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Actress Katherine Langford (left), who plays Hannah, a high school student who kills herself after enduring much bullying, and actress Alisha Boe (Jessica) sit in the counselor's office on <em>13 Reasons Why</em>.

Facts About Teens, Suicide And '13 Reasons Why'

As the Netflix series sparks a national discussion, new research shows 1 in 5 middle and high schoolers have thoughts of suicide, and offers suggestions for adults in fighting the problem.

Siddhartha Luthra, a prosecutor in the fatal 2012 gang rape on a moving bus, gives a thumbs-up after the Supreme Court verdict Friday in New Delhi.

India's Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentences Over 2012 Gang Rape

The court rejected the appeals of four men who committed the crime it described as "brutal, barbaric and diabolic," in which a 23-year-old woman was attacked and left to die.

Delta Apologizes To Family That Was Kicked Off A Plane Over A Toddler's Seat

The airline is offering compensation and an apology to Brian Schear after a crew member said agents would put the parents in jail and place their children in foster care for a "federal offense."

The $25 million Labre Place in Miami was built using the low-income housing tax credit program. It's named for the patron saint for the homeless and is now home to 90 low-income residents, about half of whom were once homeless.

Affordable Housing Program Costs More, Shelters Fewer

The low-income housing tax credit program gave way to a booming $8 billion private industry, but as tax credits for companies increased, the number of housing units being built for the poor fell.

Michael Parks, TV And Movie Character Actor, Dies At 77

Parks had more than a hundred film and TV credits as villains and antiheroes in a career lasting more than 50 years. He was a favorite of directors Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Smith and David Lynch.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. A hacking group linked to North Korea has used code that's identical to some of the malware used in the WannaCry attack, security researchers say.

North Korea May Be Linked To WannaCry Ransomware, Researchers Say

Google security researcher Neel Mehta pointed out similarities between WannaCry and malware used by Lazarus, the group that has been blamed for the Sony Pictures hack of 2014.

Du Yun, winner of the 2017 Pulitzer for music, considers the issues of diversity in classical music.

Looking For Women's Music At The Symphony? Good Luck!

Recent surveys show that less than 2 percent of music performed by American orchestras is by women composers. This year's Pulitzer Prize winner, Du Yun, speaks out on diversity in the concert hall.

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos delivers a commencement speech to graduates at Bethune-Cookman University, a historically black institution in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Backs To Betsy DeVos; Scholarships Denied; Paul Ryan Visits A Charter School

Our weekly education news roundup: The secretary of education's commencement speech at an HBCU; aid denied to low-income students; an update on federal aid applications.

Then-FBI Director James Comey testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on May 3. Comey was fired May 9 after more than a year of controversy surrounding the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server.

The James Comey Saga, In Timeline Form

The fired FBI director's story has everything: suggestions of taped conversations, a tarmac meeting and tweets — lots of tweets.

A world map shows where computers were infected by WannaCrypt ransomware since Sunday, as recorded by MalwareTech.com.

WannaCry Ransomware: What We Know Monday

A Homeland Security official says that so far, "the U.S. is still in a relatively good place." But because of the malware's success, it is being tweaked to foil attempts to stop its spread.

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