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The Little Sandy Correctional Complex, located on former farmland outside Sandy Hook, Ky., on Dec. 1, 2005. Four correctional officers sued their supervisor and the Kentucky of Department of Corrections in 2014, alleging the supervisor repeatedly sexually harassed and assaulted them and other women for years.

In Kentucky, A 'Culture Of Indifference' To Sexual Harassment In Prisons

In the last six years, more than 3,500 pages of sexual harassment complaints have been filed against the Kentucky Department of Corrections. Increasingly, victims are taking to the courts.

An artist's rendering shows the design of an "electric skate" vehicle that the Boring Company says could travel up to 150 mph and whisk passengers to and from Chicago's O'Hare Airport in minutes.

Elon Musk's Boring Company Will Build High-Speed Train To Chicago's O'Hare Airport

The train tunnel company will build and operate an "express service to transport people to O'Hare Airport from downtown in 12 minutes," Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says.

Lifelike clay soldiers at the Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xi'an, northwestern China. The first figures were reconstructed by archaeologist Zhao Kangmin, who died Wednesday.

Archaeologist Who Uncovered China's 8,000-Man Terra Cotta Army Dies At 82

Zhao Kangmin reconstructed the first warriors after farmers digging a well stumbled on fragments in 1974. They were commissioned by China's first emperor — to guard his tomb.

Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus, shown here in 2005, was killed Friday in Khost, Afghanistan. AP reporter Kathy Gannon was injured. Both have covered Afghanistan for many years.

Two Brave Journalists In Afghanistan

The two Associated Press journalists shot in Afghanistan shared a gift for finding the humanity in war zones. Photographer Anja Niedringhaus was killed, and reporter Kathy Gannon was wounded.

A mourner displays a photo of Stephon Clark during his funeral services Thursday.

Most Of 8 Shots Hit Stephon Clark's Back, Independent Family Autopsy Finds

The city has experienced nearly two weeks of protests since 22-year-old Clark was killed by two police officers.

This Tiny Desk Contestant Braved The Elements To Pay Tribute To His Grandmother

Musician Quinn Christopherson shares the story of his original song submission for the 2018 Tiny Desk Contest.

Several women have accused Rep. John Conyers, who is the most senior member of Congress, of verbal abuse, inappropriate touching and groping over decades.

Conyers Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations

The move by the longtime Democratic congressman from Michigan came after top House Democrats and House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., had called on him to resign.

A vendor sells hats to supporters before a campaign rally for then-candidate Donald Trump in Newtown, Pa. While sales of Trump merchandise helped fund his campaign, large donors increasingly dominate the funding of political campaigns.

Campaign Finance System Of Big Money Now Overshadows Watergate-Era Reforms

A total of 19,145 donors — that's roughly the population of Johnstown, Pa. — gave or spent $2.6 billion in the 2016 campaigns.

House intelligence committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., (right), and Ranking Member Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speak to the media about committee's investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election, a year ago on March 15, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

House Intel Republicans Have Cleared Trump. So Are The Russia Investigations Over?

Semi-lost amid the tidal wave of news this week: The House intelligence committee has cleared Donald Trump in its Russia probe. But the road goes ever on.

A.M. Homes: Short Stories Are 'Food For The Soul And For The Mind'

Her first story collection in 15 years is called Days of Awe, and it covers everything from a chat room for bird lovers, to a summit on genocide, to a superstore where someone's abandoned a baby.

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