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The civil war is now six years in the past, but thousands of Tamil families are still looking for loved ones who disappeared during the conflict.

As a biracial child growing up in Philadelphia, writer Mat Johnson identified as black – but looked white. His new novel is about a man who returns to his hometown after inheriting a run-down mansion.

It's expected to be the longest leg of the Solar Impulse's planned around-the-world flight, a trip that will last five days and five nights.

Chicago Public Schools owes $634 million to its pension fund this week and they don’t have the cash.But Governor Bruce Rauner says he’ll give CPS $450…

NBC severs ties with Donald Trump over his derogatory remarks about Mexicans.

Despite the attack on the beach last week, many tourists say they're going to finish their vacations in Tunisia as a sign of solidarity with the country.

Haitian President Michel Martelly claims his country has accepted 14,000 people from the Dominican Republic. But the Dominican government claims official deportations won't begin until August.

There are a number of dramatic economic stories in the news today. We look at what's happening in Greece, China and Puerto Rico.

This week, Greek will miss a $1.73 billion payment to the International Monetary Fund. The debt crisis has the potential to create financial, economic and geopolitical trouble for Americans.

Supporters of a drive to change how Illinois’ political maps are drawn are celebrating Monday’s Supreme Court decision on gerrymandering.The U.S. Supreme…