A quick repair project was the exception to the rule of American dysfunction.

A series of southern states have ignored federal court rulings on voting rights.

Chutzpah in Gaza

The country's weak government is hampering relief efforts.

Thirty-three relatives of victims have filed a lawsuit against Russian President Vladimir Putin and his country over the downed airplane.

Despite efforts to require lessons on civil rights, outdated textbooks in the Mississippi school system indicate little has changed.