Southern town government refuses to remove Confederate flag
A local museum's request to remove a Confederate flag was rejected by the City Council in a poor, struggling former textile town.
Louise Koszalka dies at 100
Louise (Jones) Ferragut Koszalka, May 12, 1914, to Oct. 31, 2014, passed away peacefully at home with her family.
Detroit bankruptcy solved – for now: What about other cities?
Everyone is congratulating Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and his emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, for helping to craft a bankruptcy settlement in Detroit.
Mail-in, provisional ballots upset Calif. Republican “upset”
Republicans badly wanted to win this historically red district, famous as the home for many retired military.
Seismic shift seen in Florida Cuban American vote
Despite winning the gubernatorial race in Florida last week, exit polling shows that Gov. Rick Scott lost Cuban-Americans to his Democratic opponent, 50 to 46 percent.
California bucks national GOP election wave
By an impressive vote of 58.5 percent to 41.5 percent, with a majority in every county in the state, Prop 47 passed, truly a huge people's victory.
New York Working Families Party pulls through difficult election night
"There's no way around it, losing the Senate is a tough blow for all of us hoping to see a progressive agenda enacted."
Election results mean hundreds of thousands more could be deported
The Midterm Elections have almost certainly put an end to any possibility of a legislated immigration reform until Jan. 2017.
Activists plan for Ferguson protests after grand jury decision
A St. Louis-based coalition of community, faith-based, and labor organizations proposed "rules of engagement" to safeguard residents and their right to protest.
