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Politics Jun 16

Trump administration quietly rolls back civil rights efforts across federal government

By Jessica Huseman and Annie Waldman, ProPublica

How federal law draws a line between free speech and hate crimes

WASHINGTON — Incendiary rhetoric has seeped into 2016 presidential politics, surfaced in the public debate over accepting Syrian refugees into the U.S. and popped up repeatedly following terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino.

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Why the Planned Parenthood shooting isn’t legally referred to as ‘domestic terrorism’

WASHINGTON — The man accused of killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic brought several guns, ammunition and propane tanks officials say he assembled around a car. To some in the community, the attack resembled an act of…

By Eric Tucker, Sadie Gurman, Associated Press

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Ask The Headhunter Apr 23

Do potential employers really check references?

By Nick Corcodilos

World Apr 22

North Korea leader Kim to meet with Putin in Russia

By Associated Press

Politics Apr 22

NYC mayor wants to ban new glass skyscrapers to cut emissions

By Associated Press

Politics Apr 22

Nancy Pelosi urges Democrats to focus on ‘finding the truth’ before impeachment talk

By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press

World Apr 22

Mexican police detain hundreds of Central American migrants

By Sonia Perez D., Associated Press

People who live near the church that was attacked yesterday, leave their houses as the military try to defuse a suspected van before it exploded in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 22, 2019. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

World Apr 22

How to help victims of the Sri Lanka bombings

By Rebecca Oh

Daphnia under a microscope can bend light, creating psychedelic patterns that Meghan Duffy loves to capture on camera. Image courtesy of Meghan Duffy

Science Apr 22

How these water fleas could save your water quality — and your life

By Vicky Stein

Politics Apr 22

Former White House counsel McGahn subpoenaed by House Judiciary chairman

By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press

World Apr 22

Will this Ukrainian comedian be any match for Vladimir Putin?

By Yuras Karmanau, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

Residents sit outside after being evacuated from the condominium building after an earthquake in Makati City, Philippines on April 22, 2019. Photo by Neil Jerome Morales/Reuters

World Apr 22

Philippines earthquake kills at least 3

By Bullit Marquez, Associated Press

World Apr 22

Analysis: The role Russian businessmen played in the Mueller report

By Ryan Chilcote

Police officers work at the scene at St. Sebastian Catholic Church, after bomb blasts ripped through churches and luxury hotels on Easter, in Negombo, Sri Lanka on April 22, 2019. Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters

World Apr 22

4 Americans killed in Sri Lanka Easter bombings

By Associated Press

The Social Security Office is seen in Alhambra, California in 2017. Photo by Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Health Apr 22

Medicare and Social Security stay on unsustainable financial paths, reports show

By Philip Moeller

alk show host Herman Cain speaks during a press conference by the Tea Party Express at the National Press Club August 4, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Tea Party Express held the press conference to speak about and refute accusations of racism by the movement. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

Economy Apr 22

Trump says Herman Cain withdraws from Fed consideration

By Associated Press

Former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning speaks to reporters outside the U.S. federal courthouse shortly before appearing before a federal judge and being taken into custody as he held her in contempt of court for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, on March 8, 2019. Photo by Ford Fischer/News2Share/via Reuters

Nation Apr 22

Appeals court rejects Chelsea Manning’s effort to leave jail

By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press

A sign warning people of measles in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community of Williamsburg, two days after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency in parts of Brooklyn in response to a measles outbreak, is seen in New York, April 11, 2019. Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Health Apr 22

Measles cases rise to 626 driven by New York outbreak

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

President Donald Trump waves after arriving aboard Air Force One after spending Easter weekend at his Mar-a-Lago club, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, April 21, 2019. Photo by Al Drago/Reuters

Politics Apr 22

Trump, business organization sue Democratic House Oversight chairman

By Associated Press

Giant Easter eggs are seen in preparations for the Monday Egg Roll on South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Reuters

Nation Apr 22

WATCH: Trumps host White House Easter Egg Roll

By Associated Press

Light from the setting sun shines on the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Politics Apr 22

Supreme Court to hear LGBT job discrimination cases

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during a Democratic National Committee forum in Baltimore, Maryland, on Feb. 11, 2017. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Politics Apr 22

Buttigieg scrambles to turn 2020 buzz into momentum

By Hunter Woodall, Associated Press