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Tear gas and Molotov cocktails were absent in Ferguson last night, as protesters and police avoided clashes that have marred demonstrations over an unarmed teen's death in the St. Louis suburb.

The comments come a day after a truce collapsed, leading to the resumption of rocket fire against Israel and Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip. At least 20 Palestinians have been killed since then.

Activists around the country say Michael Brown's death and the police response have strengthened their resolve to fight injustice.

Felony disenfranchisement laws have a long history in the United States, but individual state laws vary considerably. Recently the U.S. Attorney General…

Starting Thursday, FXX will air all 552 episodes of The Simpsons in the longest single-series marathon in TV history. Fresh Air listens backs to interviews with the show's creator, writers and actors.

The group known as the Islamic State has fired its first violent salvo against the U.S. The group declared that the beheading is a retaliation for U.S. airstrikes in Iraq.

Gunshots rang out during a riot in West Point, one of the country's poorest communities. Residents were angry after learning that no one could leave or enter the neighborhood for at least 21 days.

American James Foley, who was executed by Islamist militants, had been working for GlobalPost when he disappeared in 2012. GlobalPost CEO Phil Balboni speaks about about Foley and his work.

The Supreme Court has stayed a Virginia court's ruling which ended the state's ban on same-sex marriages.

Firefighters are making progress containing two wildfires that sparked in the San Joaquin Valley on Monday.The Junction Fire, which led to evacuations of…