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In 1968, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act, which made it illegal to discriminate in housing. Gene Demby of NPR's Code Switch explains why neighborhoods are still so segregated today.

Alexander Tayler, acting CEO, is stepping down, according to a statement from the Cambridge Analytica board of directors. The firm is at the heart of a scandal involving the use of Facebook data.

Gov. Jerry Brown said he will deploy 400 National Guard troops, but they will not enforce immigration laws. Meanwhile, Texas troops have already made their way to the border near Laredo.

About 100 people are expected to participate in this year’s Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event Saturday in DeKalb. About a quarter of that number will be men…

Israeli defense officials allege a photojournalist fatally shot at a Gaza protest was a Hamas member. But the U.S. said he had passed a vetting process with no ties to militants.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen asked lawmakers to approve a $47.5 billion budget request for her sprawling agency.

A new generation of American Muslims has moved from defending itself, as Muslim communities did in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, to defining itself.

The man accused of shooting three people in a party bus in Rockford last weekend has turned himself in. Police say 22-year-old Raheem D. King of Rockford…

For many parents, nine days of missed school is a logistical headache. That's why YMCAs, Boys and Girls Clubs and religious organizations have provided places for parents to bring their kids.

James Long, one of three officers involved in the incident, is also suing his former employer, the Chicago Department of Aviation and its commissioner, saying he wasn't adequately trained.