland Democrat became the first African American lawmaker to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol.

Simone Biles throws first pitch in Game 2 of the World Series, with a twist

Biles isn't the only athlete scheduled to help get Game 2 started. Olympic boxer and Houston-native Marlen Esparza is scheduled to give the "Play Ball" call to start the game!

Mourners, constituents pay tribute to US Rep. Elijah E. Cummings

Mourners, constituents and other well-wishers paid respects to U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings on Wednesday and a long line of speakers praised him as his body lay in repose at a historically black college in Baltimore ahead of the first in a series of services.

Soldier surprises students who began writing letters to him in kindergarten while he was deployed in Iraq

Thirteen years after becoming pen pals with a group of kindergarten students in Georgia, a U.S. Army brigadier general surprised the now-high school seniors at their school in a heartwarming first in-person meeting.

Jane Fonda returns to civil disobedience for climate change

Inspired by the climate activism of a Swedish teenager, Jane Fonda said Friday that she is returning to civil disobedience nearly a half-century after she was last arrested at a protest.

Demario Davis 'Man of God' headband sales explode after NFL fine, he's giving it all to charity

New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis' has raised $120,000 for a local Mississippi hospital through the sale of his "Man of God" headband that earned him a fine from the NFL back in September.