The number of families detained crossing the southern U.S. border without documentation continues to climb this month, according to new data released by the U.S. border agency.

ON THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY On March 28, 1979, a reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, overheats causing the most serious commercial nuclear power accident in United States history. While some plant workers were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation, no one outside the plant suffered adverse health effects. Still, the accident created a panic with over 100,000 people fleeing the area. In an effort to calm the public and offer advice, President Jimmy Carter, a nuclear engineer, visited the plant. Still, the incident severely damaged Americans’ opinion of nuclear power.

VIDEO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended President Donald Trump’s proposed budget cuts to diplomacy and foreign aid from strong criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers in hearings Wednesday.

VIDEO: Most of us don’t give much thought to getting dressed every day, but for the elderly and disabled, seemingly simple tasks like buttoning a shirt can prove complicated. Fashion design students recently looked at low-tech ways to make clothes smarter.

Are anti-government protests in Algeria the herald of an Arab-spring sequel? Some regional autocrats appear to fear so and are cracking down on even the mildest of dissent, say analysts.

VIDEO: So far this year, more than 300 people have had measles in 15 states in the U.S. Almost half have occurred in Rockland County just north of New York City. County officials are now banning anyone who is unvaccinated from frequenting public places.