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British Family Says One Wrong Turn Led to ICE Detention Nightmare
Seven British citizens said they were vacationing in Canada when they had to swerve to avoid an animal, not an uncommon occurrence in rural British Columbia. But doing that proved dangerous in its own way.
5 Takeaways From the Harvard Admissions Ruling
In one of the most closely watched lawsuits concerning affirmative action and higher education, a federal judge Tuesday ruled that Harvard could continue considering race in its admissions process in pursuit of a diverse class.
With Guns Drawn, Officers Raided Home to Get Unvaccinated, Feverish Child
With guns drawn, the police officers broke down the door of the suburban Phoenix home in the early hours of a February morning. “Come out with your hands up!” an officer yelled, with the dark front porch and foyer inside suddenly flooded with light from the officers’ flashlights.With Guns Drawn, Officers Raided Home to Get Unvaccinated, Feverish Child
With guns drawn, the police officers broke down the door of the suburban Phoenix home in the early hours of a February morning. “Come out with your hands up!” an officer yelled, with the dark front porch and foyer inside suddenly flooded with light from the officers’ flashlights.Flooding in the Midwest: Why the Water Is So High
A historic snowy winter is turning into record spring flooding across a wide area in the middle of the United States, as major rivers spill over their banks, break levees and inundate towns and farms. The governors of Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin have declared emergencies, and Iowa’s governor has issued a disaster proclamation. At least two people in Nebraska have died in the floodwaters, and two others are missing.A History of College Admissions Schemes, From Encoded Pencils to Paid Stand-Ins
Fifty people were charged this week with taking part in a nationwide scheme to game the process of admission to highly competitive schools. While federal authorities say that this is the largest prosecution of its kind in history, it is far from the first.
Parkland Survivors Unveil Plan on Guns
March for Our Lives, a group led by student survivors of last year’s mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, unveiled an ambitious gun control platform on Wednesday that would ban assault-style weapons, raise the minimum age for buying firearms, create a national gun registry and require gun owners to pay for new licenses each year.
Parkland Survivors Unveil Plan on Guns
March for Our Lives, a group led by student survivors of last year’s mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, unveiled an ambitious gun control platform on Wednesday that would ban assault-style weapons, raise the minimum age for buying firearms, create a national gun registry and require gun owners to pay for new licenses each year.
A Ministry Pushing Beyond 'Thoughts and Prayers'
To the strains of the hymn “If We Just Talk of Thoughts and Prayers,” the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States ordained The Rev. Deanna Hollas as its first minister of gun violence prevention this month.
'Thoughts and Prayers' Aren't Enough, America's First Gun Violence Minister Says.
To the strains of the hymn “If We Just Talk of Thoughts and Prayers,” the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States ordained The Rev. Deanna Hollas as its first minister of gun violence prevention this month.
Texts, Sex, Lies and Corruption: Here's What Has Forced Governors Out of Office
Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló of Puerto Rico announced his resignation on Wednesday, after an uprising and looming impeachment proceedings had derailed his administration.A Murderer Deemed Too Old for Violence Was Just Convicted of Another Killing
A murderer with a long history of violence against women — but who had been freed from prison and deemed unlikely to hurt anyone again because of his advancing age — was convicted by a jury in Maine this week in the stabbing death of a mother of twin boys.A Murderer Deemed Too Old for Violence Was Just Convicted of Another Killing
A murderer with a long history of violence against women — but who had been freed from prison and deemed unlikely to hurt anyone again because of his advancing age — was convicted by a jury in Maine this week in the stabbing death of a mother of twin boys.What You Need to Know About the Sandra Bland Video
Questions have surrounded the death of Sandra Bland, a 28-year-old black activist, since she was found hanged in a Texas police cell in July 2015 after she was arrested during a traffic stop.In Oregon, a Murder Conviction Adds to Calls for Tougher Hate Crime Punishments
A white supremacist who deliberately plowed his Jeep into a black teenager was sentenced last week to at least 28 years in prison for what is believed to be Oregon’s first hate crime murder conviction in more than three decades. He could have faced as much as 20 additional years in prison if not for an unusual quirk in Oregon law, which imposes softer penalties on anyone who commits a hate crime alone rather than with an accomplice.Taking Uber? Here Are Tips for Staying Safe
“What’s my name?”Deaths From Drugs and Suicide Reach a Record in the U.S.
The number of deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide in 2017 hit the highest level since the collection of federal mortality data started in 1999, according to an analysis by two public health nonprofits, the Trust for America’s Health and the Well Being Trust. To reach their conclusion, the two groups parsed the latest available data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Snow in Forecast for a 2,500-Mile Path From California to Maine
Spring may be within sight, but as the calendar flipped to March, forecasters on Friday predicted a walloping weekend winter storm, with snow and icy rain expected to coat a 2,500-mile path from Northern California to southern Maine. Rain was also forecast to drench Southern California and much of the South, from Texas to Virginia.Virginia's First Lady Apologizes for Handing Cotton to Black Students on Tour
The tour guide handed raw, prickly cotton to some young black students who were part of a group visiting the oldest operating governor’s mansion in the country, one that was built with slave labor. She asked them to imagine what it would be like to be a slave picking the crop.Freshman in College, Freshman in the Capitol: West Virginia's 19-Year-Old Lawmaker
Caleb Hanna was a child when Barack Obama won the White House and, like many African-Americans, he recalled his excitement at seeing “someone who looks like me become president.”
