The U.S. government is seeking to close caves in national forests in the Northern Rockies to stem the spread of white-nose bat syndrome, a disease that has killed an estimated 5.5 million bats in 19 states and is spreading westward, officials said on Wednesday.

An Arabian show horse named William swam out to sea after being spooked Tuesday evening, triggering an elaborate rescue effort.

A Columbia Law School team has published a report about two men named Carlos -- one who killed a woman, and another who was executed for that crime.

During her tumultuous three years at the head of the Washington D.C. public schools, Michelle Rhee set off a lot of fireworks.