Incumbent Democrat Mary Landrieu lost to Republican challenger Bill Cassidy in the Louisiana runoff Saturday, giving the GOP its 54th Senate seat. Read this
Recent decisions not to indict police in the deaths of black men have dented confidence in the legal system, especially among blacks, a new NBC News poll finds. Read this
Nonfiction podcast “Serial” has unofficially reopened a murder, leaving devoted listeners – 1.5 million and counting – still questioning the big whodunit. Read this
While the Obama campaign used Twitter quickly and creatively, the Romney team had to have all tweets approved by 22 people on the campaign prior to posting. Read this