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The feat has been compared to the four-minute mile or a two-hour marathon — "but vertically," one climber adds. Still, they beat the impossibly steep odds Wednesday in California's Yosemite Valley.

Democrats see a focus on health care as one way to hold onto Senate seats in red states in the November midterms. That's despite being repeatedly beaten on health care messaging in recent elections.

The hashtag #PenceFence made the rounds on Twitter as female journalists said they were made to stand behind their male colleagues at the vice president's visit to the holy site in Jerusalem.

All sorts of people coming and going this week — out of Chicago, out of college, but not to the U.S.

The six men, all of Arab or South Asian descent, were in the U.S. illegally when they were detained. They say they were held under harsh conditions after the September 11 attacks.

The United States is looking to base surveillance drones in the African nation of Niger. The base there will allow the U.S. unmanned vehicles to conduct operations in northern Africa, including in Mali, where France has intervened to fight Islamist militants. Tom Bowman talks to Melissa Block about the latest on the increasing U.S. military role in Africa.

Young voters overwhelmingly supported Barack Obama in each of the past two presidential elections. Making sure they don't vote Democratic again is a top priority for national Republicans. Some young conservatives offer their ideas about what the GOP needs to do to win over their generation.

In only their second call since Biden took office, the two leaders spoke about "the responsibility of both nations to ensure competition does not veer into conflict," according to the White House.

Democrats have just over a week to come up with a plan to avoid a government shutdown after tying a spending bill to a suspension of the federal debt limit.

For the first time ever, Boston's next elected mayor will not be a white man. Two women of color will face off in the November general election after a historic preliminary vote.