A class of Connecticut seventh-graders were called the n-word and threatened during a nighttime slavery re-enactment field trip 

Oilfield services giant Halliburton pleaded guilty Thursday to destroying test results that investigators had sought as evidence in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The spill, just miles off the Louisiana coast killed 11 people, countless sea creatures and hurt the environment. 

(CNN) -- Republicans in the House of Representatives expressed outrage with one of their compatriots on the other side of the Capitol Wednesday, questioning whether or not Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is really all-in on defunding Obamacare or if he's trying to put all the onus of defunding the bill on the House.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Red flags, unexplained etchings on a shotgun, claims of poor police response. It's been three days since Aaron Alexis went on a shooting rampage at the Navy Yard in Washington. And each new day since has brought new revelations about his past, the attack and the subsequent inquiry.

(CNN) -- You were more likely to be struck by lightning or attacked by a shark -- maybe even at the same time -- than win Wednesday night's Powerball drawing.

Wall Street's top regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission, voted 3-to-2 at a meeting Wednesday to propose the rule that would force publicly traded companies to disclose a ratio that compares CEO pay with that of salaries of those who work for them.

Last week, an article in the University of Alabama's student newspaper, The Crimson White, claimed that several sororities on campus had denied membership opportunities to black students because of their race. The article relied on the account of one named sorority sister and several other anonymous contributors who painted a picture of a segregated Greek system yearning for change.

President Barack Obama tells the Business Roundtable that Congress must pass a budget and not negotiate on the health care law

The Washington Navy Yard shooting could possibly have been prevented if tougher background checks were in place, President Barack Obama said on Tuesday, raising new concern about the frequency of mass shootings.

(CNN) -- Former White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley is dropping out of the race for Illinois governor, Daley told the Chicago Tribune on Monday.