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The Olympic torch has reached the top of Mount Everest, the climax of a massive publicity campaign leading up the Olympic Games. China hopes the spectacle of the flame atop the world's highest mountain will erase the memory of ugly protests. But some activists say that by taking the flame up Everst, China is trying to show its dominance over Tibetans.

A popular (and generous) repayment plan ends, two new plans begin and many borrowers will see new loan limits.

The economy gained a stronger-than-expected 223,000 jobs and the unemployment rate edged down to an 18-year low. President Trump hinted at a strong report more than an hour before its release.

The river is expected to peak at around 19 1/2 feet later this weekend, but not before it swallowed up streets, halted all boat traffic and sent rats scurrying through the city.

Professor Chris Lowry needed to collect information on stream levels in Western New York but didn't have enough funding for the traditional methods, so he turned to a more creative option: crowdsourcing. Guest host Linda Wertheimer speaks with him about his research and the future of crowdsourcing in scientific inquiries.

Wasted food creates billions of tons of greenhouse gases, and it costs us precious water and land. The rice lost in Asia and the meat wasted in rich countries contribute most heavily to the problem.

Her first vault was strong; her second was near perfection. In other individual competitions Sunday, Madison Kocian won silver on uneven bars and Alex Naddour won bronze for his pommel horse routine.

The European Court of Human Rights ordered the country to pay Knox nearly $21,000 for failing to provide legal assistance and an interpreter when police initially questioned her in a 2007 murder case.

Tim Cook will address reports that his company pays billions less than it should in U.S. taxes each year at a Tuesday hearing in Washington. According to a report by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Apple avoids the tax payments by shifting profits to subsidiaries in Ireland.

Slovenia's Dalila Jakupovic was trying to make the first round of the tournament set to open next week. She had trouble breathing and later told reporters, "I was really scared that I would collapse."