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After New York prison break: How can employee-inmate relationships be avoided?Prosecutors charged Dannemora prison tailor Joyce Mitchell with aiding the escape of two inmates, help that was reportedly prompted by romantic feelings she had for one of them. How can relationships between prisoners and workers be avoided?
Rachel Dolezal vs. Caitlyn Jenner: Can the two be compared?Transgender vs. 'transracial': Critics say mainstream media is hypocritical for supporting Caitlyn Jenner while condemning of Rachel Dolezal. Can the two be compared?
Colorado high court rules you can be fired for legally smoking pot off-dutyThe Colorado Supreme Court issued a ruling on Monday that employees can be terminated for legally using marijuana while off the clock.
New York prison escaped murderers: Could they be in Mexico by now?It’s been nine days since convicted murderers David Sweat and Richard Matt escaped from a New York prison. Gov. Andrew Cuomo suggests that the two men could be far away by now.
Rachel Dolezal to address furor over her race. Who defines racial identity?Rachel Dolezal, president of the Spokane, Wash. chapter of the NAACP, has said she will publicly address the controversy around her race and ethnicity on Monday.
Life under lock and key: New York police search continuesResidents are imprisoned in their own homes in the area surrounding Clinton Correctional Facility, from which two convicts escaped nine days ago.
High school senior awarded more than $3 million in scholarshipsArianna Alexander was accepted to 26 schools and offered more than $3M in scholarships. Are elite schools becoming more sensitive to the needs of lower-income students?
Chisels, hacksaw blades: How N.Y. prison worker helped murderers escapePrison worker Joyce Mitchell has been charged with providing tools escaped murderers Richard Matt and David Sweat used to escape from prison. Hundreds of law enforcement officers are involved in the search, now in its second week.
Dallas police shooting: What do we know now?Dallas police shooting: No police officers were injured in a shooting attack on the Dallas police headquarters Saturday, that included multiple bombs left behind. The attacker was killed by a police sniper later.
Rachel Dolezal: Does it matter if she is black or white?Rachel Dolezal's parents say she is white. She considers herself black. And social media has its own take on Dolezal's identity.
Google Sidewalk Labs: how private companies are trying to improve citiesSidewalk Labs will seek new ways to address issues like efficient energy use and transportation. But Google isn’t the only company experimenting with ways to use technology to create so-called smart cities.
Why the Iowa Straw Poll is no moreState Republican officials decided to end the quadrennial Iowa Straw Poll after almost 40 years.
Prison worker admits smuggling contraband to escaped convictsAs the search for the inmates continues, how David Sweat and Richard Matt got the power tools to cut through prison cell walls and a steam pipe remains unclear.
Reddit bans groups over harassment: Is it censorship?Just months after saying that it would not ban groups posting questionable content, social media site Reddit did just that Wednesday.
Bloodhounds may have picked up escaped killers' scent near N.Y. prisonDogs picked up a scent that officials suspect came from the two inmates out on New York's longest prison break in history.
Texas police shut down lemonade stand. Do kids deserve leeway?Children opening lemonade stands may face scrutiny under laws requiring special permits for all peddlers, kids and adults alike.
Lindsey Graham interview raises question: Do we need a first lady?Sen. Lindsey Graham, a presidential hopeful, is a bachelor. Would he need a first lady? It's a question complicated by shifting views of what a first lady should be.
NTSB: driver of derailed Amtrak train not on cellphone at time of crashCongress has been pressuring the NTSB to find out what caused the Amtrak derailment last month in Philadelphia. At a Senate hearing Wednesday, participants stressed a need to install technology designed to prevent unsafe train movements.
LA prisoner released after 43 years in solitary confinement. How can he cope?A federal judge ordered the unconditional release of Albert Woodfox on Monday, finding 'no valid conviction holding him in prison, let alone solitary confinement.'
Graduation robes reflect changing attitudes toward gender identityWhy some high schools are switching to gender-neutral graduation robes – and others aren't.
