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Prosecutor: 6 officers indicted in death of Freddie Gray
Shruggie emoticon makes guest appearance on Senate floor
Robert Gates: Boy Scouts’ ban on gay adult leaders not sustainable
Boy Scouts president says ban on gay leaders needs to end
Exclusive: Iowa bird-flu farms fall short on containment measures
Baltimore grand jury indicts police in death of Freddie Gray
Suspect in slaying of wealthy family hunted in New York
Obama's trade bill narrowly clears a key Senate hurdle
The emoji diversity lobby
Matt Bai: What presidential candidates need to understand about income inequality
David Letterman signs off as late-night host
Two 2016 candidates, two faces of fear

Prosecutor: 6 officers indicted in death of Freddie Gray

Posted: 21 May 2015 04:27 PM PDT

The state attorney in Baltimore says all six officers charged in the police-custody death of Freddie Gray have been indicted by a grand jury.

Shruggie emoticon makes guest appearance on Senate floor

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Robert Gates: Boy Scouts’ ban on gay adult leaders not sustainable

Posted: 21 May 2015 09:36 AM PDT

The Boy Scouts of America must reverse its longstanding policy of excluding gay adult leaders or risk unfavorable legal decisions that could doom the historic organization, president Robert Gates warned his group's national leadership Thursday.

Boy Scouts president says ban on gay leaders needs to end

Posted: 21 May 2015 02:10 PM PDT

By Marice Richter DALLAS (Reuters) - Boy Scouts of America President Robert Gates said on Thursday the group's ban on adult gay leaders needs to end, taking a step toward dismantling a policy that has caused deep rifts in the 105-year-old organization. Gates said at the group's national meeting in Atlanta he does not plan to revoke the charters of Boy Scout councils that allow gay leaders, according to a text of the speech, which could significantly weaken enforcement of the ban. The status quo in our movement's membership standards cannot be sustained," said Gates, who as U.S. secretary of defense helped end the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that barred openly gay individuals from serving in the military.

Exclusive: Iowa bird-flu farms fall short on containment measures

Posted: 21 May 2015 02:31 PM PDT

By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter IRETON, IOWA/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Measures to control the worst bird flu outbreak in U.S. history are not being enforced at several farms at its epicenter in northwestern Iowa, potentially increasing the risks that the disease could spread further, spot checks by Reuters show. In visits to six affected sites in Iowa last week, a Reuters reporter found procedures at three in Sioux County did not comply with USDA or state protocols for restricting access to infected sites, providing protective gear to workers and cleaning the wheels of vehicles leaving the sites. Burke Healey, the USDA's national incident commander coordinating response to the bird flu, said he was concerned about the findings of lax biosecurity in Iowa after hearing about them from Reuters.

Baltimore grand jury indicts police in death of Freddie Gray

Posted: 21 May 2015 04:34 PM PDT

A grand jury has brought charges against six Baltimore police officers in the death of a black man who suffered fatal neck injuries while in police custody, a case that touched off angry protests and a day of looting and arson in the Maryland city. The charges, including a count of second-degree murder against one of the officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray, were announced on Thursday by Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby. Mosby, a 35-year-old African American who took office in January, surprised many Baltimoreans early this month by announcing her swift decision to seek the charges.

Suspect in slaying of wealthy family hunted in New York

Posted: 21 May 2015 03:03 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police and federal agents searched Thursday for a welder suspected in the slayings of a wealthy construction executive, his wife, their 10-year-old son and a housekeeper inside their Washington mansion last week.

Obama's trade bill narrowly clears a key Senate hurdle

Posted: 21 May 2015 02:33 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a triumph for President Barack Obama, sweeping legislation to strengthen the administration's hand in global trade talks advanced toward Senate passage Thursday after a showdown vote that remained in doubt until the final moment.

The emoji diversity lobby

Posted: 21 May 2015 05:45 AM PDT

As one redhead found out, those cute little figures are ruled by a surprisingly complex political process.

Matt Bai: What presidential candidates need to understand about income inequality

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The American Dream that's at the center of our national identity is not, in fact, in danger of slipping away. For most Americans, it's already long gone, like Oldsmobiles and New Coke.