All USA Update
Is the Ice Bucket Challenge a new model for successful fundraising?Money from the Ice Bucket Challenge sponsored a key discovery in the fight against ALS.
- Restaurant apologizes after refusing to feed a Virginia police officer
After a cook refused to serve a uniformed officer, Noodles & Company issued an apology and promised to post a 'Blue Lives Matter' sign.
Climate change could leave many military bases underwaterRising tides could flood 16 out of the 18 bases studied in the report up to 100 times per year by 2100, according to the report.
'A house built by slaves': How accurate was Michelle Obama's statement?Fox News host Bill O'Reilly offered a fact-check of sorts of Mrs. Obama's comment that she 'wake[s] up every day in a house that was built by slaves,' a statement that historians say is true.
Clinton wins historic nomination – with a boost from SandersThe former secretary of state and first lady became the first woman to ever receive a presidential nomination from a major political party, but supporters of rival Bernie Sanders still made their voices heard.
47 people shot in Chicago this weekend. What can be done?Chicago focuses on police reform in order to address uptick in violent crime, especially against black residents.
Seattle's increased minimum wage has had little effect so far, say researchersResearch from the University of Washington suggests although Seattle's increasing minimum wage has not had the negative effects opponents feared, it may not be all good news for Seattle workers.
Texas eases birth certificate rules for children with undocumented parentsTexas agreed to expand the list of documents that may be submitted to obtain birth certificates for US-born children whose parents entered the country illegally.
Carmelo Anthony, Michael Jordan seek to build bridges with policeCurrent and former players of the NBA and WNBA are using their positions as celebrities and role models to advance conversations around race relations and gun violence by and against police.
WNBA withdraws fines in show of support for on-court activismWomen's voices are coming back to the fore in the Black Lives Matter movement, which was originally founded by women.
Stricter US gun laws: Who wants them, who doesn't?A new AP-Gfk poll shows that while a majority of the country supports stricter gun laws, supporters and opponents are divided along sharp racial, political, and geographic lines.
Pentagon expands journalist protections in revised Law of War manualReworded passages of the Law of War manual ensure journalists civilian status and freedom to meet with enemy combatants without being deemed a spy.
Activism in sports? WNBA says not so fastThe women's professional basketball league fined teams that wore black warm-up T-shirts in the wake of shootings by and against police officers.
Gunman's manifesto describes actions as 'necessary evil'Gavin Long, who ambushed and killed three police officers last week, wrote that his actions were necessary to "create substantial change within America's police force."
How a Roger Ailes departure could reshape Fox NewsRoger Ailes, credited with making Fox News a major player, is reportedly negotiating his exit from Fox News after allegations of sexual harassment.
Calls resume for community policing. What does that actually mean?Together Baton Rouge is just one of the many organizations across the country seeking more ties between police and citizens. But can it work?
- Delaware activists call for tiny houses for the homeless
Dover, Del., could have its own tiny house park on church grounds, but organizers must first meet community resistance.
After the Baton Rouge shootings, a city joins together to honor officersCitizens of Baton Rouge joined together Tuesday to remember three police officers after a week of violence and heightened tensions.
Will Virginia Supreme Court restore felon voting rights?Virginia’s Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a challenge from Republicans to an order from Gov. Terry McAuliffe that restored voting rights to 206,000 Virginians who have served their prison terms.
Police departments employ buddy system after ambush attacksOn high-alert, police departments across the United States revisit safety measures for officers on patrol. But that could mean there are fewer cars to respond to calls.
