'It Gets To You.' Extremism Researchers Confront The Unseen Toll Of Their Work
Day after day, researchers are immersed in the propaganda of ISIS and neo-Nazi factions. But there's almost no discussion of the mental toll of examining the world's most dangerous extremists. (Image...
View ArticleColt Suspends Manufacture Of Controversial AR-15 For Civilian Market
The gun maker says it will concentrate instead on fulfilling contracts from the military and law enforcement for the semi-automatic weapon that has come for many to be associated with mass shootings,...
View ArticleSome 'Podunk' Town In The Middle Of Nowhere
"Podunk" is supposed to be bleak and isolated. But there are a few things that people who use the term might not know. For one, it really exists. For another, its history predates the United States....
View ArticleNew York City Mayor Bill De Blasio Ends 2020 Presidential Bid
The mayor of America's largest city was one of the last major candidates to enter the race, but his progressive pitch never caught on in the crowded field. (Image credit: Charlie Neibergall/AP)
View ArticleFar Right Makes Gains In 2 German State Elections As Centrists Hang Onto Power
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won big in this month's Brandenburg and Saxony state elections. A recent poll shows the AfD more popular than ever throughout Germany. (Image credit:...
View ArticleMet Opera Faces 'One More Catastrophic Crisis' As Employees Must Work With...
One of opera's most popular and bankable stars is scheduled to sing at New York's famed opera house next week. But a number of Met employees say that they find the situation untenable. (Image credit:...
View Article23 States Sue Trump Administration In Escalating Battle Over Emissions Standards
The lawsuit comes two days after the Trump administration revoked California's ability to set its own rules for automobiles. The state's top prosecutor blasted the move as "arbitrary and capricious."...
View ArticleTrump Sends Troops To Middle East After Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities
The Pentagon provided few details on the deployment. The announcement appears to indicate that the president has not made a decision whether to take military action against Iran (Image credit: Amr...
View Article'Storm Area 51' Fails To Materialize
Despite millions responding to the Facebook event "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us," Nevada authorities say about 40 people gathered at the gates before being dispersed by law enforcement....
View ArticleTwitter Removes Thousands Of Accounts For Manipulating Their Platform
Many accounts Twitter has suspended or removed have been added to a growing archive of tweets identified as part of "state-backed information operations." (Image credit: Denis Charlet/AFP/Getty Images)
View ArticleU.S., El Salvador Sign New Asylum Deal To Stem Tide Of Migrants
The agreement furthers the administration's goal of requiring migrants to seek asylum in so-called "third countries" through which they traveled en route to the U.S. (Image credit: Pablo Martinez...
View ArticlePatriots Release Antonio Brown After Another Sexual Misconduct Allegation
The New England Patriots cut Brown from the team on Friday after a second woman accused the wide receiver of sexual misconduct. Brown faces a civil suit accusing him of raping a former trainer. (Image...
View ArticleSidewalk School Aims To Give Migrant Kids A Sense Of Stability
In Matamoros, Mexico, volunteers have created a pop-up school on a downtown sidewalk for migrant children. They're all asylum seekers waiting for their day in U.S. immigration court. (Image credit:...
View ArticleWant To Be The Next Georgia Senator? Apply Now!
Gov. Brian Kemp is seeking an appointee to replace Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson. His office has opened an online application process for anyone eligible to submit their resume. (Image credit:...
View ArticleWATCH: Friends, Family Gather To Remember Cokie Roberts
The veteran journalist, who died on Tuesday at 75, was one of NPR's "Founding Mothers." Roberts' funeral is being held Saturday morning at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C....
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