Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says one way to reduce the occurrence of school shootings is to arm teachers and train them how to respond to active-shooter situations.
A California judge has struck down the state's physician-assisted suicide law, ruling that it was ratified impermissibly during a special session to address Medicaid funding shortfalls.
The bicentennial of Karl Marx's birth has coincided with a groundswell of support for the communist theorist's ideas. Dozens of Democrats running for local office have embraced the socialist label, and national party leaders are advocating bigger government as they jockey for position on the left wing of the party.
The president of the University of Florida apologized Sunday after he said an usher was "inappropriately aggressive" in rushing black students across the graduation stage.
The Alliance Defending Freedom has been deemed ineligible for participation on AmazonSmile, the online retailer's charity platform, after the Southern Poverty Law Center added the socially conservative legal group to its list of "hate groups."
The National Day of Prayer is intended as a time for Americans to put aside differences and unite behind a shared appreciation of faith, but that is tough to do in a country increasingly divided over religion.
A new poll shows that there was a significant uptick in support for President Trump among black males following tweets from hip-hop mogul Kanye West appearing to back the president.
Students at Swarthmore College have been petitioning the elite institution to stop selling Sabra hummus in the school store because of the company's ties to Israel.