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Chief of Security Joe Charvat walks the halls of the state penitentiary's Behavior Intervention Unit (BIU) — the prison's name for solitary confinement. Typically there are about 20 inmates in the cells, far fewer than in previous years.

North Dakota Prison Officials Think Outside The Box To Revamp Solitary Confinement

Thousands of inmates serve some of their time in solitary confinement, locked down in small cells for up to 23 hours a day. North Dakota is changing its thinking on this segregated housing.

Trump Comment Appears To Catch Tehran Off-Guard

The president said he'd be willing to meet with Iran's leaders. His comment comes days before some U.S. sanctions on Iran go back into place, following the decision to pull out of the nuclear deal.

A boy holds a candle at a memorial for his 19-year-old cousin who was shot to death in Chicago.

Dying Young In Illinois: Black Teens Face The Greatest Risk

The gap, caused mainly by homicides, is one of the biggest in the nation.

A mural of Trayvon Martin is seen on the side of a building in the Sandtown neighborhood where Freddie Gray was arrested on April 30, 2015 in Baltimore.

A Look Back At Trayvon Martin's Death, And The Movement It Inspired

A new television series explores the 2012 killing of the 17-year-old in Sanford, Fla., and the subsequent trial that sparked the Black Lives Matter movement.

A horn shark named Miss Helen was taken from her pool exhibit and smuggled out of a Texas aquarium in a stroller.

Shark-In-A-Stroller Heist Ends With Animal's Safe Return To San Antonio Aquarium

Video footage of the bizarre theft fed intense public curiosity and led to solid tips. Officers say they found the shark named Miss Helen at the home of the main suspect. Both are now in captivity.

Bridge Work Continues Along I-88

The Illinois Tollway is repairing 17 local crossroad bridges carrying traffic over the Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88), between Illinois Route 251 near…

Marchers carry an LGBTQ pride flag during the Utah Pride Parade in Salt Lake City in June. The Senate bill would require the Census Bureau to protect all sexual orientation and gender identity information it collects.

Senate Bill To Require Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Data By 2030 Census

A group of Democrats says the data could help more LGBTQ people get access to social services and strengthen civil rights protections. Some privacy experts worry the data could be used against people.

Manafort Trial Begins In Federal Court In Virginia

The first day of the tax and bank fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort began Tuesday. It is the first trial to come out of Special Counsel Robert Muller's investigation.

Northern Illinois Animal Shelters Rescue Pets Across State Lines

If you find a cat or dog wandering around your neighborhood, the first thing you should do is check to see if the animal has any identification. Provided…

A man in Tehran looks at a newspaper with a picture of President Trump on the front page on Tuesday. Iran's currency traded at a fresh record-low of 119,000 to the dollar today, a loss of nearly two-thirds of its value since the start of the year as U.S. sanctions loom. Trump says he's willing to meet with Iranian leaders, but Iran doesn't seem eager to sit down.

Iran Is Unenthusiastic After President Trump Suggests A Meeting

The leaders of the U.S. and Iran haven't met in person since before the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Trump says he's ready to sit down; Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hasn't expressed any interest.

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