President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to become U.S. secretary of state is in line to receive a $180 million retirement package.
Read More »Civil Rights Activists Arrested For Protest Over Jeff Sessions As Attorney General
Activists with the NAACP staged a sit-in at the senator's office in Mobile, Ala, criticizing his record on voting rights, among other things. Some of the protesters were arrested.
Read More »‘I’m Not Going To Lie To You,’ Dylann Roof Tells Jurors At Sentencing Hearing
Roof, who was convicted of murdering nine people at a South Carolina church, has dismissed his lawyers and is acting as his own counsel. He faces the death penalty or life in prison.
Read More »14 Months After Elections Began, Haiti Finally Has A President-Elect
After various rounds of voting were annulled, canceled, rescheduled and challenged, Haiti's electoral council has declared businessman Jovenel Moise the winner. He'll be sworn in on Feb. 7.
Read More »Israeli Soldier Convicted Of Manslaughter For Killing Wounded Palestinian
After a Palestinian assailant had been shot and wounded, a 20-year-old Israeli soldier shot the motionless man in the head. The shooting was captured on camera by a human rights activist.
Read More »Obama Makes A Last-Ditch Effort For His Signature Health Care Law
President Obama tries to rally congressional Democrats to save his namesake health care law, even as Republicans take the first step toward repeal.
Read More »One Of The Last Shakers Dies
The nearly extinct American religious group with roots in 18th century England has lost one of its last remaining members.
Read More »New York Governor Proposes Free College For Lower-Income Students
Democrat Andrew Cuomo says his plan would allow students from families earning less than $125,000 a year to attend state-run schools without paying tuition.
Read More »Shaming Firms That Export Jobs Has Worked For Trump So Far
Analysts are watching to see whether the Twitter blasts continue and threatened tariffs emerge. The strategies could save jobs or could hurt the economy if other countries retaliate.
Read More »Gun Violence Should Be Treated As A Public Health Crisis, Study Says
The U.S. "has the highest rate of gun-related deaths among industrialized countries, with more than 30,000 fatalities annually," the study says. Yet funding for gun violence research is limited.
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