Nation Jul 02 All clear after D.C. Navy Yard lockdown Authorities found no evidence of a shooting at the Washington, D.C., Navy Yard on Thursday. Someone had reported shots fired in the same building as a shooting rampage in 2013.
Politics Jun 30 Labor Secretary Perez: government unions have the right to require members to pay their ‘fair share’ Weighing in on the Supreme Court's decision to hear a dispute over union fees in the public sector, Labor Secretary Thomas Perez told the NewsHour's Judy Woodruff that states have appropriately said that you can require people to pay their…
Politics Jun 27 Some areas resist issuing marriage licenses following court’s decision In face of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Friday that the Constitution guarantees same-sex couples the right to marry in all 50 states, some parts of the country have not started to issue marriage licenses.
Nation Jun 27 Photos: Pride celebrations continue around globe following historic ruling on marriage Following the U.S. Supreme Court's historic ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, gay couples married across the country as LGBTQ pride celebrations took place around the globe this weekend.
World Jun 26 Death toll rises, arrest made in terror attacks that rattled three countries An arrest was made Saturday in connection with two of the three terror attacks carried out on Friday in Kuwait, Tunisia and France.
Nation Jun 24 Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: ‘I have done irreparable damage’; sentenced to death A lawyer for the convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev says he will speak at his sentencing hearing today. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. EDT today. We will follow along on Twitter with reporters who are…
Nation Jun 22 S.C. governor: ‘It’s time to move the flag from the capitol grounds’ South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Monday called for removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House grounds.
World Jun 22 U.N. Report: Possible war crimes by Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza battle Israel and Palestinian militants committed “serious violations of international humanitarian law” that “may amount to war crimes” during last summer’s battle in the Gaza Strip, a U.N. report released Monday said.
World Jun 20 Photos: Muslims prepare for Ramadan around the world The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began around the world on Wednesday evening.