The Justice Department will open a broad civil rights investigation into police practices in Ferguson, Mo., where a white police officer killed an unarmed black teenager last month and set off days of racially charged unrest, officials said.
Housing advocates say the spotlight on the St. Louis suburb in the wake of Michael Brown’s death should also focus attention on how financial problems can heighten tensions.
New defensive initiatives, in Asia and Europe and against Islamic extremists, are bound to upend President Obama’s military budget plans and challenge his military doctrine.
Only eight months after ending his final term as mayor of New York City, Michael R. Bloomberg has decided to resume the leadership of his business empire.
If evidence uncovered so far proves to be valid, the hack could top the record-setting breach of Target’s network last December.
For all the preparations of the mayor’s office and a host of city agencies, it will be thousands of tiny feet that snap the program into reality Thursday.
An art festival has sprouted up to support Spanish artists in hopes of also drawing tourists to the remote village of Genalguacil.
As programmable digital cameras get smaller and cheaper, the universe of pet, uh, journalism — or is it fine art? — has exploded.
Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese man to make a semifinal of the United States championships since 1918.
“Trade Practices,” presented on Governors Island, explores investing and market forces using swordplay and song-and-dance numbers.
The exoneration of two North Carolina men provides a textbook example of so much that is broken in the American justice system.
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Complex Internet-to-TV setups have long discouraged many from doing away with their cable, but the technology is finally becoming more approachable.
A start-up is trying to overhaul education systems by refining student feedback through innovative data collection.
Changes may be on the horizon for this leafy hamlet with meandering country roads, stone walls and little shops where the sales people know everyone by name.
Critics say the president has dithered in dealing with Middle East crises. Room for Debate asks whether his caution is appropriate.
The Federal Election Commission has made a travesty of its mission by giving violators permission to break the limits on spending and disclosure.
