Barbara Bush Changed With Her Country
The former first lady was notably eager to learn about people she didn’t understand—and recognize she might have been wrong about them.
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Mike Hutchings / Reuters Why the Washington Monument Will Be Closed Indefinitely
Blame the sole elevator, which needs repair.
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Mike Blake / Reuters A North Carolina Law Will Soon Limit Who Can View Body-Camera Footage
The law, which goes into effect October 1, follows the release of video in the shooting by police of Keith Lamont Scott.
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Cindy Wasilewski America by Air: Preserving a Piece of the Heartland
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Pat Sullivan / AP Reports of a Shooting in Houston
The city’s police department says several people have been taken to hospital.
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Wikimedia Old City, Old Buildings, New Life
An art museum with a long history reinvents itself with passion and an entrepreneurial spirit.
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Phyllis B. Dooney Rejecting the Deadbeat Dad Stereotype
Parenting in the age of mass incarceration, the War on Drugs, and frequent exposure to crime and trauma
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department / Reuters Two Glimpses Into Keith Scott's Death
Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, released body-cam and dashboard footage of the 43-year-old black man’s final moments.
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Katie Martin / The Atlantic What Do You Know ... About Losing Weight?
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Jim Young / Reuters Quoted: The Not-So-Nice Edition
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Eduardo Munoz / Reuters Anthony Weiner's Latest Sexting Scandal
Police are investigating the former Democratic congressman amid allegations he sexted a 15-year-old girl.
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The Man Who Pied the Sacramento Mayor
Sean Thompson said the coconut-cream pie was a protest of Kevin Johnson’s $556 million basketball arena.
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U.S. Army / Reuters 14 Days in Solitary for Chelsea Manning
Prison officials in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, found her guilty of attempted suicide and possessing a book deemed prohibited.
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Gerry Broome / AP A Death From Charlotte Protest Violence
Justin Carr was shot in the head in the midst of violent protests Wednesday. He was 26.
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Sue Ogrocki / AP A Manslaughter Charge for the Cop Who Shot Terence Crutcher
Tulsa Officer Betty Shelby faces a minimum of four years in prison if she’s convicted in the death of the unarmed black man.
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Chuck Burton / AP There's No 'Definitive' Proof Keith Scott Pointed a Gun at Officers
But Charlotte-Mecklenburg Chief Kerr Putney did say video appears to support the police’s account of why the black man was killed.
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The White House Alex Will Take in Syria's Refugees
U.S. President Obama read a letter sent to him by a 6-year-old boy who wanted to take in a Syrian family.
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Brian Snyder / Reuters The Problem With Leaving a Gun in Your Car
In the United States, 1,600 guns are stolen every day—and many of those end up being used in crimes.
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Chuck Burton / AP A Shooting at the Charlotte Police Protest
A man was shot by a fellow civilian Wednesday night while hundreds demonstrated against police violence.
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Eddie Keogh / Reuters The Deal to Share the North American Fish and Chips Supply
Canada and the U.S. agreed to split the remaining cod in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Nick Oxford / Reuters Terence Crutcher's Family Calls for 'Immediate Justice'
Both authorities in Oklahoma and the U.S. Department of Justice are investigating his killing by a police officer.
