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Shamsia Alizada, the daughter of a coal miner, has received the highest test score in Afghanistan's university admissions exam. She will attend medical school.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, rejected the price tag put forward by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin for President Biden's sweeping domestic spending priorities.

The head of the independent Office of Special Counsel claims President Trump illegally fired him, the latest in a string of firings that may violate federal law.

It's an extraordinary show of discipline for a congressional committee, with a minimum of showboating, yielding hearings that resemble Dateline NBC or investigative podcasts.

Businesses across the country, from restaurants to retail, must decide when, not if, to raises prices and by how much.

Four Black women at Harvard have been accused of plagiarism by right-wing activists. We examine the motivations behind the charges.

This summer, Kenyan artists came to Washington, D.C., for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Some of them make their living by turning trash into sculptures, jewelry and igloos.

India's Supreme Court is hearing arguments in the historic case this week, years after it decriminalized gay sex. India could become the second place in Asia to allow marriage equality, after Taiwan.

Darrell Anderson became the first male flight attendant for Frontier Airlines in the 1970s, a time when the role was predominantly female. He talks about the experience with a former colleague.

Correspondent Wilmer explores Robert Oppenheimer's Los Alamos, Oak Ridge and White Sands Manhattan Project sites.