World Jul 12 At least 20 dead after two trains collide in Italy At least 20 people are dead after two trains collided head-on along a rural stretch of southern Italy Tuesday, the Associated Press reported.
Nation Jul 08 U.S. Capitol lockdown lifted The U.S. Capitol was placed on lockdown Friday after early reports of a possibly armed woman in the area, the Associated Press reported.
World Jul 01 U.S. citizen among at least 20 killed in Bangladesh attack Gunmen killed at least 20 people in an attack at a bakery in the diplomatic zone near the U.S. embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Nation Jul 01 Judge strikes down Mississippi’s anti-LGBTQ law A federal judge struck Mississippi's law that would have allowed business and government employees to deny service to LGBTQ people based on religious beliefs.
Health Jun 30 The man who studies how Americans die In 2014, 2.6 million Americans died, according to the latest available data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
World Jun 29 What we know — and don’t know — about the Istanbul bombing At least 41 people are dead and more than 230 wounded after three explosions at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in Turkey late Tuesday.
Nation Jun 27 Has U.S. achieved racial equality? Depends on whom you ask Four out of 10 African-Americans doubt this nation will ever achieve racial equality, but as many white Americans believe those changes have already come to pass, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center.
Nation Jun 23 One in five U.S. children stalled in poverty One out of five U.S. children lived in poverty in 2014, unchanged from the previous year despite rising employment, according to the latest available data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Nation Jun 15 Are you sexist? Take this quiz Overt prejudice against women is hard to miss, but decades of research suggests that subtle sexism can be just as damaging -- but often go unnoticed.
Nation Jun 15 Florida officials recover toddler’s body after Disney alligator attack Disney Parks closed all beaches at Lake Buena Vista resorts after the alligator seized the boy.