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Three Rikers corrections officers — Alfred Rivera (left), Tobias Parker (center) and Jeffrey Richard (second from right) — arrive at court in March. Rivera and Parker were among the five officers convicted, while Richard was found not guilty.

5 N.Y. Corrections Officers Convicted Of Assaulting Rikers Inmate

A New York jury has found five corrections officers guilty of assaulting an inmate in 2012 at the Rikers Island jail complex. The beating left Jahmal Lightfoot with fractured eye sockets.

Bust Times In Oil-Rich Venezuela: 'The Banks Don't Have Money To Give Out'

New York Times reporter Nicholas Casey talks about life in Venezuela, where the collapse in oil prices has caused shortages of everything, including water, electricity, medicine and cash.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn (left), walks alongside President Obama during the U.S. president's visit to the African nation last July. Critics say Ethiopia has cracked down hard on the opposition, but makes modest gestures to give the impression it tolerates some dissent.

Ethiopia Stifles Dissent, While Giving Impression Of Tolerance, Critics Say

For authoritarian regimes, crushing all opposition can be bad for your reputation. Ethiopia's leaders have proven skilled at maintaining firm control while staging the ceremonies of democracy.

Among the hominin fossils found at the Mata Menge site on the Indonesian island of Flores was part of a lower jaw.

Fossils Suggest That Island Life Shrank Our 'Hobbit' Relatives

Scientists say tiny bones dating back 700,000 years on the Indonesian island of Flores shine new light on how these mysterious, 3-foot-tall creatures got that way.

The Oregon Department of Human Services will introduce new rules for foster care providers in Oregon by July 1.

Lawmakers, Providers Watch As Oregon DHS Prepares To Update Foster Care Rules

A bill that makes sweeping changes to Oregon's oversight of foster care providers takes effect next month. The reforms were proposed after numerous...

In Texas, Strict Laws On Clinics Drive Demand For Abortion Pill

The abortion pill is booming in Texas. Since the FDA loosened restrictions, more women are circumventing strict state laws on Texas abortion clinics by taking the pill as an alternative to surgery.

A rendering of a proposed casino that is part of a development plan on land on the West Plains of Spokane County associated with the Spokane Tribe.

Approval Of Tribal Casino Comes Alongside Effort To Boost Economic Prosperity

U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has announced a visit with the Spokane Indian Tribe Thursday. The visit comes as Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has...

Syrian President Bashar Assad addresses parliament in Damascus on Tuesday, saying he will retake "every inch" of Syrian territory. Assad's defiant tone comes at a time when peace efforts for the country have been crumbling.

Bashar Assad's Defiance Points To A Syrian Peace Effort In Tatters

The Syrian president says he'll take back "every inch" of his ravaged country. It's the latest sign that U.S. efforts to find a diplomatic resolution are failing.

With Clinton The Presumptive Nominee, Sanders Mulls Next Step

Mary Louise Kelly talks to former Sen. Paul Kirk, a supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders, about Sanders' options now that it appears Hillary Clinton will be the one to face off against Donald Trump.

GOP Rep. Cole Comments On Presumptive Nominee Donald Trump

David Greene talks to GOP Congressman Tom Cole of Oklahoma about the impact of Donald Trump on party unity.

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