U.S. Announces Protections For Transgender Workers
The Justice Department's move is a reversal from how the Bush administration interpreted Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
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Protesters Rally In 'Justice For All' Marches In 3 Cities
Thousands marched in D.C. and New York and hundreds in Boston, spurred on by anger over the fatal police shootings of Michael Brown and Tamir Rice and the choking death of Eric Garner.
Montana Man Found Guilty Of Killing German Exchange Student
Markus Kaarma shot 17-year-old Diren Dede, who had entered his garage, over the summer. The case was a test of the state's "castle doctrine," which says a man's home can be defended like his castle.
Rapprochement With Cuba: What It Includes And Excludes
President Obama's move to restore diplomatic ties with Cuba does not lift the trade embargo. That jurisdiction belongs to Congress, but do the upcoming changes all but undermine the embargo?
Mixed Reactions In Miami On Diplomatic Overtures To Cuba
When he announced the release of Alan Gross and plans to resume diplomatic ties with Cuba, Obama also referenced Miami. Some Cuban Americans welcome the changes, others see the action as a betrayal.
California Whooping Cough Infections Run High Among Latino Babies
Public health officials in California are trying to understand why Latino babies are contracting whooping cough at much higher rates than other babies.
Montana Man Cites 'Castle Doctrine' As Defense In German Teen's Shooting
The law says that a man's home is his castle and can be defended as such. Prosecutors said Markus Kaarma shot in cold blood the exchange student who had entered his garage.
Supreme Court Refuses To Block Arizona Driver's Licenses For 'Dreamers'
Arizona's appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court failed to prevent the state from having to issue driving permits to undocumented immigrants brought into the country as children.
When You Burn Off That Fat, Where Does It Go?
Lipid metabolism may not sound sexy, but it's how you fit into that smaller pair of jeans. And when the fat says farewell, it has to go somewhere. Only some of it winds up in New Jersey.
Alan Gross' Release: How It Went Down
American Alan Gross had spent more than five years in a Cuban prison, where he suffered ill health. Then, on Tuesday, his lawyer, Scott Gilbert, told him in a phone call that he was going home.