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Thousands of University of California employees went on strike Monday to start the first of a three-day protest. Their primary demand: pay increases.

"This is not the time for sightseeing," the Hawaii County Civil Defense agency says. Some 35 structures have been destroyed by lava from 10 active fissures. Officials are also warning of toxic gases.

Republicans have been worried about keeping the House in 2018. Now those fears have spread to the Senate. Democrats are raising more money and going on offense in places like Tennessee.

More than 1,700 people have evacuated from a neighborhood on Hawaii's Big Island following a volcanic eruption last week. Ground fissures continue to spew lava and gas into residential neighborhoods.

After a day of steady rain on Churchill Downs, 5-2 favorite Justify managed to pull ahead in the muck. He's the first horse not to start a racing career as a 2-year-old to win the Derby since 1882.

Dozens of people in bright orange shirts told the New Orleans City Council they supported a new power plant. Now The Lens reports that at least some were paid to show up and told what to say.

The InSight Mars lander was successfully launched on Saturday morning, by an Atlas V rocket taking off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. It will gather data on Mars' interior.

At least 1,500 residents were ordered to evacuate after the Kilauea volcano erupted on Hawaii's Big Island. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Mileka Lincoln of Hawaii News Now.

The last time the U.S. jobless percentage sat below 4 percent was in December of 2000. April brought net job gains, but fell short of economists' predictions.

Amazon is working on a whittled-down list of cities where it might build the second headquarters. Among the bidders, Washington, D.C., stands out for competing against two of its next-door neighbors.