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Why Texas Muslims remained calm in face of angry hecklersTexas Muslims visiting the Texas State Capitol building in Austin were heckled and jeered as they sang 'The Star-Spangled Banner.'
As gay rights gain acceptance, conservatives say they face discriminationSeveral recent events point to how some religious conservatives are now feeling embattled for their opposition to gay marriage. They say their views need to be protected.
UVA women advised to avoid frat weekend. Appropriate?UVA students have reacted with outrage to a letter from a national organization for sororities making the request. The controversy hints at some of the challenges as pressure mounts to do more to prevent campus sexual assault.- $77 billion a year to cut child poverty in half? A bargain, report says.Child poverty seems an intractable problem in the US, but a new study suggest major progress could be made for less than the cost of closing a corporate tax loophole.
Single parent or poverty? Study looks at which affects good parenting most.A new study finds that practices associated with good parenting are more connected to income level than family structure. For many single parents, the problem is less that they're single, and more that they have only one salary.
When does a traffic app become dangerous? Waze sparks police outcryThe Waze mobile app not only helps users find traffic-free routes, it tells them where police are. Some police officers say that makes them sitting ducks.
Blizzard 2015: How Boston and NYC are helping the homelessIn light of the blizzard, Boston and New York City have lifted restrictions on the homeless staying in shelters and are taking other steps. What can you do to help?聽
Nine-year-old brothers left home alone for 120 days: How did they survive?According to an affidavit, the situation arose when an uncle reneged on a promise to move in with the twins in New Hampshire for the duration of their parents' trip to Nigeria.
L.A. ban on some alcohol ads will protect young people, advocates sayThe Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a measure Tuesday that will remove alcohol advertising from all public transit, including bus-stop benches and enclosures.- Why did 鈥楢merican Sniper鈥� do so well at the box office?鈥楢merican Sniper鈥� had the largest opening ever for the month of January, with a box office take of an estimated $105 million over four days this weekend.
Beyond police protests, a push for dialogue in black communitiesProtests for police and justice reform in recent months have grabbed attention, but a quieter bid to find solutions has also been afoot in black communities.- Duke University imam discusses reversal of call to prayerImam Adeel Zeb, Muslim chaplain at Duke University, talks about what lessons students may take from the campaign that canceled the Muslim call to prayer on campus.聽
- Bad rep? Delaware police dash-cam video shows police can 'Shake it off'The Delaware police cover of Taylor Swift's 'Shake it off' is the latest in a series of efforts to re-humanize police in the wake of the Michael Brown and Eric Garner deaths by police.
Cardinal decries 'feminized' Catholic Church in backlash against pope's reformsCardinal Burke's interview with the website Emangelization illustrate the wide gulf between Pope Francis and many US bishops at a time when the new pontiff has emphasized a radical new pastoral focus.
Progress WatchIn a US first, New Orleans finds homes for all its homeless veteransMore than 300 mayors have vowed to end veteran homelessness by the end of 2015. New Orleans celebrated the new year by becoming the first city to do so.
Judge orders foie gras be allowed in California: A chef's world after all?The 2012 foie gras ban in California went too far in trying to micro-regulate USDA-approved ingredients, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Unless the state appeals, gourmands have won the battle of the fattened duck, at least for now.
With #BlackBrunch, activists try new way of drawing attention to racial issuesOn weekends, activists dressed in black are entering restaurant after restaurant, chanting and singing. The idea behind #BlackBrunch is to disrupt business as usual at upscale locations.
Marijuana goes mainstream, but not yet welcome on Main StreetOn the one-year anniversary of marijuana legalization in Colorado, most Colorado ski areas have opted to bar recreational pot dispensaries from their touristy downtowns, highlighting a 'branding' tension in states experimenting with legal pot.
In Idaho gun tragedy, does it matter that mother took precautions?After a toddler accidentally killed his mother with her gun while they were shopping, critics blamed the woman for carelessness. But her family says she was a responsible gun owner who had stored the weapon in a specialized gun-carry purse.
Neil deGrasse Tyson lights up Twitter, Facebook. War on Christmas?Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson launched a Twitter storm with his wry tweets on Christmas. He鈥檒l be tweeting on New Years Day too, he writes on Facebook, 鈥榠n case you want to avert your eyes.鈥�