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Revolutions don't just happen. A data-driven approach to studying activism suggests two characteristics can vastly increase chances of success.

In Alabama, District Attorney Lynneice Washington called the case "disturbing and heartbreaking" and said there are "no winners, only losers, in this sad ordeal."

Embattled Chief Executive Carrie Lam was unable to give her annual policy address before the territory's legislature amid shouts in support of anti-government protests and her resignation.

By taking a misdemeanor plea deal, Meek Mill officially closed the books on his long-running legal case Tuesday, nearly a decade after the rapper was arrested as a teenager in North Philadelphia.

Huge demonstrations began over the weekend. But now they've reached new intensity, with thousands of mostly young protesters blocking lawmakers from considering a controversial extradition bill.

The St. Louis Post-Disptatch has obtained an autopsy report on the shooting of Michael Brown. It leaves a lot of questions about the shooting of the 18-year-old by Officer Darren Wilson.

A new fantasy anthology collects stories from places and voices often overlooked by mainstream authors, from a Qing Dynasty courtesan in China to the Igbo rebels of Nigeria's 1929 "Women's War."

An indie drama chronicles the real-life story of 22-year-old Oscar Grant, shot by San Francisco transit police in a New Year's Eve incident that shocked the nation. The film doesn't offer any shatteringly new observations on the case itself — though the story is plenty shattering enough on its own. (Recommended)

The CEO of SpaceX and Tesla became the latest tech billionaire to join the #DeleteFacebook movement, a groundswell exodus from the social media giant.

This new volume collects some of the uncompromising writer's greatest hits, from her coverage of the march on Selma to Monica Lewinsky, and of course her famous takedown of film critic Pauline Kael.