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National Guard troops provide security at the U.S. Capitol and around Washington, D.C., for the upcoming presidential inauguration amid threats by extremist supporters of President Trump.

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to block a settlement in a long-running suit involving the adjudication of applications for the cancellation of student loan debts at 151 for-profit colleges.

The United Nations says there are more displaced today people than ever before in our history – 110 million people have been forced from their homes.

The beer garden was shut down because of the coronavirus, but that didn't stop cows from a nearby farm. The hotel owner told a local paper that the cows must have thought they had "herd immunity."

Mass protests across the U.S. are sparking concern among public health officials that the coronavirus could spread among protesters.

The world's timekeepers are adding a leap second to the last day of the year. Because the Earth is slowing in its daily rotation, an extra second will be tacked onto Dec. 31. That extra second will make 2008 the longest year since 1992. It's already long because it's a leap year.

More than 300 superdelegates across the country have yet to commit to either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. California has the most superdelegates, and nearly two dozen of them are uncommitted — about twice as many as any other state. One of them is Rep. Sam Farr.

Scott Simon takes a moment to note how quickly the new Large Hadron Collider can heat a frozen pizza.

Millions of giant jellyfish are riding warming ocean currents into the Sea of Japan, causing a crisis in the country's fishing industry. One man has a solution: make money off them. He's marketing jellyfish cuisine, jellyfish makeup, even jellyfish cocktails.

Support for President Bush among families with ties to the military may be waning. According to a new poll, six out of 10 military families disapprove of the way Bush has run the war. Rhonda Eggleston, a military wife, weighs in.