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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says American Arthur Ashkin has won half the prize, while Gérard Mourou of France and Donna Strickland of Canada, the third female winner ever, share the rest.

Before the highly trained team even entered the house in Oregon, it encountered a series of traps straight out of the adventures of Indiana Jones.

One party celebrates its fundraising, while the other starts culling out the weakest candidates.

A powerful weather system swept through the region, bringing blizzard conditions and leaving many communities with record-setting floods. At least two people have died.

The Senate and Assembly are due to release their own versions of the state budget next week. They come as Governor Andrew Cuomo is demanding that a number…

Democrats are also planning court challenges to fight the president's use of executive authority to redirect federal funds and build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

It's a topic often debated during the month of February: How should we teach black history to the country's students? We put that question to some educators and researchers.

After six days out of the classroom, union members voted yes on a proposed contract. Teachers were back in schools Wednesday.

The German-born designer helped define the looks of Chanel and Fendi behind the scenes, even as he cut a titanic figure center-stage in the fashion industry. Chanel confirmed Lagerfeld's death.

Sunday is Academy Awards night again. Here's how to find the ceremony, where to find our coverage and how to brush up before your friends start asking who should win.