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The Labor Department reported grim economic news on Friday. Employers eliminated 598,000 jobs in January — the most since 1974. Cost-cutting employers are in no mood to hire. The unemployment rates stands at 7.6 percent.

Purdue Pharma agreed to pay around $6 billion to victims and state and local governments, but the deal also shields the Sackler family from future liability.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is halting foreclosures for 6 months for homeowners with VA Loans, after an NPR investigation that found thousands of them at risk of losing their homes.

More than 6 million people have fled Ukraine, and many thousands have been killed.

The House Democrats' $1.9 billion security plan includes more than $730 million to reimburse the National Guard and other agencies for the Jan. 6 attacks. It's fate is unclear in the Senate.

Many state Medicaid programs pay out-of-state providers much less than in-state facilities, often making it hard for families with medically complex children to get the care they seek.

Conservatives accuse Facebook of being biased against right-wing views, but engagement data tells a different story. The most popular content on Facebook, though, remains a secret.

Brooke Borel's new book describes their history and how they hide, bite and reproduce. Borel, who has combated them herself, says an infestation "does mess with your mind a little bit."

The New Jersey governor and potential 2016 GOP presidential contender says he was lied to by a top aide, whom he now has fired, about a dirty trick. Aides sought to punish a Democratic mayor by causing traffic problems in his city. Christie reportedly visited the mayor Thursday afternoon.

The court limited presidential power to make appointments when the Senate isn't in session and narrowed a state's power to have protest-free zones outside abortion clinics. Here are the implications.