Texas tries to stitch a safety net without Planned Parenthood
MCALLEN, TexasFour years after cutting off funding for Planned Parenthood, the state of Texas says it has been able to rebuild its safety net, in what could be a model for Republicans in Congress who hope to defund the nation's largest family planning provider at the national level.
Pentagon chief fires military assistant, cites misconduct allegations
WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter removed his senior military assistant, Lieutenant General Ron Lewis, from his position on Thursday over allegations of misconduct that Carter learned of this week.
Pennsylvania college cancels play after author objects to white actors
HARRISBURG, Pa. A small, state college in northern Pennsylvania has canceled a musical about a week before it was scheduled to open after the playwright objected to the use of white actors for South Asian characters.
Secret Service officer arrested in child sexting sting
WASHINGTON A U.S. Secret Service officer assigned to the White House was arrested this week after he sent naked pictures of himself to someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl, according to a criminal complaint.
Three Missouri teens charged with making terrorist threats
COLUMBIA, Mo. Three 19-year-old Missouri men have been charged with making terrorist threats on social media about shooting people at college campuses in the state, and two of them talked about targeting black people.
California college dean resigns after students protest bias
LOS ANGELES As college students across the United States protested racial bias on campus on Thursday, the dean of a prestigious Los Angeles-area liberal arts college resigned under pressure, the school said.
Alaska man charged with assault after holding woman captive: reports
A man has been arrested in Alaska on charges of kidnapping a woman, holding her captive in a remote cabin for weeks, and repeatedly sexually assaulting her, local media reported on Friday, citing state police.
Students across U.S. march over debt, free public college
Students held demonstrations on university campuses across the United States on Thursday to protest ballooning student loan debt for higher education and rally for tuition-free public colleges.
Penn State's Sandusky wins partial victory in bid for child-sex retrial
HARRISBURG, Pa. A state judge on Thursday ordered Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane to turn over any documents she holds that might suggest the victims of convicted child sex offender Jerry Sandusky had a financial incentive to shade their testimony in his 2012 trial.
Lawsuits filed over Northern California balcony collapse
SAN FRANCISCO Attorneys for victims of a balcony collapse in the California city of Berkeley in June that left six people dead filed lawsuits on Thursday alleging negligence by the building's construction firm and property managers, the law firm said.
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