Fiorina's Claim About Women's Job Loss Is Half The StoryCarly Fiorina claimed 92 percent of the jobs lost during Obama's first years as president belonged to women. While true, that's not the whole story.
How Raising The Retirement Age Would Save (Uncle Sam) MoneyA handful of Republican candidates want a higher retirement age. Here's how that could seriously save on government spending.
Anonymous Really Is Leaking KKK Members’ Names, Info OnlineThe hacker group Anonymous revealed the names of at least a dozen Ku Klux Klan members and their families online Friday morning.
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Drop In Math And Reading Scores Might Not Mean MuchU.S. math and reading scores for fourth- and eighth-graders have dipped for the first time since the test was introduced in 1990.
What Westboro Baptist Church Overlooked About Daniel MurphyWestboro Baptist Church seems to think Mets player Daniel Murphy agrees with the group's anti-gay views. Did its members read Murphy's full interview?
Violent-Film Director Really Doesn't Like Real-Life ViolenceQuentin Tarantino might create extremely violent movies, but he says he's against violence in real life and has said that for at least a decade.
TV Has LGBT Characters, But They're Not So Racially DiverseThe Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's annual "Where Are We on TV" report found television still lacks racially diverse LGBT characters.
How Pop Culture Is Helping Destigmatize AutismSome big names are raising awareness about autism, and that's helping the disorder shed the stigma.
Hunters Kill Over 200 Florida Black Bears In A DayFlorida reinstated black bear hunting to control populations, but activists are concerned the Florida black bear population isn't stable enough.
Here's One Way Uber Could Get Some Good PRA partnership with a New Jersey township to help reduce DUI arrests is exactly the kind of positive press Uber needs.
Hillary Clinton Jabs Bernie Sanders Again Over 'Shouting'Clinton took a chance while speaking at a women's leadership forum and responded to Sen. Bernie Sanders' stance on gun control.
Obama Limits Standardized Testing In The ClassroomThe Obama administration wants to limit the amount of time students spend taking standardized tests to 2 percent.
How Police Leaders Want To Fix US Mass IncarcerationA group of prosecutors and police chiefs is introducing criminal justice reforms in an attempt to cut mass incarceration rates in the U.S.
Despite Blocked Bill, Sanctuary City Debate Not Going AwayThe bill that would crack down on "sanctuary cities" failed in the Senate, but the argument isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
Hawaii Gov. Declares State Of Emergency To Help HomelessThe governor of Hawaii signed an emergency proclamation that will funnel over $1 million to help the state's homeless population.
Teen Cheerleaders Barred From Wearing Breast Cancer UniformsCheerleaders at a Tampa Bay high school were told they couldn't wear their pink breast-cancer uniforms because they violated school policy.
Anita Hill's Testimony Could Resurface If Biden RunsJoe Biden might have to address his involvement in the Anita Hill sexual harassment testimony against Clarence Thomas if he runs for president.
US Forest Service Sued Over Nestle Water Bottle OperationActivist groups are suing the U.S. Forest Service and claiming that it let Nestle take one of Southern California's scarcest resources: water.
Immigration Actually Isn't Hispanic Voters' Top IssueLet's just stop pretending Hispanic and Latino voters only care about immigration.
California's Legislature Is Making Progressive MilestonesCalifornia's legislature made a lot of socially significant decisions this season, which could impact national trends on certain issues.
Confederate Monument May Make Room for MLK TributeGeorgia's Stone Mountain might be getting an unexpected addition to the Confederate monument. Not everyone is happy about the proposed change.
New Reports Say Tamir Rice Shooting Was 'Reasonable'Outside reports released by the county prosecutor's office said Cleveland officer Timothy Loehmann used "reasonable" force when he shot Tamir Rice.
The Million Man March's Understated InclusivityThe Million Man March has always focused on the lives of black Americans, but the event is also a platform for a range of social issues.
What's Changed After Michael Sam's Coming Out?Michael Sam thinks if he hadn't come out, he'd still be in the NFL; there's no way to prove that, but his post-coming out career hasn't gone smoothly.
California Banned Killer Whale Breeding In CaptivityThe California Coastal Commission banned captive breeding of orca whales. SeaWorld press is still rough.
Chris Burns Is The First Openly Gay NCAA Basketball CoachBryant University assistant coach Chris Burns made history by coming out, making him the first openly gay NCAA Division I coach.
Police Violence Went Largely Untracked Until Last YearData on police use of force is more available than ever — which isn't saying much.
New House Panel Will Investigate Fetal Tissue ProcurementThe House of Representatives announced a bipartisan panel will be investigating the procurement of fetal tissue.
How Campaign Zero Can Change The Black Lives Matter MovementCampaign Zero may be the most thorough and specific set of goals to answer the question "what concrete solutions does Black Lives Matter want to see?"
6,000 Federal Prisoners Could Get Early Release Next MonthThanks to retroactive sentencing reforms, 6,000 federal prisoners could be getting out of jail at the start of November.
