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The Oregon Standoff, Black Lives Matter, and Criminal-Justice Reform
Police restraint and deescalation are as important in the standoff with an armed militia in Oregon as they are in urban police departments around the country.
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What We're Following This Morning
More primaries and caucuses: The Republican presidential candidates are vying for four states today: Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan, and Mississippi. The…
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Quoted
“Marry a cactus,”—the advice Phoebe Danziger got for balancing family life with her medical career “Has…
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America From the Air: A Mystery in the West ... Solved
Over the weekend I posted the above photo from a reader, Eric Zimmerman, who had stumped his family and friends…
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The State of Puerto Rican Statehood
For a really engaging lesson on all the various non-state parts of the United States, check out this video a…
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What We're Following This Afternoon
Supreme Court reverses Alabama’s denial of lesbian’s adoption: The state’s Supreme Court had refused to recognize the adoption that was…
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What We're Following This Morning
Last night’s Democratic debate: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders faced off last night in Flint, Michigan. The city has not…
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Another Small-Plane Parachute Save
Thanks to many people who have written in, over the past 24 hours, about another parachute-save episode involving a Cirrus…
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America From the Air: Touring Boston
Our reader Karen goes into great detail: I love this series! As a kid I would lie…
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Stirrings of Spring: Beer Camp 2016
Last summer my wife Deb and I stopped through Chico, California, to hear the story of how Sierra Nevada, second-largest…
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Reuters Nancy Reagan's Legacy
The former first lady has died at the age of 94.
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Gabriela Herman The Children of Gay Parents Speak for Themselves
Judges, academics, and pundits all seem to wonder how kids are impacted by same-sex relationships. Photographer Gabriela Herman asked them.
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America From the Air: A Mystery in the West
Here’s a challenge for Chini, from a reader: As a habitual window-seat photo snapper, I love the…
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Quoted
“We’re gonna do a walk-out on Mr. Trumpster,” —William Temple (pictured above), a Tea Party activist, on his…
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What We're Following This Evening
Abortion law halted: The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked a Louisiana abortion law on Friday, allowing clinics to remain…
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Reuters The Never-Ending O.J. Simpson Saga
The LAPD is conducting forensic tests on a knife reportedly found on a property that previously belonged to the former NFL star for possible ties to the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
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What We're Following This Afternoon
Remember the OJ case? The LAPD says it’s testing a knife recovered at a property once owned by the former…
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Local Success, National Paralysis: How Does it Balance Out?
The GOP/Fox last night was genuinely depressing. Donald Trump has brought the other candidates down to his level, in…
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America From the Air: Flying Into Philly
Another well-framed shot from a reader: Here’s the Philadelphia skyline coming back from a flight from LA…
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What We're Following This Morning
The Republican meltdown: As David noted about last night’s presidential debate, the GOP “appears on the edge of collapse, and…
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Quoted
“I would call it divide and survive. No one is going to be conquering,” —Stuart Stevens, a Republican…