• Anti-abortion activists welcome Trump administration support

    Anti-abortion activists welcome Trump administration support

    Jan 28, 2017 12:30 AM EDT

    ... the staying power and the conviction of this group of people. There are a lot of differences between those two. There is a clear mandate for this one. The -- last week's march was an amorphous kind of hodgepodge of issues. You could even be marching for something you didn ...

  • Women’s March leaders aim for ‘solidarity against misogyny’

    Women’s March leaders aim for ‘solidarity against misogyny’

    Jan 21, 2017 12:35 AM EDT

    ... fight for our rights, that we're going to protect the most marginalized communities. WILLIAM BRANGHAM: What are you marching for, and what are you marching against? CARMEN PEREZ: So, we are marching to continue to allow women to make decisions about their bodies and ensure we have reproductive justice ...

  • 5 things to know about the incoming Republican Congress

    5 things to know about the incoming Republican Congress

    Jan 02, 2017 07:00 PM EDT

    ... who clerked for Justice Samuel Alito. Since the election, the president-elect also has met with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who clerked for former Chief Justice William Rehnquist, prompting talk about a possible nomination for the onetime presidential rival. Trump has said he wants to nominate a justice who would ...

  • North Miami police shoot unarmed caretaker of autistic man

    North Miami police shoot unarmed caretaker of autistic man

    Jul 21, 2016 04:35 PM EDT

    ... on Facebook. His girlfriend, who was a passenger at the time, reported that Castile was licensed to carry and had informed the officer he was reaching for his license and registration when the officer opened fire. Castile later died at an area hospital. Both shootings are under investigation by the ...

  • Photos: Black Lives Matter movement takes hold in London, where police shootings are rare

    Photos: Black Lives Matter movement takes hold in London, where police shootings are rare

    Jul 17, 2016 06:02 PM EDT

    ... and that’s the most important thing," she said. Vincent said his favorite photographs showed the energy of young people involved in the protests. "It was beautiful to see the youth coming out passionately and peacefully fighting for justice," he said. You can see more of Vincent's photos below:

  • Obama: Police shootings should trouble all Americans

    Obama: Police shootings should trouble all Americans

    Jul 07, 2016 11:06 PM EDT

    ... Philando Castile was shot to death during a traffic stop. His girlfriend posted video of the aftermath live on Facebook, saying he had been shot "for no apparent reason" while reaching for his wallet, as an officer had asked. Though the White House has sought to avoid commenting on specific ...

  • Supreme Court may face extended period with 8 justices

    Supreme Court may face extended period with 8 justices

    Feb 17, 2016 06:16 PM EDT

    ... at less than its full nine-member strength for two extended periods in the past 50 years. The question now is whether the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in the middle of the court term and a polarizing presidential campaign will make it harder for the justices to get their ...

  • Federal judges cast doubt on challenge to Obama administration's plan for climate change

    Federal judges cast doubt on challenge to Obama administration's plan for climate change

    Apr 16, 2015 05:56 PM EDT

    ... the EPA last year requires states to cut carbon emissions by 30 percent by 2030. It gives each state a customized target, and the responsibility for drawing up an effective plan to meet the goal. Griffith later had tough questions for Justice Department lawyer Brian Lynk over the EPA administrator ...

  • Poet delivers a challenge: 'change is not made by cowards'

    Poet delivers a challenge: 'change is not made by cowards'

    Apr 13, 2015 07:09 PM EDT

    ... 80% by 2018 this is not a dream this is a measurable outcome from working with teens an attainable goal even though far it seems for long is the arc, but it bends toward justice and for too long students like her were treated as just kids not whole people ...

  • Grand jury won't indict officer in Michael Brown death

    Grand jury won't indict officer in Michael Brown death

    Nov 25, 2014 03:06 AM EDT

    A grand jury has decided not to indict the Missouri police officer whose August killing of an unarmed black teenager sparked months of protests. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch announced the jury's decision at an evening press conference Monday.