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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WSYX / AP The Police Shooting in Columbus, Ohio
The department said an officer shot and killed a 13-year-old who pulled a weapon—later determined to be a BB gun—from his waistband.
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP Glenn Beck's Payment to the Saudi Student He Accused of Financing Terrorism
The new settlement concludes a long court battle between the conservative radio host and the man he said bankrolled the Boston Marathon bombing.
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Handout / Reuters The Burning of a Muslim Woman on Fifth Avenue Wasn't a Hate Crime
New York City Police said they discovered similar assaults of non-Muslim women that took place the same night.
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An Arrest in the Florida Mosque Fire
Police say tips from the community led them to a man who has previously posted anti-Muslim messages on Facebook.
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Outside The Lines Beyond Books: Libraries Reach Out to the Public
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Bob Leverone / AP The NFL's $100 Million Investment in Concussion Research
The league said Wednesday it would fund research on head trauma, which is believed to affect nearly one-third of all retired NFL players.
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Boston Public Library Tichnor Brothers collection The Ebbs and Flows of Coastal Maine
Quoddy Village was built ahead of its time.
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When Adoption Turns to Agony
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Gene J. Puskar / AP The Arrival of Self-Driving Ubers in Pittsburgh
Journalists who took early rides in the cars seemed impressed, but also irked at their overly cautious robotic chauffeurs.
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U.S. Army / AP The End of Chelsea Manning's Hunger Strike
The Army has agreed to allow the soldier who leaked classified information to WikiLeaks to undergo gender-transition surgery.
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Brendan McDermid / Reuters The Burning of a Muslim Woman on Fifth Avenue
New York City Police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters The Ambush of Ryan Lochte
In the premiere of Dancing With the Stars, two men ran on stage to protest the swimmer’s appearance on the show.
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Andrew Nelles / Reuters Did Chicago Cops Try to Cover Up the Shooting of Laquan McDonald?
A grand jury will decide whether officers should be charged for lying about the October 2014 death of a 17-year-old.
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Rebecca Cook / Reuters Upholding Michigan's Emergency Manager Law
State officials can continue using the controversial power, a federal court rules.
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Graham W. Hankey America by Air: Gliding Over Idaho
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St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office The Fire at the Mosque Where the Pulse Nightclub Shooter Prayed
Security footage shows someone arrive shortly after midnight Monday and set the building ablaze.
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Photo collage by Jeff Elkins* What O. J. Simpson Means to Me
His great accomplishment was to be indicted for a crime and then receive the kind of treatment typically reserved for rich white guys.
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Jim Young / Reuters Track of the Day: ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ by John Mellencamp
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Mark Fainstein Erie's Unlikely Benefactor: Its Casino
Legalized gambling is a familiar part of the modern American landscape. But an innovative scheme in a lakeside city in western Pennsylvania shows new possibilities for putting casino revenue to positive public use.
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Quoted: The First-Impressions Edition
