May 31 Report: Ex-Nazis received $20 million in Social Security benefits By Richard Lardner, Associated Press A Social Security Administration watchdog found the agency paid $20.2 million in benefits to more than 130 suspected Nazi war criminals, SS guards, and others who may have participated in the Third Reich's atrocities during World War II. Continue reading
May 31 Texas gets more rain but no new damage ahead of drier forecasts By Andrew Mach More rain fell across Texas Saturday night but caused no major new problems, after the onslaught of severe weather during the week killed dozens and prompted President Barack Obama to declare a state of emergency in the state. Continue reading
May 31 Surveillance powers will lapse without Senate action By Associated Press Hours from a midnight deadline for contested anti-terror measures to expire, no solution was in sight as the Senate convened an extraordinary Sunday session to hash out a way forward. Intelligence officials warned the result would amount to a win… Continue reading
May 31 Pentagon chief will hold people accountable for anthrax mishap By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Sunday that he will find out who was responsible for the mistaken shipments of live anthrax to 11 U.S. states and two countries and will "hold them accountable."… Continue reading
May 31 Arresting dress: A timeline of anti-cross-dressing laws in the United States By News Desk A person perceived as male who dressed in clothing customarily designed for women could technically be arrested in New York for "impersonating a female" as recently as 2011. Continue reading
May 31 John Kerry breaks leg bicycling in France, cuts overseas trip short By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press GENEVA -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry broke his leg in a bicycle crash Sunday, apparently after hitting a curb, and scrapped the rest of a four-nation trip that included an international conference on combating the Islamic State… Continue reading
May 31 Watch 4:28 How to hook young people on math and science? Robots. By PBS News Hour In the United States, the number of college students pursuing degrees in math and science fields lags well behind dozens of industrialized countries. The numbers are even smaller for women and people of color. But one program is using robotics… Continue watching
May 31 When enforcing gender norms turns violent By Ivette Feliciano Despite the increased visibility of transgender people in the media, individuals who identify as gender non-conforming are still subject to gender policing, which can range from a confused look to verbal and physical violence. Continue reading
May 31 Vice President's son, Beau Biden, dies of brain cancer at 46 By Associated Press On Saturday, Beau Biden died of brain cancer, less than two years after he was diagnosed. He was 46. Continue reading
May 31 Watch 7:02 'The right to be handsome': As the conversation around gender identity evolves, so does the fashion By PBS News Hour Diane Sawyer's interview last month with Olympic champion Bruce Jenner, who came out as a transgender woman, reignited a national conversation about the complexities of gender presentation and sexuality. NewsHour's Ivette Feliciano reports on how the explosion of transgender and… Continue watching