Philippines seizes huge haul of suspected meth, arrests 6
By AARON FAVILA Philippine authorities seized more than half a metric ton of suspected methamphetamine Friday in suburban Manila and arrested six people in what could be one of the…
Social issues
White nationalists raise millions with tax-exempt charities
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN The federal government has allowed four groups at the forefront of the white nationalist movement to register as charities and raise more than $7.8 million in tax-deductible…
North Carolina lawmakers meeting to consider HB2 repeal
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and JONATHAN DREW North Carolina’s legislature is reconvening to see if enough lawmakers are willing to repeal a 9-month-old law that limited LGBT rights, including which…
Trump action on health care could cost Planned Parenthood
By ANDREW TAYLOR One of President-elect Donald Trump’s first, and defining, acts next year could come on Republican legislation to cut off taxpayer money from Planned Parenthood. Trump sent mixed…
Islamic State turned Mosul into city of terror and darkness
By LORI HINNANT She survived the first stone that struck her, then the second. One of the Islamic State group’s fighters bent down and pressed his fingers to the side…
Democrat to try solving Chicago gun violence with sentencing
By IVAN MORENO The refrain is heard almost as often as the fatal gunshots: The way to reduce Chicago’s gun violence is tougher prison sentences for repeat gun offenders, keeping…
Trump suggests ‘consequences’ for any flag-burners
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that anyone who burns an American flag should face unspecified “consequences,” such as jail or a loss of citizenship — a move that was ruled…
7 sent to hospital after report of Ohio State active shooter
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JULIE CARR SMYTH Seven people were sent to the hospital Monday morning after an active shooter was reported on campus, the Columbus Fire Department said shortly…