Poll: Support for Black Lives Matter grows among white youth
By JESSE J. HOLLAND and EMILY SWANSON Support for the Black Lives Matter movement has increased among young white adults, according to a poll that suggests a majority of white,…
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4 Hours in Huntington: how the heroin epidemic choked a city
By CLAIRE GALOFARO He found the woman slumped over the steering wheel, an empty syringe on the floorboard and her skin dulling to a purplish blue. Dave McClure, an EMS…
Mother Teresa: ‘Saint of the gutters’ canonized at Vatican
By NICOLE WINFIELD Elevating the “saint of the gutters” to one of the Catholic Church’s highest honors, Pope Francis on Sunday praised Mother Teresa for her radical dedication to society’s…
China ratifies Paris climate deal ahead of G-20 summit
By LOUISE WATT China (AP) — China announced on Saturday that it has ratified the emissions-cutting agreement reached last year in Paris, giving a big boost to efforts to bring…
Police losing battle to get drivers to put down their phones
By DENISE LAVOIE State police in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have been known to patrol in a tractor-trailer so they can sit up high and spot drivers texting behind the wheel. In…
Georgetown to give slave descendants priority for admission
By BEN NUCKOLS and COLLIN BINKLEY Georgetown University will give preference in admissions to the descendants of slaves owned by the Maryland Jesuits as part of its effort to atone…
Charity watchdog gives Clinton Foundation high marks
By EILEEN SULLIVAN A charity watchdog with an ongoing relationship with the Clinton Foundation gave the former first family’s nonprofit high marks Thursday, after an evaluation prompted by heightened interest…
Taliban appoint military chief as the new leader settles in
By KATHY GANNON The Taliban have appointed a new military chief as the insurgents try to gain more ground in Afghanistan rather than talk peace under a new leadership, Taliban…