Record numbers of Americans are expected to be traveling over the long holiday weekend. Both gasoline prices and airfares are down from 2015, making holiday trips more affordable for millions.
Read More »Bangladesh Army: 20 Hostages Killed, 13 Rescued In Dhaka Attack
Foreigners and locals were killed among the dozens held in a café by armed gunmen, before police moved in to end the 10-hour standoff. Police killed six gunmen in the siege on Saturday morning.
Read More »7 Years Of U.S. Drone And Airstrikes: White House Tallies Civilian Deaths
Between Jan. 20, 2009, and the end of 2015, the White House says, the U.S. carried out 473 airstrikes in places that weren't in "areas of active hostilities" — such as Iraq or Afghanistan.
Read More »New Abortion Rules Blocked In Florida, Indiana Hours Before Taking Effect
This comes after Monday's landmark Supreme Court decision on abortion. Since then, new restrictions on the procedure have also been rejected in Alabama, Mississippi and Wisconsin.
Read More »Gay Talese Disavows His Disavowal Of His New Book
Talese had told The Washington Post he wouldn't promote his new nonfiction book, The Voyeur's Motel, after the paper found flaws in its story. But now he says the book will go ahead as planned.
Read More »Austria’s Top Court Throws Out Presidential Election Result, Orders A Do-Over
The Constitutional Court cited vote-counting irregularities in overturning the result, which is unprecedented in Austria's post-war history.
Read More »Lynch Will Accept Recommendations Of Lawyers, Agents On Clinton Email Probe
Attorney General Loretta Lynch says she regrets that her impromptu meeting with Bill Clinton has "cast a shadow" on the investigation of Hillary Clinton's email use, but did not recuse herself.
Read More »Judge Blocks Mississippi Law Protecting Religious Objections To Gay Marriage
Late Thursday night, shortly before the controversial law was set to take effect, a federal judge ruled it unconstitutional. He called it an "attempt to put LGBT citizens back in their place."
Read More »NHTSA Will Look At Tesla’s Autopilot Mode, After Deadly Car Crash
The fatal crash of a Tesla Model S car that was in autopilot mode when it collided with a truck on a Florida highway last month is prompting a preliminary evaluation of the feature.
Read More »1.4 Million Adults Identify As Transgender In America, Study Says
Hawaii, California, Georgia and New Mexico were the states with the highest percentages of residents identifying as transgender. Young adults are the most likely to have that gender identity.
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