All USA Update
- Another drone crashes near White House. Can FAA keep up with drones?
After the second drone this year crashes near the White House, the FAA considers using drone-zapping new technology in order to supplement regulation and monitor the proliferating drones in protected airspace.
- Why the government has so little data on police violence
FBI Director James Comey criticized the lack of official data available on police-involved shootings Wednesday, saying some private newspapers so far have done a better job at producing statistics.
- Will climate change ruin Thanksgiving?
The supply of one of Thanksgiving's most iconic foods could be threatened as the result of bad weather earlier this year.
- Hybrid online/on-campus master's degree promises to 'democratize' MIT
Is MIT's gamble on cheaper, more accessible education enough to revive ed-tech's dreams of revolutionizing higher ed?
- Can Edward Snowden and the United States cut a deal?
Despite a potential plea deal with the Justice Department, Edward Snowden said in an interview he is concerned about the message his punishment would send to future whistleblowers.
- Can states legislate their way out of gender pay differences?
California is about to find out. State legislators introduced one of the strictest equal pay laws in the country on Tuesday.
- Prison inmates best Harvard debate team: Does prison education work?
The winners are part of the Bard Prison Initiative, a program that provides qualified inmates with an opportunity to earn tuition-free degrees from Bard College. If similar programs lower recidivism rates and boost cost efficiency, why hasn’t more money been invested in them?
- Drone wings clipped as unmanned fliers clash with regulation
Drone enthusiasts and government regulators continue to alternately clash and find solutions on balancing use of drone technology with other priorities such as safety and privacy.
- How Bernie Sanders is reaching out to black voters. Is it working?
Despite a strong record on civil rights, Sen. Bernie Sanders has had trouble connecting with many African-American voters.
- General: Doctors Without Borders hospital was 'mistakenly struck'
Gen. John Campbell testified Tuesday that the US bombing that killed 22 at a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, was not intentional, shifting the Pentagon's initial account of 'collateral damage.'
- Tennessee shooting: When kids shoot kids, who is to blame?
An 11-year-old boy has been charged with murder after shooting his 8-year-old neighbor through an open window, authorities say.
- In the wake of record flooding, South Carolina residents remain resilient
One South Carolina resident says the flooding has given him an appreciation for what Katrina refugees went through, and many are banding together to help.
- How the Trans-Pacific Partnership could define President Obama's legacy
In agreements reached on Monday, the TPP could become the largest free-trade pact in over 20 years.
- Why are Philadelphia colleges on alert today?
In the Greater Philadelphia region, the FBI has warned college students to stay vigilant after 'threatened violence.' Could a posting on 4chan be responsible?
- Rand Paul on 2016: Why the GOP candidate says he's not going anywhere
Despite scrutiny of his weakening poll numbers and disappointing fundraising, the Kentucky senator says he's here to stay.
- Donald Trump recommends guns in classrooms. What do teachers say?
As more states extend open-carry laws to school campuses, educators debate the pros and cons of arming school security guards and teachers.
- What's on the docket for Chief Justice Roberts's next decade?
Monday marks Chief Justice John Roberts's second decade in Court. What do the next years have in store?
- Bernie Sanders nets $26 million: a new kind of fundraising?
The Democratic presidential candidate announced Saturday that his $26 million reported this quarter came from 650,000 donors, each contributing about $30.
- Oregon school shooting: What's different this time?
The father of the gunman in the Oregon community college tragedy said the shooting 'would not have happened' if his son did not have legal access to so many guns.
- Obama declares emergency in rain-soaked South Carolina
Torrential rain, wind gusts and flash flooding whip the state, causing massive power outages and several car-related deaths.