The Pennsylvania judge declared the jurors — who deliberated 52 hours — “hopelessly deadlocked” and unable to reach a verdict on three counts of aggravated indecent assault against Bill Cosby. The 79-year-old entertainer’s family was not in the courtroom to hear the decision, and he still faces lawsuits filed by some of the 60 women who have accused him of sexual assault, rape or sexual harassment.
The president’s tweets raised concerns that Rod J. Rosenstein could be fired by the president, while others say he must recuse himself from supervising the special-counsel investigation that has engulfed the White House.
The nations joined in air-and-sea mission off the coast of Japan after a Navy destroyer and a much-larger container ship collided. The USS Fitzgerald reached its home port south of Tokyo after flooding was controlled at sea.
68 percent of rural residents say their values differ from people who live in big cities, including 41 percent who say their values are “very different.”
42 percent of rural residents say immigrants are a burden on the country, compared with 16 percent of urban residents.
56 percent of rural residents say the federal government does more to help people living in and around large cities.
59 percent of rural residents say Christian values are under attack, compared with 44 percent of urban residents.
42 percent of rural residents say the media doesn’t respect them, compared with 16 percent of urban residents.
A closed roadside store in Bethel Springs, Tenn.
Jaykob Gilson works at an amusement park in Conneaut Lake, Pa.
Coleman’s Bar-B-Que is a popular place to eat in Senatobia, Miss.
The offices of a coal-mining company in downtown Kittanning, Pa.
All-terrain vehicles are allowed on city streets in Williamson, W.Va.
Rural Divide
A Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation survey found rural Americans are apprehensive about the nation’s rapidly changing demographics, fear that Christianity is under siege and believe that the government cares more about city dwellers. But the disagreements between rural and urban America ultimately center on fairness: Who wins and who loses in the new American economy?
The president has spent more weekends away from Washington than not, but this time he opted for the destination that his predecessors visited frequently — rather than one of his own properties.
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Jeronimo Yanez, who fatally shot the black motorist, was acquitted on all counts by a jury nearly a year after the encounter outside the Twin Cities was partially seen on Facebook Live. Several hundred protesters amassed around the steps of the state Capitol in St. Paul to decry the verdict.
The majority of the commission expressed “grave concerns” about the Trump administration's proposal to cut spending and staffing on civil rights efforts at multiple agencies.
After the shooting at a congressional baseball practice, the rocker said he has decided to be "more selective with my rants and in my words."
As Islamic State fighters fortify positions in the last square mile that they control in this Iraqi city, terrified families trapped in basements expect a ferocious climax to an eight-month battle described by one U.S. general as the toughest urban warfare he has ever seen or read about.
Laura Loomer, an employee of a far-right website, stormed the stage during the title character's assassination scene.
The incident comes a week after three U.S. soldiers were killed when an Afghan commando opened fire.
Acts of Faith
Perspective The author, who has no memories of his father except for two grainy black-and-white photos, found fatherlike figures in other men in his life.
Poor communication and faulty assumptions fueled a dangerous situation.
Yes, the male biological clock exists, and it may be more in sync with women’s than you know.
They had a photographer in tow, and they look the part. But appearances can be deceiving.
As the high season for visiting friends gets going, here are tips to make your hosts feel appreciated.
