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Cover StoryTitle IX at 50: How 37 words changed the world for womenA 37-word law passed 50 years ago has dramatically expanded the rights of women on America’s athletic fields – and beyond.
Did Pence save America? Jan. 6 panel spotlights VP’s role.The Jan. 6 committee, in its third hearing this month, laid out how Mr. Pence resisted a weeks-long pressure campaign to overturn the 2020 election.
First LookIndie bookstore boom turns page to a more diverse AmericaThe year 2021 saw a substantial increase in the number of independent bookstores in the United States. And a growing proportion of these stores is owned by individuals from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds.
First LookJournalist or spy? WikiLeaks founder to face U.S. trial.The U.K. government has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States. Around the world people and organizations such as Amnesty International voice distrust over the U.S. court system’s ability to handle this case fairly.
First LookWatergate at 50: How were things different from today's hearings?As a House panel grills witnesses on the Jan. 6 attack, Americans are reminded of another presidential scandal that began with a break-in June 17, 1972. What does the legacy of Watergate reveal about our present moment?
First LookAgree to disagree: Summer family gatherings serve up humble pieThis summer, families are thinking about more than just picnics. Issues like gun control, the fight for reproductive rights, and the Jan. 6 insurrection hearings are leaving families worn out and divided but humility may be the secret sauce reunions need.
First Look'An uphill battle': states slow to observe JuneteenthAlthough the U.S. made Juneteenth a federal holiday last year, many states across the country have been slow to recognize the holiday, which celebrates the end of slavery in America. In many states, public employees will be doing business as usual on June 19.
Jan. 6 committee strategy: Single out TrumpThe committee is seeking to prove that the former president forged ahead with a plan to disrupt the orderly transition of power based on claims he knew to be false. The aim: a fully formed discussion.
First Look'An army of peacemakers': Southern Baptists grapple with abuseFollowing a recent report of sexual assault cases being mishandled by the Southern Baptist Church, the SBC has voted to create a way for the church to track pastors and other church workers accused of sexual abuse.
First Look'This is Sojourner Truth': New documents reveal more to her storyDecades before she became famous for crusading to end slavery, Sojourner Truth, or Isabella Van Wagenen, as she was known then, fought to free her son. Newly discovered documents illuminate the court case in which Truth won her son’s freedom.
FocusOne country, two histories: What does it mean to be an American?At the center of the culture wars are two approaches to teaching U.S. history to students. What do they suggest about what it means to be American?
First LookYellowstone floods sweep away roads, homes, and summer plansHistoric floods have forced closures to parts of Yellowstone Park. As officials assess the widespread damage all entrances are closed indefinitely. Photos of northern Yellowstone showed a mudslide, washed out bridges and roads undercut by churning floodwaters.
First LookCall to action: More men step up as reproductive rights advocatesAs debate around overturning Roe v. Wade reaches a fever pitch in the U.S., a majority of American men say they support some level of access to abortion. Now is the time for them to speak up, advocates say.
How US military aids Ukraine with information, not just weaponryThe sharing of U.S.-gathered secrets has already helped Ukraine in battle, but American officials also calibrate their efforts with caution.
First LookMarch for Our Lives: gun control protests sweep the nationAs the U.S. grapples with recent gun violence, March for Our Lives returned to the streets Saturday to protest the NRA and to push for gun control. On the Mall in Washington, D.C., survivors of the 2018 Parkland, Florida, shooting led a rally attended by thousands.
First LookBreakthrough: 10 GOP senators agree to deal for gun legislationIn response to mass shootings, 10 Republicans joined Democrats in the U.S. Senate in a breakthrough deal on modest gun curbs, steps to improve school safety, and mental health programs.
First LookWhite supremacists arrested in Idaho on way to disrupt LGBTQ eventPolice arrested 31 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an Idaho LGBTQ pride event Saturday. The group, riding the back of a U-Haul truck, came from 11 states.
Focus‘Woke capitalism’ on the rise – and running into resistanceCorporate America faces pressure to engage on social issues from guns to gay rights. But taking stands carries risks in politics and the marketplace.
First Look'Democracy remains in danger': House hearings on Jan. 6 beginThe congressional panel investigating Jan. 6 say the events comprised “an attempted coup” urged on by former President Donald Trump. The Monday evening hearings included previously unseen footage and aim to ensure an attack on the Capitol never happens again.
The Jan. 6 committee unveils its work: Will America listen?A yearlong effort to establish what happened on Jan. 6 may be marred by the same distrust that led to the Capitol riot in the first place.
