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The head of the U.S. Department of Education's federal student lending office, Richard Cordray, testified before a House panel Wednesday, about changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

The best new albums out this week include the latest from psych-pop mainstays The Flaming Lips, singer Freya Ridings' stunning debut full-length, Houston rapper Maxo Kream and more.

In movies like Toy Story, Despicable Me and the new fairy tale Frozen, elaborate sight gags are critical to the cartoon humor. And the process of getting the laughs from storyboard to screen is more complicated than you might think.

Omar Shakir of Human Rights Watch was ordered to leave the country for allegedly backing boycotts of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Aghast critics call it a blow to free expression.

After an NPR investigation led to an overhaul of the troubled TEACH Grant program, the U.S. Department of Education says teachers have had nearly $44 million in loans turned back into grants.

Mexico knows how to fight infectious diseases. Tackling a chronic condition like diabetes is a new — and daunting — challenge.

Six flights from India declared emergencies within 30 minutes of each other. It comes as fake bomb threats are causing disruptions, diversions and delays for scores of flights on Indian airlines.

Also: A student painting angers some lawmakers on Capitol Hill; Honda issues new vehicle recalls for Takata airbags; and Hasbro may retire some Monopoly tokens, such as the top hat and wheelbarrow.

Also: Canada will donate experimental Ebola medication to the W.H.O; record rainfall pours on Washington, D.C. area; and an Iranian is the first woman to win the world's top mathematics prize.

Also: China sends a top diplomat to Taiwan; a Spanish princess is closer to a corruption indictment; and a suspected burglar is caught after he logs on to Facebook in the victim's home.

Top stories include: Pakistan appears to quietly okay U.S. drone strikes; thousands of Greek protesters take to Athens streets to express anger over austerity measures.

Lee recorded the song in 1958 when she was 13 — it topped Billboard's Hot 100 for the first time thanks to a new video starring Lee that was produced to coincide with the song's 65th anniversary.

The House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection will launch a series of hearings Thursday. Committee members say they'll be telling the fuller story of the siege through videos and images.

When accounting for independent expenditures cumulatively larger than $5,000 per candidate, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Washington, Nevada and Michigan have seen the most outside spending in federal races from the four super PACs.

A tumultuous decade in politics saw everything from the presidency and reelection of the first black president to the rise of the Tea Party and the improbable election of Donald Trump as president.

The House Jan. 6 committee released testimony alleging that some Republican members of Congress sought pardons from then-President Donald Trump for their roles in trying to subvert the 2020 elections.

The White House named Neil Eggleston its new top lawyer. He'll have to muster his legal and political skills to deal with a divided Congress and multiple investigations of the Obama's administration.

The militant group confirmed the death of its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. The development marks a significant escalation many fear is inching towards a larger regional war.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Superintendent Earnest Winston has put his top staff on one- and two-year contracts, saying they can stay longer if they get results for students. The move comes as county commissioners scrutinize CMS racial gaps in academic outcomes.

A Senate investigation into prescription opioids in Missouri finds that pharmaceutical wholesalers had different standards for reporting suspicious orders to the Drug Enforcement Administration.