(Politico) – As debate rages in South Carolina over the Confederate flag on its statehouse property, a majority of Americans see the rebel flag as...
The Associated Press The national president of a U.S. civil-rights group said Wednesday that Confederate symbols represent “treason” and should be removed from public objects, including...
(Los Angeles Times) – The Supreme Court term that ended this week will be remembered for the landmark ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, but...
(NPR) – In the 1990s, states went on a prison-building binge. Today, millions who spent time in those prisons are back in society — and...
RACHEL ZOLL, AP Religion Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The top legislative body of the United Church of Christ voted Tuesday to divest from companies with...
(Tech Times) – Olympus will soon release the Air 01 to the United States, which will allow consumers to take better pictures using their smartphone...
(USA Today) – Facebook will now give advertisers the option of being charged for their video ads only if it was viewed for 10 seconds...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Would you know what to do if you see someone collapse, not breathing — a loved one at...
DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fresh off a Supreme Court victory, President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he’s “feeling pretty good” about the...
JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH, Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian authorities on Tuesday quarantined two households after the corpse of a 17-year-old boy was found with Ebola,...
(New York Daily News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it is seeking additional data and comments on liquid nicotine as it considers...
WARREN, N.J. (AP) — Insurer Ace Ltd. is buying The Chubb Corp. for about $28.3 billion in cash and stock in a deal that will create...
(Wall Street Journal) – Several top auto makers posted higher U.S. sales in June, capping a fast-paced first half of the year and prompting many...
NORTHFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Kraft shareholders have approved the sale of the company to ketchup maker H.J. Heinz, creating one of the world’s largest food companies...
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge signed off on Tuesday on a $50 million settlement between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Sprint Corp over claims...
(BBC) – Cameroon has started to release some of the 84 children detained for more than six months after a raid on Koranic schools. The authorities...
JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that the U.S. and Cuba will reopen their embassies in Havana and...
KATY DAIGLE, Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Toilets are taken for granted in the industrialized West, but still are a luxury for a third of...
ANNE M. PETERSON, AP Sports Writer MONTREAL (AP) — Julie Johnston thought she had blown it. Handed a yellow card for a foul in the box...
ANTONIO GONZALEZ, AP Basketball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry has surpassed LeBron James for the most popular jersey in the NBA. The Golden State...
(NOLA.com) – That didn’t take long. Merely seconds after 11 p.m. on Tuesday night, New Orleans Pelicans power forward Anthony Davis was spreading the news on his Twitter...
(People) – Pat Houston flew her ailing niece Bobbi Kristina to Chicago to have her evaluated by experts before she was moved to hospice care,...
WASHINGTON (UPI) – Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o, 32, is leading the fight against elephant poaching and ivory sales. Nyong’o a native Kenyan, known for her break...
(Slate) – In 2010, the New York Times’ Supreme Court reporter, Adam Liptak, wrote an article entitled “Court Under Roberts Is Most Conservative in Decades.”...
MEG KINNARD, Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the vandalism of a statue of a segregationist South Carolina governor as the state grapples...
