All USA Update
- Isabella Stewart Gardner theft: Is the massive art heist about to be solved?
FBI agents were digging up the property of an aging Connecticut mobster Monday – their third search of the premises – in hopes of solving the decades-old Isabella Stewart Gardner heist, the biggest in US history.
- Why was the CIA tweeting about the Osama bin Laden raid?
The Central Intelligence Agency spent six hours Sunday reliving the Osama bin Laden raid on Twitter. Why?
- Donald Trump says Republican race all but over if he wins Indiana
Trump holds a wide lead in the state over main rival Ted Cruz; meanwhile, Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton has urged rival Bernie Sanders to drop out of their contest.
- Trump backers yell foul over delegate loss at Arizona GOP convention
The victory was mainly strategic for Cruz since all 58 Arizona delegates are required to vote for Trump on the first national ballot because he won the state's primary.
- CSX train derails in Washington, DC; possible hazardous leak
One of the derailed cars is leaking sodium hydroxide, which is used to produce various household products including soap and detergents, says a CSX spokesperson.
- Teen pregnancies at all-time low. Is peer influence responsible?
The decline in the teen pregnancy rates is due to several factors, including contraceptives and education. But teenagers are also waiting longer to have sex.
- Hastert's accuser to remain under shroud of mystery
An Illinois judge said Thursday that the accuser of former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, known publicly as Individual A, is allowed to remain anonymous until the next hearing.
- Church tackles Hawaii's homeless problem with igloos from Alaska
With a surging homeless crisis in Hawaii, the First Assembly of God has set up 12 fiberglass igloos to provide shelter, privacy, and dignity for those in need.
- Bathroom wars: Why a conservative group is boycotting Target
Target has vowed to let transgender employees and customers use the restroom of the gender they identify with, prompting a conservative boycott. But do bathroom bans hurt companies and states even more?
- California campuses graduate from 'smoke free' to 'tobacco free'
The California Assembly approved a ban on tobacco products, including smokeless ones, on public university and community college campuses.
- How has Black Lives Matter influenced Baltimore's elections?
A year after the death of Freddie Gray sparked unrest, the city's Democratic mayoral primary features a slew of mainstream candidates and a Black Lives Matter activist.
- Charles Koch might prefer Hillary Clinton to GOP presidential candidates
In specific reference to current GOP candidates Koch told an interviewer, 'These personal attacks and pitting one person against the other ... I don't know how we could support ‘em.'
- FBI paid top dollar to hack San Bernardino shooter's iPhone
The FBI has given a clue as to how much it paid an undisclosed hacker to break into the San Bernardino, Calif., shooter's iPhone after Apple refused to help.
- Three charged in Flint water crisis: How have other scandals unfolded?
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced charges against the officials Wednesday. But in other states, charges in cases against elected officials have eventually fizzled.
- Errors, voter purging raise questions about integrity of NY primary
Widespread reports of voting problems in New York on Tuesday have prompted state investigations and a lawsuit.
- BYU student files complaint: was she punished for reporting assault?
Other students have also come forward accusing the school of investigating them after they reported similar incidents.
- Senate passes energy bill with overwhelming bipartisan support
The bipartisan Energy Policy Modernization Act addresses the energy infrastructure, but some say it neglects important questions about climate change.
- In Illinois, tossing a few cigarette butts on the ground could send you to jail
Illinois takes aim at cigarette butts with a tough new amendment to its litter laws. Are such measures effective?
- As Houston floods continue, residents question the city's preparadness
Floods have marked Houston's history for the last 170 years, leading residents to question why control efforts have not improved.
- Utah declares pornography a 'public health crisis.' Will other states follow?
Utah's resolution could prompt other states to consider similar public-health measures against pornography.