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An alleged gun thief who mailed a 161-page manifesto to the president was hit with formal charges on Tuesday as local law enforcement said his screed had reached Washington, D.C.

The bid by an Alabama megachurch to form its own police force has gotten an okay from the state Senate and heads now to the House.

The Plan Behind a Chicago Project to Lift Up Working People

Brooke Collins City of Chicago

Manufacturing jobs have been on a steady decline for several years because of trade deals, technological advancements and economic recessions. Despite this, manufacturing remains one of the most important sectors of the U.S. economy, employing more than 12 million workers, or about 9% of the total U.S. employment.

American cities continue to spend billions each year to buy major equipment, such as buses and railcars for public transportation systems. This spending has the potential to support tens of thousands of good manufacturing jobs. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, there will be 533,000 good middle-skill manufacturing jobs available over the next decade.

Jobs to Move Americais working with labor, business, community and governmental groups around the country to ensure money spent on building transportation infrastructure is also used to promote equity and bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States. The organization also is advocating for workforce development and training programs that prepare working...

Texas legislators are trying to chip away at the 2015 landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage.

Texas legislators are trying to chip away at the 2015 landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage.

The paper apologized and agreed to pay damages and costs after the first lady filed a $150 million lawsuit over a story published in August last year.

The paper apologized and agreed to pay damages and costs after the first lady filed a $150 million lawsuit over a story published in August last year.

Her supporters are doing everything they can to keep the husky alive. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports for TODAY.

Dr. David Dao, 69, is seen being dragged in cellphone footage taken by fellow passengers who objected to his treatment on a United Airlines flight.

David Letterman's mother Dorothy Mengering, a Midwestern homemaker who became an unlikely celebrity in her 70s on her son's late-night show, has died. She was 95.