Calling Car Pollution Standards ‘Too High,’ E.P.A. Sets Up Fight With California
The agency announced a plan to relax Obama-era greenhouse gas rules and signaled that it aimed to make California, which sets its own standards, fall in line.
In a First, Mormon Church Appoints 2 People of Color as Senior Leaders
The appointments illustrate the church’s focus on international recruitment as membership in the United States levels off.
Ethan Couch, ‘Affluenza Teen’ Who Killed 4 While Driving Drunk, Is Freed
Mr. Couch spent 720 days in jail after killing four people and paralyzing a fifth in a car crash. His defense contended that he was too rich to know right from wrong.
Teachers Walk Out in Oklahoma and Kentucky: ‘It Really Is a Wildfire’
A wave of walkouts and rallies in red states has been organized largely by ordinary teachers.
Supreme Court Rules for Police Officer in Excessive Force Case
Justice Sotomayor issued an impassioned dissent, saying the majority had told officers that they can “shoot first and think later.”
How Dr. King Changed a Sanitation Worker’s Life
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Memphis in 1968 to march with sanitation workers who were protesting low wages and poor working conditions. Cleophus Smith marched with him. He’s still on the job.
California Today: California Today: Remembering the Legacy of a Liberal Judge
Monday: Stephen Reinhardt’s legacy on the Ninth Circuit, President Trump vows “No More DACA Deal,” and a student mulls Stanford — along with 19 other schools.
Trump Returns to a Hard Line on Immigrants
President Trump has begun a new push for legislation to crack down on illegal immigration and make it more difficult to obtain refuge in the United States, White House officials said Monday.
Why Sinclair Made Dozens of Local News Anchors Recite the Same Script
Last month, anchors at local news stations across the country made identical comments about media bias. The script came from their owner, Sinclair Broadcast Group.
Feature: Gun Culture Is My Culture. And I Fear for What It Has Become.
In the wake of mass shootings, a lifetime of gun ownership leads to unsettling questions.
Tough Choices for Charities and Schools as #MeToo Taints Their Benefactors
Some organizations have lost donors because of their ties to celebrities accused of sexual misconduct, while others have relinquished gifts from those men.
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