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After daylight saving time shift, beware of 'microsleeps'Moving clocks ahead an hour for daylight saving means more evening sun. But it can also cause 鈥榤icrosleeps鈥� 鈥� nodding off with potentially dangerous consequences 鈥� until we adapt.
50 years after 'Bloody Sunday,' where are the Selmas of today?The specter of segregation and poverty in Selma, Ala., 50 years after a violent clash on the Edmund Pettus bridge, dovetails with national concerns over unequal justice for blacks, offering a sense that America can鈥檛 quite shake the burden of race.
FDNY's first female chaplain went from World Trade Center to pulpitThe Rev. Ann Kansfield was sworn in this week as the first woman and the first openly gay chaplain in the history of the New York Fire Department.
Cover StorySelma's message on civil rights 50 years laterAs President Obama prepares to visit Selma five decades after 'Bloody Sunday,' how the civil rights struggle has 鈥� and hasn't 鈥� changed an epicenter of the movement.
A snapshot of Selma, Ala.True or false: The famed Edmund Pettus Bridge is named after a local general who was also a聽grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan.
Harrison Ford survives crash-landing on Los Angeles golf courseThe actor was reportedly breathing and conscious when he was taken to a nearby hospital.聽Ford is an aviation enthusiast who often flies around the city.
Sheryl Sandberg and LeBron James 'Lean In' for feminism: Will it work?A new term, spread on Twitter, may damage a campaign for gender equality led by Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg and the NBA before it really gets started.
States move to toughen vaccination laws in wake of measles outbreakAt least 14 states have introduced bills that would make it harder for parents to gain vaccination exemptions. But one expert says the proposed laws focus on the wrong thing.- Bipartisan ways to create more jobsDespite all the rancor in Washington, Republicans and Democrats might agree on a few ways to spur job growth, if they can lay their gamesmanship aside.
Cover StoryHere come the jobs, finallyEven the long-term unemployed are starting to find work. But how strong is the jobs recovery, really?聽
California plastic bag ban on hold pending 2016 voteCalifornia election officials confirmed Tuesday that opponents of the statewide ban on plastic bags had collected the necessary half million signatures to place the issue before voters.
Net neutrality's stunning reversal of fortune: Is it John Oliver's doing?A year ago, few outside the telecom community had ever heard of net neutrality, despite extensive news coverage. Here's how a comedy program made the general public care about a topic considered 'even boring by C-SPAN standards.'
Many LGBT homeless youth sell sex to survive on the streets, report saysMany homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender youth are likely to engage in 'survival sex' in order to pay for food or shelter, according to a new federally funded study by the Urban Institute.
How 'Fifty Shades of Grey' is contributing to shift in norms on sexualityThe shift has implications not just for adults, but for children as well. While many agree that 'Fifty Shades of Grey' isn't for kids, its marketing has still reached that age group.
Samaritan moments as Southern states get a taste of snowSnow is an unexpected sight for many in the South, who are getting by with limited equipment and a dose of neighborliness.聽
Muslim world asks: Were Chapel Hill shootings an act of terrorism?As US authorities investigate the cause of the murder of three young Muslims in North Carolina this week, Muslims around the world push for the tragedy to be treated as a hate crime聽鈥� perhaps even an act of terrorism.
Concealed carry without a permit: Will crime go up or down?New Hampshire, Kansas, Mississippi, and Montana are considering legislation that would no longer require special permits to carry concealed weapons in public. Five states already have such laws.
Chelsea Manning decision points to shift in views on transgender health careChelsea Manning, the transgender soldier connected with WikiLeaks, has been approved for hormonal and psychological treatments while in Army prison. It points to a shift toward some states and the federal government considering transition therapy medically necessary.
How shock over murder of Muslim-Americans could counter creeping IslamophobiaSigns of anti-Muslim fears have been percolating in American society recently, but the murder of three Muslim-Americans in North Carolina could play at least a small part in challenging those views.- Alecia Pennington can't prove she's an American 鈥� or even exists. What would you do?To the government, Alecia Pennington聽doesn't exist. She has been聽unable to get a driver鈥檚 license, get a job, go to college, get on a plane, get a bank account, or vote. What can she do?