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SCOTUS to hear case over detention of Muslims

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 06:30 AM PST

Former detainee Ahmer Abbasi. (AP)The court will hear an appeal of a lawsuit related to Muslims detained in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.


Anti-Trump, pro-immigrant protests across U.S.

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 03:40 PM PST

Immigrant rights advocates demonstrate against President-elect Donald Trump's immigration policies, during a rally at Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Crowds gather in Washington, Chicago, and elsewhere to register displeasure with the president-elect's plans.


Protesters blast Trump on civil rights

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 02:09 PM PST

Civil rights advocates march in Washington. (AP)About 2,000 mostly black protesters rally in Washington to defend hard-won gains in voting rights and criminal justice.


What is Davos anyway?

Posted: 13 Jan 2017 06:59 AM PST

What is Davos anyway? (Reuters)The usually sleepy ski town some 5,000 feet up in the Swiss Alps will be hosting quite a big meeting.


Seething House Dems press FBI over Russia

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 12:28 PM PST

James Comey (Getty Images)FBI Director James Comey won't say whether there is a probe of alleged contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia.


D.C. Guard commander out mid-inauguration

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 08:03 AM PST

Trump Inauguration: D.C. National Guard Commander To Be Removed From Post In Middle Of EventMaj. Gen. Errol R. Schwartz will be removed at the precise moment Donald Trump becomes president.


SpaceX launches first rocket since explosion

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 12:33 PM PST

SpaceX launches first rocket since explosion. (Reuters)The Falcon is the first rocket to take off since a fiery launchpad explosion in September.


Chicago pledges to improve after police report

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 07:29 AM PST

Chicago police line up on Michigan Avenue. (Max Herman/NurPhoto/Getty Images)City officials say the police department will be revamped following a scathing federal report on excessive force.


Tamir Rice's mother upset over police probe

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 09:08 AM PST

Samaria Rice, center, at a protest. (Getty Images)Samaria Rice is disappointed that a Cleveland cop will again avoid charges in the fatal shooting of her 12-year-old son.


How religion will affect Obama's legacy

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 10:12 AM PST

How religion will affect Obama's legacy. (AP)Obama has spoken about his Christian faith arguably more often and in greater detail than any other modern U.S. president.


Abbas warns of U.S. Israel embassy move

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 09:00 AM PST

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)The Palestinian president says that moving the American embassy to Jerusalem would be a huge blow to hopes for Middle East peace.


An older King's harsher words inspire activists

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 05:32 AM PST

FILE - In this May 17, 1967 file photo, Dr. Martin Luther King speaks at the University of California administration building in Berkeley, Calif. Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. asked Americans, "Where do we go from here?" His warning of chaos or community squarely confronted racism, and marked a shift from his emphasis on nonviolence to a demand for full economic and political equality. Younger generations of black activists say they prefer the pointed, more forceful King to the Nobel Peace Prize-winning pacifist who preached love over hate. (AP Photo, File)Martin Luther King stressed the need for economic justice much more stridently in the years before his death.


List of Dems boycotting inauguration grows

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 10:00 AM PST

Democratic lawmakers are boycotting Trump's inaugurationA dozen lawmakers have said they're skipping the event as a protest of the president-elect's plans for the country.


Cuba sees explosion in Internet access

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 08:07 AM PST

Cuba sees explosion in Internet access. (AP)Home Internet, which came to the country in a limited pilot program last month, has been a dramatic change in daily life.


What's motivating women to march in D.C.?

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 06:15 AM PST

What's motivating women to march in D.C.? (AP)Gay rights, gun control, equal pay, reproductive freedom, and racial justice are among the focus of participants.


Poland welcomes U.S. troops

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 08:19 AM PST

"We waited for decades": Poland welcomes U.S. troops. (AP)"We waited for decades, sometimes feeling we had been left alone," the country defense minister said.


Backlash against Miss. city for MLK Day

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 07:16 AM PST

Mississippi City Faces Backlash For Referring to MLK Day as 'Great Americans Day'The city of Biloxi, Miss., is facing strong criticism over its observance of "Great Americans Day."


Trump rips Lewis for questioning legitimacy

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 06:51 AM PST

Trump rips Rep. Lewis for questioning his legitimacy. (AP)The Twitter comments came after Rep. John Lewis said, "I don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president."


'Miracle on the Hudson' legacy: 70K slain birds

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 11:37 AM PST

Passengers on Flight 1549 wait to be rescued on the wings of a US Airways Airbus 320 jetliner that ditched in the frigid waters of the Hudson River on Jan. 15, 2009. (Steven Day/AP)Birds took the blame for bringing down the jetliner that "Sully" Sullenberger landed on the Hudson River.


GOP repeal of Obamacare enters high-risk phase

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 02:57 AM PST

House Speaker Paul Ryan. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)Republicans in Congress have already taken a first step toward repealing the law. Now comes the hard part.


Trump's meetings with CEOs raise red flags

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 04:38 AM PST

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during his Jan. 11 news conference. (Evan Vucci/AP)The encounters, with heads of companies seeking regulatory approval for major mergers, raise potential ethical concerns.


Ice storm hits Midwest

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 03:12 PM PST

Mary Zinser scrapes a thick layer of ice off her windshield in Arnold, Mo. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)The central U.S. is bracing for more treacherous, below-freezing weather this holiday weekend.


GOP targets ethics official critical of Trump

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 12:02 AM PST

Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz. (Andrew Harnik/AP)Rep. Jason Chaffetz wants to question Office of Government Ethics Director Walter Shaub Jr. Democrats slam the move.


Trump tweet prompts ethics office warning

Posted: 13 Jan 2017 02:31 PM PST

President-elect Donald Trump with comedian Steve Harvey, right, and businessman Greg Calhoun. (Evan Vucci/AP)After Donald Trump touts a retailer's support and products, the Office of Government Ethics tweets a reminder to federal employees.


Protests shut down alt-right speakers

Posted: 13 Jan 2017 09:58 PM PST

Milo Yiannopoulos (The Verge)Planned speeches by Milo Yiannopoulos and Martin Shkreli draw heated protests at the University of California, Davis.


Report: Trump suggests he may do away with Russia sanctions

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 08:20 AM PST

Trump and PutinThe U.S. president-elect suggests that he would keep intact the sanctions "at least for a period of time."


IRS nudging uninsured to get health coverage

Posted: 13 Jan 2017 02:02 PM PST

The IRS is reminding some taxpayers they could be fined if they don't sign up for health insurance. (AP)Millions of taxpayers are being reminded they could be on the hook for hefty fines if they don't sign up for insurance.


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