(CNN) -- For the first time since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Christine Wilford plans do something remarkable on Thursday that once was routine: drop her child off at school.

On the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, a historical document that symbolizes the beginnings of freedom for individuals once deemed property, historians say myths persist about what the policy did, and did not, do.

Gunmen have kidnapped an American journalist in Syria, the journalist's family announced Wednesday. Freelancer James Foley was abducted in northwest Syria on November 22

A new marijuana club, opened in Denver, has drawn criticism from cannabis activists, who fear it will undermine the state's legalization law.

President Obama insisted the fiscal cliff deal include a pay down on the sequester and a tax increase that hit at least individuals making $400,000 a year and $450,000 for households.

A New York City man and woman have been arrested in Manhattan, accused of possession of an explosive substance and a sawed off shotgun

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was hospitalized Sunday after doctors discovered a blood clot during a follow-up exam related to a concussion she suffered this month

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a controversial law that bans the adoption of Russian children by American families

America's population is growing at a slower pace than was previously projected, the Census Bureau says.

A powerful winter storm that whipped its way across the United States this week still had more to give early Friday.