A battle broke out quickly over the National Transportation Safety Board's new recommendation that states lower the standard for drunken driving. Read More
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Amanda Berry was ‘tough little girl’ growing up
12:52 PM on 5/8/2013
Berry's high school science teacher, Joe Kapostasy, said that the kidnap survivor was 'a little rough around the edges but she was a survivor." Read More
McVeigh attorney: moving Boston bomber trial may not make a difference
2:22 PM on 4/23/2013
At age 19, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev would be the youngest defendant in a federal death penalty case in modern times, should prosecutors choose to pursue capital punishment. Read More
Faulting FBI for not stopping Boston suspect ‘premature’
2:40 PM on 4/22/2013
California Congressman Adam Schiff is joining other lawmakers in calling for the release of FBI records on deceased Boston Bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Read More
Mass. Rep: We will change level of caution for future events
1:38 PM on 4/16/2013
Massachusetts Rep. John Tierney says the Boston explosions will not deter future major events from happening but it will change the level of caution taken beforehand. Read More
Rep: Higher immigration will lead to higher wages
3:05 PM on 4/15/2013
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) said U.S. workers will be protected and wages will actually go up as a result of immigration reform. Read More
Women aren’t fighting for equal pay, new study says
2:26 PM on 4/9/2013
A recent iVillage study found only 35% of the 1500 women surveyed have ever asked for a raise. Less than one in five have ever asked for a promotion. Read More
How healthy are American women?
2:33 PM on 4/2/2013
A fascinating and sometimes disturbing new study is out that asks the question: How healthy are women in America? Read More
Arizona voter registration case before Supreme Court
1:00 PM on 3/18/2013
The Supreme Court began hearing arguments Monday over a critical case that could influence voter ID laws across the country. Read More
Pope-watch: The frontrunners begin to emerge
3:59 PM on 3/12/2013
As the 115 voting cardinals begin the conclave to elect the next pope, some are beginning to coalesce behind distinct contenders, NBC News' Vatican expert says. Read More
Former congresswoman Giffords targets senators in gun control ad
2:10 PM on 3/6/2013
Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is urging key senators to support expanded background checks for gun purchases in new television ads airing in Iowa and her home state of Arizona. Read More
Are working women sabotaging themselves?
12:16 PM on 3/5/2013
A heated debate over Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg's new book has emerged before it even hit bookshelves. Do working women 'lean back' at the workplace even before starting a family? Read More
New Facebook game raises awareness to women’s challenges
2:21 PM on 3/4/2013
Inspired by the best-seller "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide," the new social media game aims to actually effect social change. Read More
The Future of Feminism
2:13 PM on 2/26/2013
A new PBS documentary "Makers: Women Who Make America" details 50 years of the feminist movement. Read More
Rising number of women packing heat
1:30 PM on 2/20/2013
A Gallup poll found that 13% of all women owned a gun in 2005. Just six years later in 2011, that number jumped to 23% and could spike even higher this year after an overall rise in gun sales triggered by the shootings in Newton, Connecticut. Read More
Vatican spokesman: Timing of conclave should be decided this week
1:17 PM on 2/12/2013
The College of Cardinals is expected to meet some time in March to elect the next pope, the process will be similar to when a pope dies except there won't be a mourning period. Read More
Relax! When working less is more
1:02 PM on 2/11/2013
More and more Americans are choosing to skip vacations often because of overwhelming demands at work.
A Harris Interactive survey found that Americans left… Read More
What will Michelle Obama do in a second term?
1:32 PM on 2/5/2013
From gun control to an immigration overhaul, there's been plenty of discussion about President Obama's second term agenda in recent weeks . But what will his… Read More
40 years after Roe V. Wade, majority of Americans believe abortion should be legal
1:17 PM on 1/22/2013
Forty years after the Supreme Court established a woman's constitutional right to abortion in Roe V. Wade, a new poll shows unprecedented support for… Read More
Villaraigosa: GOP has ‘poisoned the well’ on immigration reform
12:57 PM on 1/14/2013
The Los Angeles Mayor said immigration reform must be comprehensive, not piecemeal, and must include a path to citizenship. Read More
