Four school stabbing victims in critical condition; teen suspect charged as adult
A teenage boy wielding two kitchen knives went on a stabbing rampage at his high school in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, early Wednesday, before being tackled by an assistant principal, authorities said.
Army's ban on dreadlocks; other styles seen as offensive to some African-Americans
The U.S. Army's new ban on many types of ethnic hairstyles has African-American women who wear their coifs in dreadlocks, braids and cornrows in a twist.
Oprah to campaign for House candidate
You may have never heard of Lavern Chatman, a Democrat running for Congress in northern Virginia.
All Rise for Enroll Call
As the Obamacare enrollment deadline approaches, it becomes clearer that African Americans have the most to gain from low-cost health care coverage.
Ways to close the nation’s wealth gap
Today, middle class households feel the same financial stress that low- and moderate-income families have borne for years, says new research by the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED), a national nonprofit organization working to alleviate poverty and create economic opportunity. ...
Two buildings collapse, at least 2 dead after Manhattan explosion
NEW YORK (CNN) -- At least two people were killed after a massive explosion and raging fire Wednesday morning in Manhattan’s East Harlem, authorities said.
Crowdsourcing volunteers comb satellite photos for Malaysia Airlines jet
You -- the person now reading this story -- can help experts solve the mystery of what happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared over the open sea.
War affects children in unforeseen ways
When Melissa Seligman's husband left on his second deployment to Iraq in 2005, their 2-year-old daughter began banging her head on the floor. The Army wife tried to rock the girl, sing to her. With a newborn to care for, ...
Obama aims to bypass Congress with ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ initiative
OW Contributor President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, and his recently announced “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, might be considered his response to the prolonged inflexibility of Congress during the course of his administration. Designed specifically to target young ...
Cruise ship rescues 24 stranded Cubans
Matthew Sudders has been on plenty of cruises, but he'd never seen anything like this.
Women in power: Hypervisible, still unseen
Recently, University of Illinois Chancellor Phyllis Wise, who is Asian-American, was bombarded with harassing tweets when she decided not to cancel classes at the Urbana-Champaign campus during January's severe weather.
Obama seeks another hike in aviation security fees
It took years to get through -- an increase in the fee airline passengers pay for airport screening and other government-run aspects of aviation security
Candy store offers free Fat Tuesday fudge for 'fatties'
Can't a little Missouri candy store have a little fun? Fat chance.
Fugitive and whistleblower Edward Snowden to speak from Russia at SXSW
Even though he can't set foot in the United States for fear of arrest, fugitive National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has joined the speakers' roster at this year's South by Southwest Interactive Festival
10-year-old suspended for making fingers into shape of gun
Ten-year-old Nathan Entingh doesn't understand why he got suspended from school for three days.
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