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Raised Around Cry For Smaller Government, Rand Paul Carries The Torch

In Lake Jackson, Texas, where Paul grew up, he learned politics and his small-government philosophy around his family's kitchen table.

'And The Million Dollar Hult Prize Goes To A Doc In A Box'

The challenge: come up with a plan to improve healthcare in slums. There were 11,000 entries, featuring everything from bees to chewing gum as part of the proposal. And the winner is...

Are You As Freaked Out About Life After College As I Am?

As graduation looms, a college student has a lot of questions. A new book offers some answers on what comes next.

President Richard Nixon meets with John Kasich, a freshman at Ohio State, on Dec. 22, 1970.

The Student Who Once Nudged His Way To The Oval Office Now Hopes To Move In

John Kasich, GOP presidential hopeful, has had a habit of speaking his mind, even as a college student at Ohio State. It has served the Ohio governor well in politics.

U.S. marathon swimmer Haley Anderson won a silver at the 2012 Olympics when she lost a sprint to the finish by four-tenths of a second. Anderson, 24, will be swimming the 6.2-mile race again in Rio, where much of the pre-race attention has focused on the polluted waters.

Rio's Marathon Swim: A Battle Against Waves, Pollution And Jellyfish

American Haley Anderson has prepared for all the challenges she can expect in the open-water swim. The goal: improve on her 2012 performance, where she missed out on gold by four-tenths of a second.

Julian Gamble of the Miami Hurricanes driving to the basket during his team's win Sunday over North Carolina. The 'Canes are ACC champions. Both teams will be in the NCAA tournament.

Get Out Your Pencils: Men's Basketball Brackets Are Set

Louisville, Kansas, Indiana and Gonzaga are the No. 1 seeds in the four regions of the NCAA Division I men's basketball championship. Now it's time to start picking your winners if you're a college basketball fan.

President Obama speaks at the commencement ceremony for the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on Friday. The president urged new graduates to exhibit honor and courage in tackling incidents of sexual assault as they assume leadership positions in the military.

Stunned By Military Sex Scandals, Advocates Demand Changes

As the nation prepares to mark Memorial Day, outrage has been building on Capitol Hill and beyond over the military's failure to repair a system that has placed service members in more danger of sexual assault than of battlefield injury.

In <em>Soul, </em>Joe Gardner is a middle-school band teacher whose true passion is playing jazz<em>.</em> Musician Jon Batiste wrote original music and performed it for the Pixar film, which animated his fingers playing the piano.

In 'Soul,' Jon Batiste's Music Helps Bring Pixar's First Black Lead To Life

Batiste is one of several real-life musicians who consulted on the new Pixar film, about a middle-school band teacher who ends up in a fantastical realm called The Great Before.

As a litigator in the 1970s, Ruth Bader Ginsburg's arguments before the Supreme Court were rooted in her own experience with discrimination.

Pathmarking The Way: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Lifelong Fight For Gender Equality

Early in her career, the Supreme Court justice argued cases that expanded rights for women and men.

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks on Nov. 7 in Wilmington, Del.

Elation, Frustration: For Women, Kamala Harris' Win Is A Big Step, But Long Overdue

For some women, the election of the nation's first female and first woman of color to be vice president is a move in the right direction. Others say it's a reminder of how much more lies ahead.

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