Signage is displayed outside a Planned Parenthood office in Peoria, Illinois, U.S., on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. aniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption aniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images Signage is displayed outside a Planned Parenthood office in Peoria, Illinois, U.S., on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. aniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images House Speaker

President Obama speaks to Caterpillar employees in East Peoria, Ill., in February 2009 about the then-struggling economy. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Dharapak/AP President Obama speaks to Caterpillar employees in East Peoria, Ill., in February 2009 about the then-struggling economy. Charles Dharapak/AP The final chapter of the Obama economy drew that much closer

Mireille Kamariza, a graduate student in Stanford, is trying to develop a faster test to diagnose TB. Fred Tomlin/Courtesy of Mireille Kamariza hide caption toggle caption Fred Tomlin/Courtesy of Mireille Kamariza Mireille Kamariza, a graduate student in Stanford, is trying to develop a faster test to diagnose TB. Fred Tomlin/Courtesy of Mireille Kamariza By many

The Talladega College band, Marching Tornadoes, in performance last October. YouTube Talladega College isn’t known for its football team — because it doesn’t have one. But it does have a band — the 200-member Marching Tornadoes. It is the pride of the campus in this small town about 50 miles east of Birmingham. The Presidential

A Medicare Advantage plan run by Independence Blue Cross, headquartered in Philadelphia, was among those audited for overcharging by the federal government. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP A Medicare Advantage plan run by Independence Blue Cross, headquartered in Philadelphia, was among those audited for overcharging by the federal government. Matt Rourke/AP Six

Counselors play a big role in helping students succeed: They help with scheduling, college applications and with issues like mental health. Since 2015, first lady Michelle Obama has honored a school counselor of the year in a ceremony at the White House. Friday, the honor goes to Terri Tchorzynski of the Calhoun Area Career Center

A man walks past a nearly deserted construction site Wednesday in Villa de Reyes, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, as workers shut down operations and remove equipment from the site of a canceled $1.6 billion Ford plant. Ford’s cancellation, which costs the region thousands of projected jobs, has sounded alarms throughout the country and sent Mexico’s

President-elect Donald Trump tours the Carrier Corp. in Indianapolis following the company’s announcement it would keep hundreds of manufacturing jobs in the United States rather than move them to Mexico. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump tours the Carrier Corp. in Indianapolis following the

President-elect Donald Trump is at odds with leaders in his own party over how to respond to cyberattacks that U.S. intelligence has tied to Russia. Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump is at odds with leaders in his own party over how to respond to cyberattacks that U.S.

Some are calling it Nigeria’s new “boy band.” An “old boy band” would be more like it. A new singing group that burst onto the Nigerian musical scene over the new year consists of senior citizens — a chorus of prominent past political and military leaders from Africa’s most populous nation. And they’re singing about

The back of your throat relaxes when you sleep, causing the airway can vibrate — in a thundering snore. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images The back of your throat relaxes when you sleep, causing the airway can vibrate — in a thundering snore. Getty Images What lengths would you go to stifle

Senate Republicans began the process Tuesday of shutting down the Affordable Care Act, one of the key features of the Obama presidency. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption toggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Senate Republicans began the process Tuesday of shutting down the Affordable Care Act, one of the key features of the Obama presidency. Pablo