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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'Please Don’t Lose Faith in Us' Police
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Gerald Herbert / AP One Day in 1970 That Changed Policing in the U.S.
The Newhall Massacre nearly 50 years ago led departments to prioritize protecting their officers.
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Death by Police, Cont'd
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Matt Slocum / AP The Specter of a 'Serial-Shooter' in Phoenix
At least seven people have been killed. In San Diego, meanwhile, three homeless people have been burned to death.
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Stories of Fearing the Cops
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Brian Kanupp America by Air: Glowing Plumes of Steam
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Bob Child / AP A Shattering Act of Civil Disobedience
Yale University has asked the state to drop felony charges against Corey Menafee, the dishwasher who smashed out a window in the school that pictured slaves picking cotton.
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Deborah Fallows New Pioneers in Southwest Kansas
Mexican immigrants on the Great Plains try to build new lives, with hope and help.
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Davis County Jail / AP Escape by Olive Oil
The FBI issued an arrest warrant for Lyle Jeffs, the polygamist leader, after he removed his GPS ankle bracelet while under house arrest awaiting trial on charges of food-stamp fraud.
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Judge Glenna Hall
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America by Air: Great Balls of Cotton
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Mike Groll / AP Trump v. Ginsburg
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee questioned the U.S. Supreme Court justice’s mental health after she intensified her criticism of him.
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Reuters D.B. Cooper's Final Escape
The FBI announced Tuesday that it is closing its 44-year-long investigation into the enigmatic hijacker, who jumped out of a plane with $200,000 in 1971.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP The Capitol Lockdown
It’s at least the second lockdown of the complex since May.
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Orlin Wagner / AP Meeting Refugee Goals
The U.S. is more than halfway toward meeting its target of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the fiscal year. The number represents about 0.2 percent of the 4.8 million Syrian refugees worldwide.
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Is There Really a Racial Bias in Police Shootings?
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'Had I Made a Wrong Move, I Would Have Been Shot'
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U.S. Army / AP Chelsea Manning's Suicide Attempt
Her legal team has confirmed that the U.S. Army whistle-blower tried to kill herself last week. Manning tweeted that she is okay.
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Michael Hanschke / Reuters Quoted
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Google Street View A Deadly Shooting in Michigan
Three people, including the gunman, were killed outside a courthouse in southwest Michigan. The shootings appears to be unrelated to the nationwide unrest over shootings involving police.
