Senate Accepts Proposal to Keep Food Stamps From Ex-Cons

May 24, 2013

Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana presented the amendment, which will largely affect blacks, and received bipartisan support.

Spanish Teacher Files Lawsuit Over Firing for Saying 'Negro'

Petrona Smith says she was dismissed for using the Spanish word for "black" in language class.

Obama: Sexual Assault Threatens Military Trust

During a U.S. Naval Academy commencement speech, the president spoke about violence in the ranks.

Oldest Living Person in US: Be Nice, Worship God and Eat Pigs' Feet

Jeralean Talley, who is 114, spends her days watching Ellen and eating honey buns.

Interested in a Real New York 'Ghetto' Bus Tour?

A bus company that offered tourists a chance to gawk at poor Bronx residents has shifted gears in response to community outrage.

Boy Scouts Admit Gay Kids but Not Adults

The organization's vote to admit LGBT children but not leaders leaves opponents of the anti-gay policy planning their next move.

Chicago Approves Largest School Shutdown in US History

Although teachers, parents and children protested, the school board will shutter 50 locations.

Obama: We Must Define the War on Terror or It Will Define Us

In a major national-security speech on Thursday, the president addressed Guantánamo and drones and pushed to reframe the war on terror.

Stop and Frisk and ... Give Us Your Weed?

The New York Civil Liberties Union's leader says that stop and frisk is a ruse to create marijuana arrests.

Oklahoma Mom Delivers Baby Boy During Tornado

Shay-la Taylor beat the odds and the weather with her son Braeden.