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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos testifies during a House hearing on the proposed Department of Education budget.

Here's What Betsy DeVos Said Wednesday On Capitol Hill

The education secretary testified before a House subcommittee on the Trump administration's 2018 budget proposal, which calls for deep cuts to education.

The empty frame (center) from which thieves cut Rembrandt's <em>Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee</em> remains on display at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston in 2010. The painting was one of more than a dozen works stolen from the museum in 1990.

Hot Tip On Old Heist Could Be Worth $10 Million, Gardner Museum Says

It's been 27 years since thieves made off with more than a dozen works of art from Boston's Gardner Museum. But the museum's trustees hold out hope — and have doubled the bounty on the masterpieces.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan holds up a copy of the American Health Care Act during a March 7 news conference with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. (left), and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., outside Ryan's office in the Capitol.

GOP Health Plan Would Leave 23 Million More Uninsured, Budget Office Says

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the Republicans' Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill would also reduce the deficit and leave some sick Americans unable to buy coverage.

Republican Governor Phil Scott announced Wednesday he would veto the Vermont legislature's bill to legalize recreational marijuana. Above, the governor waves to supporters on election night in November.

Vermont's Governor Vetoes Recreational Pot Bill

The governor said he is "not philosophically opposed" to legalization, and that he'll work with the legislature to change some points. The bill resembles D.C.'s "home-grow" approach to marijuana.

Trump Takes Religion Tour On First International Trip

Donald Trump made a bit of presidential history by visiting the holy lands of Islam, Judaism and Christianity on his first overseas trip. He stayed on message but some say he fell a little short.

Scientists Develop New Treatment Strategies For Child Psychopaths

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with writer Barbara Bradley Hagerty about her piece in The Atlantic on the children who are psychopaths, new treatment strategies and the brain science driving it.

Pumpjacks in North Dakota's Bakken oil patch extract oil from deep underground. Oil production has grown nationally in recent months to 9.3 million barrels of oil per day.<em></em>

Boom Time Again For U.S. Oil Industry, Thanks To OPEC

The oil industry is coming out of a two-year slump after OPEC cut production. In oil-rich North Dakota, there are more energy jobs than available workers and local businesses are seeing a revival.

Some 55 percent of families with kids that receive food stamp benefits are earning wages. The problem is, those wages aren't enough to actually live on.

Trump Wants Families On Food Stamps To Get Jobs. The Majority Already Work

Some 55 percent of families with kids on SNAP have jobs — they just don't earn enough to live on. Many states where reliance on SNAP is heaviest voted overwhelmingly for Trump last November.

Girl Dragged Into Water By Sea Lion Treated For Possible 'Seal Finger' Infection

The Canadian girl received a superficial wound and is being treated for a possible bacterial infection after marine life experts warned she could be at risk.

If you fly into Haines, Alaska, you'll be on a prop plane so small that your pilot will call the roll.

What It's Like To Live In A Small, Rural, Politically Divided Town

Politics in Haines, Alaska — population 2,500 — has grown intensely bitter lately, reflecting the volume and heat of national politics.

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