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For A Female Banker At The Top Of Her Game, What Does It Take To Stay There?

In the film Equity, investment banker Naomi Bishop navigates the male-dominated world of Wall Street. Screenwriter Amy Fox discusses the film and her research, which included many interviews with women who worked on Wall Street.

Judge Neil Gorsuch listens to senators' opening statements during first day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Monday in Washington, DC.

Gorsuch Hearing For Top Court Lacks The High Drama Of Those In Recent Past

Neil Gorsuch kept an even keel throughout the day, rarely betraying more than a hint of impatience or pique. He smiled a lot, made jokes about family and matched the mood of each of his interrogators.

Kaitlyn McCollum teaches at Columbia Central High School in Tennessee. After being told her TEACH grant paperwork was late, her grants were converted to loans. "I'm on the phone in between classes ... trying to get all of this information together, crying, trying to plead my case," she says.

Education Department Launches 'Top-To-Bottom' Review Of Teachers' Grant Program

Public school teachers across the country say they've been improperly hit with thousands of dollars in debt when paperwork errors turned their grants into loans that they're now supposed to pay back.

Vice President Pence, speaking in Chile on Monday, said the "president has been clear on this tragedy and so have I" but did not address the president's reversal on the white nationalist protesters.

Top Republicans Criticize White Supremacists, But Don't Call Out Trump

Vice President Pence did not criticize the president's about-face on who is to blame for violence in Charlottesville. Some GOP leaders have spoken up, but not all derided the president specifically.

Chesapeake Walmart shooting leaves 6 dead

An employee of Walmart opened fire Tuesday night.

Gen. C.Q. Brown prepares to step into the role of top military officer role

Gen. C.Q. Brown is poised to become the top U.S. military officer in a few days. One challenge he faces was on full display this week: Ukraine's visiting president requested more military assistance.

The average home mortgage interest rate now tops 7%, the highest in 20+ years

Sales of existing homes fell more than 2% in July, as rising mortgage rates kept many would-be buyers and sellers on the sidelines.

Limiting migration led to 1.6 million losing legal status in 2025

The Trump administration has stripped legal status from 1.6 million immigrants in 11 months. It's the largest removal of deportation protections for legal migrants in U.S. history.

News Brief: Jan. 6 Report, Recovering Bitcoin Ransom, Alzheimer's Drug

Senators release new details of the U.S. Capitol attack. The FBI recovers millions in ransom paid to end a cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline. The FDA approves a drug to treat Alzheimer's disease.

This photo released by the Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office shows a burning vehicle at the Baghdad International Airport following the airstrike, in Baghdad, Iraq, early Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.

Timeline: How The U.S. Came To Strike And Kill A Top Iranian General

The drone strike came after a week of building tension between the U.S. and Iran. Here's what is known from public accounts.

How a top economic adviser to Biden is thinking about inflation and the job market

The latest numbers show a strong picture for the U.S. economy. Yet many Americans have a pessimistic view. Here's how an adviser to Joe Biden says they're addressing that.

Ukranian soldiers stop cars at a highway checkpoint near Slovansky, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

6 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Ambush

Meanwhile, Germany's foreign minister was trying to jumpstart talks between the central government in Kiev and pro-Russian militants in the east.

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