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Updated 2024-12-03 15:31
Does America need saving from the Quiverfull movement?
America Tonight speaks with women on either side of the controversial movement
DC Fire Department medical director resigns
Jullette Saussy says DC Fire and EMS is 'highly toxic,' causes 'unnecessary loss of life' due to slow response times
European comet probe goes dark forever
Scientists have lost contact with lander probe launched with Rosetta spacecraft to study comets and solar system
Two 15-year-old girls shot dead in Arizona school shooting
While the campus was on lockdown, police say there is no active shooter but that an investigation is ongoing
Indias top court orders better compensation for rape survivors
All states are to improve support for sexual assault victims, in a country where the number of rapes is on the rise
Pakistan arrests 97 insurgents, foils jailbreak plan
Pakistan has been under domestic and international pressure to crack down on armed groups
Natalie Merchant talks to Stephanie Sy
The famed 90s singer-songwriter is back in the music scene with a rerecording of her 1995 hit album, Tigerlily
Sunils saga: Family double-victimized by depression, Internet witch hunt
In wake of Boston bombing, Sunil Tripathis family faced outburst of false accusations after his disappearance
Whos funding voter suppression?
Web of conservative funding groups lines up behind key voting rights Supreme Court case
Uber to settle safety lawsuits for $28.5 million
Customers had alleged Uber misrepresented the quality of its safety practices and the fees it charged passengers
LA-area gas leak plugged after 16 weeks
The massive leak that drove thousands of people from their homes still needs to be permanently sealed, officials said
NYC cop convicted of manslaughter in stairwell shooting
Rookie police officer Peter Liang convicted in a case closely watched by advocates for police accountability
Clinton and Sanders clash over minorities, money in substantive debate
As the race moves to states less white than Iowa and NH, the Democratic hopefuls battled for black, Hispanic support
Kerry, Lavrov say Syria ceasefire to begin within one week
Cessation of all hostilities would start within one week, diplomats said from news conference in Munich
Protesters call on Democrats to reject pipeline ahead of Milwaukee debate
Activists want next US president to block Canadian energy company Enbridge from expanding the Alberta Clipper pipeline
Q&A: Many kids in Chicagos most violent areas live in 'survival mode'
Clinical psychologist Bradley Stolbach says that children growing up surrounded by violence are often traumatized
Report says 11 percent of Syrians killed, injured in war
New report's 470,000 death count is nearly double the last UN count, but no end in sight for spiraling violence
Democratic senators call for emergency funding for opioid addiction crisis
Earlier this month, Obama said he would ask for $1.1 billion in the 2017 budget for to fight opioid and heroin abuse
Supreme Court's pause on Clean Power Plan just a 'speed bump,' experts say
At least five states already poised to move forward with their own carbon emission cuts in line with Paris agreement
After New Hampshire victory, Sanders still has an uphill climb
Analysis: Despite reports to the contrary, Bernie Sanders is not the Democratic front-runner
Chicago officials introduce measure to eliminate tampon tax
Two City Council members introduce legislation, say tax is discriminatory against women
Last occupiers of Oregon wildlife refuge surrender to FBI
The arrests mark the end of a standoff by the armed militia that lasted 41 days
Cut-off Yemeni city receives urgent medical supplies
Under siege for months, Taiz finally receives over 20 tons of medical supplies
52 killed in riot at northern Mexico prison
The violence took place days ahead of a planned visit by Pope Francis to another Mexican prison
Einstein a-go-go! Gravitational waves detected in scientific milestone
Using giant laser detectors, scientists make breakthrough that could open new windows to the cosmos
NATO to target people smugglers in Aegean Sea
Ships are en route to crack down on smuggling of migrants and asylum seekers to Europe
North Korea says South's moves are 'declaration of war'
South's decision to halt operations at Kaesong industrial zone after North's rocket launch draws Pyongyang's ire
The partisan strategy of voter suppression
Republicans respond to a changing electorate with greater obstacles to voting
All-male Utah panel votes to keep sales tax on tampons
The men of a Utah taxation forum voted 8-3 against removing sales tax on tampons and other feminine hygiene products
Ex-LA sheriff pleads guilty to lying during corruption probe
Former Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca faces sentencing in May for lying during a federal investigation of his department
FBI surrounds last occupiers at Oregon refuge
Last four armed occupiers of a national wildlife refuge say they will turn themselves in Thursday morning
ACLU slams Pasco police department
The ACLU of Washington issued a critical report on the Pasco PD a year after officers killed Antonio Zambrano-Montes
Federal government sues Ferguson after city tries to revise reform deal
Attorney general says city's rejection of DOJ deal on police and court reform leaves department no choice but to sue
Michigan governor seeks $300 million for Flint water, Detroit schools
Rick Snyder asks state lawmakers for extra funds to deal with lead-poisoned water, school financial crisis
Flint water crisis makes its way into 2016 presidential campaign
Democrats to hold next debate in Michigan city devastated by tainted water; Republicans remain mostly silent
Carly Fiorina ends 2016 Republican bid for president
The former technology executive promoted her business experience but struggled to build a winning coalition
Nuns who feed San Franciscos homeless face eviction
A rent increase of over 50 percent will force soup kitchen operating in the Tenderloin district to shut down
Twin suicide bombings kill scores at Nigeria refugee camp
Attack targets camp for people displaced by armed group Boko Haram's 6-year insurgency
Fed's Yellen says global risks could pose US growth threat
Falling stock prices, uncertainty over China and global reassessment of credit risk could throw US economy off track
US to deport Qatari military officer accused of enslaving servants
Hassan al-Homoud avoided a 10-year prison sentence because two of his servants refused to testify against him
Gov. Chris Christie ends White House bid
NJ governor's departure leaves seven Republicans vying to represent the party in November's presidential election
Republicans champion voter ID laws absent credible evidence of fraud
Nine states now require an ID to vote, a requirement that critics say disenfranchises minorities and the poor
LA passes plans against homelessness
City and county of Los Angeles OK coordinated plans to fight homelessness with subsidized housing and other programs
Three held in Taiwan building collapse
Three Taiwanese construction company execs were detained on charges of professional negligence; scores died in building
Sanders defeats Clinton, Trump wins in New Hampshire
Failing to tap into anger at the political establishment, Clinton and traditional GOP hopefuls fall in first test
Supreme Court blocks Obama carbon emissions plan
Plan to address climate change halted after coalition of mostly Republican states, industry called it too expensive
Obama unveils record $4.1 trillion election-year budget
Budget addresses education, health care and climate change and places new taxes on crude oil, the wealthy and big banks
With Trump and Sanders, European-style politics reaches America
Analysis: The twin waves of socialism and right-wing populism that already rocked the EU have now reached America
Ferguson City Council seeks changes to DOJ agreement
The City Council wants changes to a settlement with the Justice Department for reform of courts, policing systems
Facebook mulls reset of Free Basics after India ban
India's decision to ban Facebook's free but limited Internet service is the controversial program's biggest blow yet
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