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White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien is the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration known to have contracted the virus.

Robert O'Brien, Trump's National Security Adviser, Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Robert O'Brien is the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration known to have contracted the virus.

Head shot of Yassmin Gramian, PennDOT's secretary.

Pennsylvania Offers Gender-Neutral 'X' On Driver Licenses, ID cards

Pennsylvania is now offering driver licenses and identification cards with a gender-neutral designation for people who don’t identify as either male or…

Amy Schirf, education coordinator at the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority, in one of the authority's trucks.

State Funding Aims to Help Businesses, Schools, Agencies Move To Cleaner Fuel Vehicles

Regan Hosterman, operations manager at the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority, started a truck that runs on compressed natural gas.“Much…

As the pandemic wreaks havoc in the U.S., snatching millions of jobs, the $600 weekly pandemic unemployment payments have single-handedly changed the economic equation in America.

$600 A Week: Poverty Remedy Or Job Slayer?

The $600 weekly pandemic unemployment payments have single-handedly changed the economic equation in America as people earn more staying home than they did in the jobs they lost.

Mike Birbiglia was initially reluctant to become a father, but his wife, Jen Stein, saw things things differently. "I felt like [parenthood] was the kind of challenge that we were ready for," she says.

'Reluctant Dad' Mike Birbiglia And Poet Jen Stein Share 'Painful' Parenting Truths

In the memoir, The New One, comic Birbiglia and his wife, Jen Stein, open up about his ambivalence about fatherhood and the strain it had on their marriage.

Judy Heumann, a founder of the disability civil rights movement, reflects on the changes ushered in by the Americans with Disabilities Act, three decades after it was signed into law.

One Laid Groundwork For The ADA; The Other Grew Up Under Its Promises

As the Americans with Disabilities Act turns 30, a founder of the disability rights movement, Judy Heumann, talks to activist Imani Barbarin, born a few months after the landmark law was signed.

A staff member from Vietnam's disease control authority assists passengers as they queue up for temperature checks at the departure terminal at Da Nang's international airport on Monday.

Vietnam Confirms 11 New Coronavirus Cases, Imposes Quarantines And Evacuations

Vietnam had no cases of domestically transmitted infection since April and has been touted as a model of coronavirus control. The new cases emerged in Da Nang, a popular domestic tourist destination.

Demonstrators use leaf blowers to try to blow back tear gas launched by federal officers during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Sunday in Portland, Ore.

Tear Gas Fired On Protesters Again During Overnight Protests In Portland

Federal agents fired tear gas after hundreds gathered for the 60th day of demonstrations following the killing of George Floyd. Police said they found Molotov cocktails and loaded rifle magazines.

Volkswagen, Porsche Paid Out $9.5 Billion To Defrauded Dieselgate Drivers

The German automakers have finished compensating U.S. owners as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. Most drivers chose to replace their vehicles, not repair them, the FTC says.

MLB To Reschedule Games Due To Coronavirus Outbreak Among Miami Marlins

Major League Baseball announced it postponed three games — two for the Miami Marlins and the Yankees-Phillies game — after at least a dozen Marlins players and staff tested positive for COVID-19.

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