Nation Feb 09 Photos: The questionable items TSA finds in people’s carry-on bags TSA's Instagram feed is filled with photos of apprehended items you'll be happy made the no-fly list.
Nation Feb 05 Twitter CEO takes ‘full responsibility’ for lack of online harassment intervention There’s a dark space on the Internet where crass remarks, seemingly fueled by hatred for hatred’s sake, live and thrive. They belong to “trolls” -- the term given to those who spew insults to people on Twitter, YouTube, in the…
Health Feb 03 Are you getting enough sleep? When was the last time you woke up bright-eyed after a solid night’s rest?…
Nation Jan 30 How do you count a city’s homeless population? You walk the streets Nearly 300 volunteers have until 2 a.m. to find and survey every homeless person they can find on the streets of Washington, D.C. It’s part of Department of Housing and Urban Development's annual point-in-time count of the homeless.
Politics Jan 23 The White House broke a State of the Union tradition. Does it matter? On Tuesday, the White House broke a longstanding State of the Union tradition. Rather than distributing an embargoed copy of the President’s speech to the press and press alone, the address was made public on the blogging site Medium…
World Jan 19 Creator of #JeSuisCharlie tries to protect its meaning Graphic designer Joachim Roncin is trying to protect the original meaning of #JeSuisCharlie -- a phrase he coined after the attack on the Paris newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
Nation Jan 15 NewsHour Shares: Who are the women in Gordon Parks’ photo from 1956? Do you know who these women are? That’s what New York Times is asking readers in an effort to uncover the identity of the subjects in Gordan Parks’ photo.
Nation Jan 14 FBI arrest man for terrorist plot on U.S. Capitol The FBI arrested 20-year-old Ohio man Christopher Lee Cornell for purchasing weapons with the intention of attacking the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Nation Jan 13 Study suggests some men don’t know meaning of ‘rape’ A recent study found that nearly one-third of college male participants said they would “force a woman to [have] sexual intercourse.” When asked if they would “rape a woman,” that number dwindled to 14 percent.
Nation Jan 12 Report finds lack of disciplinary action for NYPD’s use of chokeholds After a Staten Island grand jury did not indict an NYPD officer for the chokehold death of Eric Garner, the Office of the Inspector General launched an internal review. Members of the New York City Police Department have…