Police officers are charged with crimes, but are juries convicting?
Civil rights activists and legal experts say the legal outcomes reflect a country struggling with how to view cases of police use of lethal force.
Juror describes last-ditch bid to deliver death sentence in Parkland trial
Johnson and eight other jurors thought that the gunman, Nikolas Cruz, should be sentenced to death for his rampage. But three jurors leaned toward a...
After Parkland, one question remains: What is justice? VIEW
For the Hoyers, who lost their son Luke in the 2018 school shooting, learning the whole truth, and having the world learn it too, is...
Russia’s attack rallies a divided nation: the United States
After two years of political divisions and economic disruptions, many Americans say they are coming together around a common cause: support for Ukraine.
How a national movement toppled hundreds of Confederate symbols
An examination of systemic racism has unfolded in the U.S. since the murder of George Floyd, leading to critical conversations about long-standing inequities.
With omicron’s rise, Americans brace for return to school and work
As the year ended, omicron drove coronavirus cases to record highs, upended air travel and left staffing holes at hospitals. Uncertainty looms as the variant...
Trapped in a pandemic funk: Millions of Americans can’t shake a gloomy outlook VIEW
Despite signals that the economy is improving and the virus is waning, many Americans said they were frustrated by polarized politics and a sense of...
Why many Black Americans changed their minds about COVID shots
Black Americans were once far less likely than white Americans to be vaccinated. But a wave of pro-vaccine campaigns and a surge of virus deaths...