07/22/2015 - 05:16
Roughly 100 miles of water and a million miles of political philosophy separate Cuba and the U.S., but the troubled seas in between are beginning to calm. A growing portion of the American public approves of efforts to improve relations between the U.S. and Cuba.
07/14/2015 - 12:00
After months of negotiations, President Barack Obama announced July 14 a
deal with Iran aimed at preventing that country from developing a nuclear weapon.
07/09/2015 - 11:00
The Confederate battle flag, an enduring symbol of hate and oppression, is coming down in South Carolina after a vote by the state’s legislature.
07/08/2015 - 11:00
This week, President Barack Obama and Vietnamese General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met in the Oval Office as their countries marked a significant anniversary – 20 years of normalized diplomatic relations.
07/01/2015 - 04:00
While some young homosexual Americans still find it difficult to tell their parents about their sexual identity, the country as a whole is becoming more tolerant.
06/23/2015 - 14:52
In the wake of last week’s massacre of nine African-Americans attending a Bible study in Charleston, South Carolina, politicians vowed to take down the rebel flag in front of the Statehouse. But an even thornier issue lies at the heart of the atrocity: gun control.
06/22/2015 - 10:00
At 73, Bernie Sanders is an unlikely rock star -- a balding Vermont senator and presidential candidate who openly declares himself a democratic socialist. But while he draws enthusiastic crowds, would those people actually vote for him?
06/18/2015 - 08:23
After more than 200 years of looking at pictures of men on the nation's money, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that in 2020 the $10 bill will feature a woman. No disrespect intended, but can't we have
two, at least?
06/15/2015 - 05:30
Once, seeing Mount Vernon meant a 10-minute tour of the mansion, a glimpse of the Potomac and a run through the bookstore. You could do it in an hour, jump on a bus and head for the Lincoln Memorial.
06/11/2015 - 09:28
When filling in those standardized tests or applying for a job, you check a box: Caucasian_, African-American_, Asian_, Native American_, Other__. At one time, there weren’t many takers for the
Other category. But that is changing.