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A group in Washington, D.C., collected money from government contractors to elect allies of the city's mayor, fueling fears of a pay-to-play culture.

Students who miss 15 or 20 days of school a year may never catch up. The Department of Education is looking for prevention ideas, and one Baltimore school could provide some.

When the Islamic State took the town last year, thousands of Yazidi people were trapped on Mount Sinjar. The Kurdish offensive is backed by coalition airstrikes.

An Italian textile company hopes the week of no emails will help employees rediscover the pleasure of actual face-to-face interaction. The company's announcement was made by email.

When we hear of automobiles being recalled, we generally hear of a high number getting called back. This recall notice is different: Exactly one Rolls-Royce Ghost was found to have an airbag problem.

Sara Ramirez didn't see herself reflected on the silver screen growing up, but her love for the arts drove her to pursue a career in acting anyway.

Students of color have been protesting a series of racially charged events. The school's president Tom Rochon, they say, doesn't understand what's happening at the school.

If getting all of these Union commanders together in one room to pose for this photo seems like an impossible task, it was. It didn't happen.

You read the stories in our #15Girls series and posed some really good questions. (Wish we'd thought of them first.) Here are answers from our correspondents.

The self-declared Islamic State has purportedly claimed responsibility for two blasts on a busy street. Lebanon's Health Ministry says the attack killed at least 43 people and injured 239 more.