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North Carolina Gov. McCrory says bathroom bill is now a national issueNorth Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory filed a lawsuit Monday morning, challenging聽the US Department of Justice's demand to 'remedy' the state's bathroom bill.聽
Turbulence trend: Delta flight forced to make emergency landingA Delta flight from Atlanta to Chicago made an emergency landing after turbulence that caused an engine covering to come off. Several recent flights have been hit by turbulence.聽
Mother's Day: For single moms, where you live mattersA patchwork of different state laws means working single mothers find widely varying degrees of support. 聽聽
Transgender in North Carolina: Snapshots from the front linesHear directly from some of the North Carolinians whose livelihoods, educations, and families are affected by the new 'bathroom law.'
Kentucky Derby 2016: Who to watch?Nyquist is the聽the only undefeated horse in the Kentucky Derby. Who else is worth watching?聽
For Maine's business owners, question looms: Where are future workers?The state is the oldest by median age, and its workforce is shrinking as baby boomers retire and young people move away.
FocusPortland gave its minimum wage workers a raise. Here's what happened next.In January, Portland, Maine, workers' pay jumped to $10.10 an hour, with the rest of Maine still at $7.50. US cities and states are raising their minimum wages as high as $15 an hour 鈥� creating a national experiment in how labor markets operate.
Four-letter favorites continue reign as most popular baby namesThe Social Security Administration released its annual list of top baby names on Friday. Emma has been the favorite for girls since 2014; Noah has been the favorite for boys since 2013.聽
How international students are changing the 'rich Asian' narrativeUltra-rich families 鈥� mostly from mainland China 鈥� continue to send their children to college in the US. But the latest waves of international students are younger, less wealthy, and from more diverse backgrounds.聽
Readers on smartphones still enjoy long news stories, Pew study findsReaders on smartphones聽spend twice the amount of time reading through articles longer than 1,000 words than they do on short-form stories.
First LookOn National Day of Prayer, a question of religious freedomPresident Obama said today that America "was founded on the idea of religious freedom" 鈥� an idea that聽legislatures and courts around the country are still actively working to define.
JetBlue tackles the problem of crying babies on flight. What else can be done?JetBlue created an ad, based on a real-life experience on one of its flights, to help soften passenger attitudes toward mothers with crying babies on flights.
First LookFDA reins in e-cigarettes: public protection or industry suffocation?Following years of debate and uncertainty, the US Food and Drug Administration has finally unveiled a new set of rules governing electronic cigarettes. Public health advocates applaud, but some say it risks strangling the burgeoning industry.
First LookNew York's Stonewall Inn could be first national gay rights monumentReports suggest that the president will soon add the historic Stonewall site as a national monument.
Half of US teens say they're 'addicted' to smartphones. How to help?Concerns about screens and distracted teens have been around since 1990s. But smartphones and social media are transforming society faster than families, or even experts, can keep up.
Obama to designate first ever gay rights monumentThe Stonewall Inn, a bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, is frequently seen as the birthplace of modern gay rights activism in the US and soon it could be the first national monument honoring LGBT history.
FocusGrowing up during a heroin epidemicIn some corners of America, the lives of children and teens are being shaped by heroin and opioid abuse. In turn, they could help reshape how America sees addiction.
In a sign of changing times, Kentucky tears down a statueThe University of Louisville decided this week to take down a Confederate monument that many say was a reminder of a racist past.
Welcome to the home of the toughest 'bathroom bill' in AmericaThe Oxford, Ala., City Council passed an ordinance that punishes transgender people with up to six months of jail for using the bathroom that matches their gender identity. The move draws support 鈥� and questions.
Boston duck boat crash raises anew safety questionsA woman riding a scooter was struck and killed Saturday by a duck boat, an amphibious sightseeing vehicle, in downtown Boston.
