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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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Democrats Protested in the Wrong Chamber
The Supreme Court’s deadlock on immigration suggests that the protest should have been in the Senate, not the House.
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Pring Samrang / Reuters Quoted
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Rick Wilking / Reuters Justices Against Drunk Driving
The U.S. Supreme Court approved warrantless breath tests but forbade warrantless blood tests during DUI arrests.
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LM Otero / AP No Charges for the Texas Pool-Party Cop
The white officer was captured on video last summer throwing a black teenage girl to the ground while breaking up a pool party.
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Bryan Woolston / Reuters A 'Not Guilty' Verdict in the Death of Freddie Gray
A judge acquitted Officer Caesar Goodson of all charges in the April 2015 mortal injury of the 25-year-old Baltimore man, including second-degree murder.
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Roger Steffens / Benrubi Gallery A Family Album on Acid
Roger Steffens’ photographs of his wife, son, and daughter during the Electric Kool-Aid era
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Damian Dovarganes / AP An Oil Spill in California
A pipeline near the beach in Ventura County has leaked about 700 barrels.
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What the Public Owes the Military—And Is Not Providing During This Election Year
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Laura Leon / AP A Solar-Powered Transatlantic Flight
Solar Impulse, which took off from New York on Monday, landed in Seville, Spain.
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Joe Rosenthal / AP Iwo Jima, Misidentified
The Marine Corps has acknowledged it wrongly identified one of the six men in the iconic World War II image, USA Today reports.
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Gleb Garanich / Reuters Quoted
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Gay Marriage in the U.S., After Obergefell v. Hodges
The historic Supreme Court ruling led to a surge in same-sex marriages in all 50 states, polls show.
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Evan Vucci / AP The Largest Healthcare Fraud Takedown in U.S. History
The U.S. Justice Department charged 301 people for $900 million in false billings.
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Jeff Goudy America by Air: The Melting Rockies
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Andrew Kelly / Reuters The Justices of Last Resort
Congress can't act, and the presidency is up against its limits—leaving only the Supreme Court to step in.
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The Multi-Dimensional Reality of the Nation, vs. the Flattened Reality of National Politics
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Jim Urquhart / Reuters Quoted
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Leaving the Church During the AIDS Epidemic
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Seth Wenig / AP The NYPD's Corruption Scandal
Two businessmen who allegedly bribed four officers were major campaign fundraisers for Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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Under the Cover: July/August 2016
