Al Sharpton to meet Citadel president over KKK-like photos
Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton plans to meet with the president of The Citadel after online photos surfaced showing cadets with pillowcases over their heads similar to Ku…
Social issues
AP FACT CHECK: Republican debaters go astray
By TAMI ABDOLLAH and VIVIAN SALAMA The vast complexities of a dangerous world were cast in too-simple terms in the latest Republican presidential debate. In addition, Chris Christie pledged to…
South America hacker team targets dissidents, journalists
By FRANK BAJAK A shadowy cyber-espionage group that sent malware to the prosecutor whose mysterious death transfixed Argentina early this year has been hitting targets in left-leaning nations across South…
Justice Department to investigate Chicago police
By DON BABWIN and ERIC TUCKER The U.S. Justice Department is expected to start investigating the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department this week in the wake of…
Analysis: Obama offers reassurance, little policy in speech
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY There were no new policy prescriptions, no fresh military strategies and no timelines. When President Barack Obama seized the spotlight for a rare prime time address Sunday…
FBI investigates Southern California attack as act of terror
By AMANDA LEE MYERS and MICHAEL R. BLOOD The Pakistani woman, who joined her U.S.-born husband in killing 14 people in a commando-style assault on his co-workers, is now at…
Woman in shooting pledged allegiance to IS
By AMANDA LEE MYERS and TAMI ABDOLLAH The woman who helped her husband kill 14 people at a holiday banquet for his county co-workers pledged allegiance to the Islamic State…
House panel finds Secret Service rife with problems
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL There have been 143 security breaches or attempted breaches at facilities secured by the Secret Service in the last 10 years, according to a lengthy House…