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Obama says he is 'going to cry' at Malia's high school graduationPresident Obama told reporters he will not speak at daughter Malia's high school graduation this spring, but assuring everyone there will be tears.
First LookFlorida mother fights off carjackers. Don鈥檛 get between a mom and her kidsThe Florida mom was pumping gas when the two would-be carjackers approached her car, fighting them off to protect her kids inside. Moms 鈥� both human and animal 鈥� often have similar responses when their kids are in danger.
First LookThe blizzard cometh: How to cope with flight cancellationsWith heavy snow expected in the Washington, D.C. area, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York City, flight cancellations are likely. How to cope with Snowmaggedon 2016. 聽
Michigan Gov. Snyder apologizes for Flint water crisisGovernor Snyder committed an additional $28 million to pay for more filters, bottled water, school nurses, intervention specialists, testing and monitoring 鈥� on top of $10.6 million already allocated.
First LookTwo people killed in California Greyhound crash. How safe are buses?A bus taking 39 passengers from Los Angeles to San Francisco tipped over along Highway 101 on Tuesday morning. On the whole, traffic safety has improved in recent decades, but efforts to find new ways to make bus travel safer continue.
Forgiven? Pete Rose to be inducted in Cincinnati Reds hall of famePete Rose, who received a lifetime ban from pro baseball in 1989 for betting on games, will be inducted in his former team's hall of fame this summer.聽
For Black Lives Matter, MLK's kind of activism isn't the only wayBlack Lives Matter activists reject the idea that any dynamic figurehead should embody their struggle today, and they think a more decentralized way of protesting better suits the times.
Can this US company ban Muslim prayer breaks? They just did.A Wisconsin manufacturing plant is telling Muslim employees they can't leave the assembly line to pray. While the company claims "undue hardship" from prayer breaks, Muslim employees and advocates say there was never a problem.
The battle for MLK Day: Should King still share a holiday with General Lee?Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has called for the state to no longer honor Martin Luther King, Jr. on the same day as General Robert E. Lee. The practice continues in Mississippi and Alabama.聽
Martin Luther King had complicated legacy on gun violence'Guns are going to be the death of this country,' Dr. King told one of his聽lieutenants after President John Kennedy was killed.聽
Cover StoryEllis Island of the SouthA Georgia town becomes a magnet for refugees 鈥� including from Syria 鈥� despite resistance to the newcomers in many parts of the South. Can Clarkston be a model?
How Seattle Seahawks can oust the Carolina PanthersAfter narrowly emerging victorious in the frozen tundra of Minnesota, the Seattle Seahawks face the NFC regular season champion Carolina Panthers at 1 p.m. Eastern on Sunday.- Flint water crisis: Obama says it qualifies as federal emergencyFlint, Mich., was granted federal funds to help with its water crisis, President Obama said Saturday.
Why the Seattle archdiocese published the names of 77 sex abusersThe Seattle archdiocese released 77 names of Roman Catholic church clergy and officials who abused children in an effort to promote transparency.
Slow start for New York's strict medical marijuana programSo far more than 165 patients have qualified, a figure that's more than doubled in a week but is still just a sliver of the potential patient pool.
Tennessee lottery winner: A firm believer in tithing at churchJohn and Lisa Robinson from Munford, Tenn., will be getting a lump sum payout of about $327 million. They don't plan to quit their jobs.聽
First LookWhy Chicago's black pastors boycotted an MLK day breakfastFor more than 30 years, the mayor of Chicago has held an annual breakfast honoring the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the event became a flashpoint for area protesters.
Why Americans are anxious, despite a low 'misery index'The qualms of many Americans reveal a disconnect between how the economy looks on paper and how it appears to the public.
Why Hollywood's diversity issues go deeper than Oscars 'whiteout'For the second year in a row, the Academy nominated only white actors in all the acting categories. But experts say the diversity problem reaches far beyond awards shows.聽- What are Americans willing to trade their privacy for?A majority of Americans questioned in a Pew study said that they might be willing to trade their privacy depending on the benefit they were being offered in exchange, the circumstances of their lives, and what they felt about the company wanting to collect their information.
