Jun 22 What about guns divides Americans? By Laura Santhanam Pollsters often ask people about gun control and gun rights, but this survey attempts to better understand America's complicated relationship with firearms. Continue reading
Jun 22 Prodigy's death shines light on slow progress against sickle cell disease By Sharon Begley, STAT The death of the rap artist Prodigy (Albert Johnson) at only 42 this week, after a lifetime of suffering from sickle cell disease, was a reminder of the devastating cost of the sometimes fatal genetic disorder — and of the… Continue reading
Jun 22 New video shows girlfriend of slain Philando Castile and her daughter in back of squad car By Joshua Barajas Moments after Philando Castile was shot by a law enforcement officer, the victim's girlfriend and her daughter were put in the back of a responding officer's squad car. Authorities released an excerpt of that video to the public Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 21 Jury finds Milwaukee officer not guilty in fatal shooting of Sylville Smith By Joshua Barajas A Wisconsin jury has acquitted the former police officer who fatally shot 23-year-old Sylville Smith, whose death sparked days of uprisings in Milwaukee. Continue reading
Jun 21 D.C. memorial for slain Muslim teen was set on fire, officials say By Joshua Barajas A memorial for the 17-year-old Muslim girl who was murdered nearby a Virginia mosque last weekend was set ablaze in Washington, D.C. this morning, fire officials said. Continue reading
Jun 21 5 important stories that deserve a second look By Laura Santhanam, Erica R. Hendry, Joshua Barajas, Iman Smith Here are five stories that provide some insight into what’s happening outside the Capitol. Continue reading
Jun 20 Dashcam footage shows Philando Castile's fatal encounter with police By Joshua Barajas Newly released dashcam footage shows what happened moments before Officer Jeronimo Yanez fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop last summer. Continue reading
Jun 20 Trump aide says White House will privately negotiate tax overhaul By Josh Boak and Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press "We don't want to be negotiating the tax bill on the floor," Gary Cohn said at a meeting of technology executives. Continue reading
Jun 20 Trump: China's pressure on North Korea hasn't worked By Associated Press His tweet comes a day after learning that Otto Warmbier, an American student who was returned from North Korea to the U.S. in a coma last week, had died. Continue reading
Jun 20 Shulkin issues new policy to curb employee drug theft from VA hospitals By Hope Yen, Associated Press Federal authorities are investigating possible opioid and other drug theft by VA employees, even after the VA announced "zero tolerance" in February. Continue reading