The growing debate surrounding AP US history
What’s American history for – to build patriots or to enlighten students? And how should it be taught?
What’s American history for – to build patriots or to enlighten students? And how should it be taught?
A federal district judge in Texas says states suing the administration have standing in case over stopping deportations
Jordan’s air force says it carried out 56 airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, targeting buildings controlled by ISIL fighters
Alabama’s turf war between judges isn’t just about gay marriage; it’s also about defying the federal government
And will it live up to ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’?
Congress is pushing to send weapons to the Ukrainian army as violence in the country’s east escalates to new levels
One of America’s bulwarks in the fight against terrorism, Yemen is teetering on the brink of collapse
The president roughed out some proposals for the middle-class in his State of the Union speech. But how would they work?
Nigeria’s Boko Haram escalated its deadly campaign to a new level of brutality, and it hardly made the headlines
The new GOP-controlled Senate moved one step closer to authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline this week
There’s pressure on police and intelligence agencies to keep people safe, but can those bent on killing be stopped?
As Congress returns to work this week, Republicans control the Senate for the first time since 2006
Last year saw the most refugees since World War II, adding pressure on accepting nations
One year ago today, three Al Jazeera journalists were arrested in Cairo
Non-Muslims are treated harshly in areas controlled by ISIL, but a particular level of brutality is aimed at the Yazidis
The recent Pakistani Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar has returned attention to the country’s internal divisions
A prisoner swap paves the way for resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries
Senate review concludes that the CIA misled about brutal techniques and intelligence after 9/11
The House of Representatives and 17 governors are trying to block Obama’s executive action
Recent complaints about police treatment raises questions of accountability, police tactics and the law
Taking Truvada can cut HIV infection risk by 92 percent, but some doctors fear its adaption will lead to more unsafe sex
Recent wave of violence in Jerusalem further complicates the city’s future status
‘Obamacare’ comes under renewed scrutiny with the upcoming GOP-controlled Senate
Robert McDonald has promised big changes at the VA, but the department’s problems may prove difficult to overcome
Obama pushes to complete an Asia-Pacific trade deal that is central to the US pivot toward the region
The disappearance of 43 students in Mexico has triggered nationwide demonstrations for government accountability
Midterm elections are in full swing, setting up the players and platforms for the race to the White House in 2016
The average US price of gas is $3.04 per gallon, the lowest since 2010, with complex consequences
New York City’s first Ebola case is prompting controversial reactions from state leaders
The European Union has agreed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent
Several sightings of what is believed to be a foreign vessel have sent the Swedes on a massive search
While the northern Syrian town of Kobane has rebuffed ISIL, the group’s advance in Iraq continues
Dozens of governors in the battle of their political lives, with turnover potential highest in decades
Facebook and Apple announced an addition to employee benefit packages: up to $20,000 for women to freeze their eggs
Trillions of dollars have been stripped from the value of stocks traded on the big US exchanges this month
Could new voter ID laws affect elections in states with very close races?
About 15,000 foreign fighters are on Syria’s and Iraq’s battlefields. How are militants pulling so many fresh recruits?
After a Dallas nurse contracts Ebola, questions arise about US authorities’ ability to stop the virus
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund joins a growing financial protest movement against fossil fuels
Why is it so important to the president that Arab nations join the fight against ISIL?
What makes it so hard to reach an accord addressing climate change among developed and developing nations?
This November’s elections could see the lowest turnout ever
NFL star Adrian Peterson was suspensed after disciplining his son with a switch, fueling debates on corporal punishment
As the virus’ death toll approaches 2,500, world leaders are calling it a catastrophe
As Atlantic City declines, new casinos continue to open in nearby states as hoped-for boons to local budgets
After generations of religious and political strife in the region, can the US create a united Arab army against ISIL?
The president says the US will lead a broad coalition against the group but will not deploy ground troops
After weeks of US airstrikes against the IS in Iraq, the president is outlining a larger, more aggressive response
How can officials fairly secure a path to recovery while leaving the city able to grow and rebuild?
After announcement that he will delay executive action on immigration, critics claim he is playing politics
After six months of job gains each above 200,000, the US economy sees a less robust 142,000 new hires last month
After more than 300 years as part of the U.K., some Scots want a divorce from England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Obama warns IS that ‘justice will be served’ after the group executes two American journalists
Two federal court rulings may limit states’ attempts to regulate the doctors and clinics performing abortions
Mayor Bill De Blasio’s signature campaign project is set to launch next week, with over 50,000 students enrolled
Russian aid morphs into something else, as more than 1,000 troops reportedly march into Ukraine
Why has this small federal agency become such a big issue in midterm campaigns?
As California suffers a historic drought, residents measure the damage and consider possible solutions
After spending the better part of a decade trying to create a new Iraq, what can and should the US do about the IS?
After initial attempts to stop the virus’ spread failed, what can the region and the rest of the world do?
Rick Perry has been charged with abuse of power, but he says that’s just how the governor’s job works
Two-thirds of the town is now African-American, but its public offices are mainly staffed by Caucasians. Is this common?
What happens when local and state police are given tools normally used by soldiers?
More than a thousand mayors have signed on to a climate protection agreement
Should experimental drugs be used on Ebola patients in West Africa? And who should have access to this limited supply?
Some US companies are buying foreign firms to move their headquarters overseas for lower tax rates
Is a new prime minister what Iraq needs for political stability?
Fighters of the Islamic State threaten to take Erbil in northern Iraq. Who is the man behind IS and what are his aims?
Modern medicine allows two people to create life via a third party, but not without some gray areas along the way
As centennial events remembering the beginning of WWI get underway, nations reflect on the conflict’s lasting impact
Lake Erie’s algae bloom is not new and is not going away anytime soon. What should be done now?
Even as Arab nations profess their support for the Palestinians, many refuse to publicly condemn the Israeli invasion
The National Labor Relations Board says McDonald’s could be named as a ‘joint employer’ in worker complaints
Bipartisan group of lawmakers sign into law a new program to train more workers for available positions
Fatalities rise to nearly 700, with the threat of geographic spread
The Web makes it easier to steal someone else’s work but also easier to get caught. Has the Net changed cheating?
Opportunity grants would change the federal government’s role by sending block grants to states
As states struggle with unproven drugs and procedures, what is the future of the death penalty?
Different decisions in two federal courts change nothing, for now. But the Affordable Care Act still faces challenges
Did pro-Russian separatists hinder the investigation in eastern Ukraine?
US and Middle East negotiators are in Cairo to discuss a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. Will it work?
With tensions growing in Ukraine and the Middle East, it has been a difficult week for Obama. What are his options?
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have merged minds and resources to create the BRICS Development Bank
As internal strife threatens to pull Iraq apart, questions of Kurdish sovereignty and self-defense return to the fore
What do the fine and aid to consumers mean for big banks and those who suffered huge losses during the recession?
President Obama calls it a humanitarian crisis. What is behind the surge in child immigrants?
Did extremists from both sides send the region into crisis, derailing peace?
Will congressional gridlock lead to more gridlock on U.S. tarmacs, roads and railways?
The Justice Department is in court seeking injunctions to stop North Carolina’s new voting laws from going into effect
Fighters of the Islamic State threaten to take Erbil in northern Iraq. Who is the man behind IS and what are his aims?
There were 288,000 new positions added in June, but what’s behind it? Where are jobs and wages strong and weak?
Russia vows to defend Russian speakers in Ukraine’s restive east. What will come of renewed violence?
Are the causes of today’s conflicts in the Middle East rooted in a 1916 map agreement between Britain and France?
Supreme Court rules that family-owned companies can’t be forced to pay for contraception coverage against their beliefs
New Pew poll shows the political divide is more extreme than at any time in the past 20 years
Justice Department memo reveals the government’s criteria for extrajudicial executions of U.S. citizens
Despite months of behind-the-scenes diplomatic pressure, three Al Jazeera journalists have been sentenced to prison
Forty-seven thousand children have been picked up along the southern border since October, a rise of 92 percent
Iraq has the fifth largest oil reserves in the world and is OPEC’s No. 2 exporter. Will global fuel prices go up?
Despite internal investigations, litigation, delays and recalls, General Motors' sales are up. What is the future of GM?
A new partnership between Starbucks and Arizona State University will offer thousands of workers higher education
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki vows Iraq will make a stand against the ISIL. What are his options?
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is heading toward Baghdad after seizing two major cities in under a week
The United Nations says one in three women will be beaten, coerced into sex or abused by a partner in her lifetime
One of Iraq’s main cities has fallen to guerrilla fighters, and the government in Baghdad is losing its grip.
President Obama expands debt relief program to millions burdened by student debt. Will it help?
New positive figures disguise the fact that many today work for less pay or have stopped looking for jobs altogether
Federal judge in California to determine if long-term isolation violates Eighth Amendment protections
In exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, five Gitmo prisoners were freed. Their release is just one concern that has surfaced
The EPA announces plans to reduce coal power plant carbon emissions. Will states comply?
Gen. Eric Shinseki says he doesn’t want to be a “distraction” to the work of fixing the Veterans Administration
Schools say the healthy lunch mandate is too costly and kids won’t eat vegetables. The GOP and first lady square off
The president tells West Point’s grads that the U.S. must continue to lead but be smarter about foreign intervention
Are rights and responsibilities putting public safety at risk when it comes to issues of mental health?
New, promising housing numbers are announced alongside Julian Castro’s nomination as head of HUD. What’s ahead?
Pro-Russian rebels killed more than a dozen Ukrainian troops in the east. Will the violence mar the upcoming election?
So far the president has been working just along the margins. Will he again use executive orders to make change?
Radical cleric Abu Hamza was tried and convicted after a month in a New York court. What is the holdup at Gitmo?
In an unusual step, US indicts Chinese cyberspies; China calls allegations fabricated
Scientists are stumped as to why honeybee winter death rates are staying high but not in predictable trends
Secretary Eric Shinseki promises accountability as further allegations of secret waiting lists at VA hospitals surface
Caribbean nations demand financial aid from the United Kingdom, France and the Netherlands to help heal scars of slavery
The UN’s special envoy steps down, and the regime has the upper hand. Is it over for Syria and its people?
As voting wraps up in the world’s largest democracy, what do India’s elections mean for the rest of the world?
Apple once revolutionized the music industry with iTunes. Will it double down in the music game by purchasing Beats?
Oral history project fuels arrest of politician Gerry Adams, bringing up questions on how to balance peace with the past
The kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls and deaths of thousands of Nigerians are tied to the group
A White House report concludes climate change ‘appears in every region and impacts are visible in every state’
The Highway Trust Fund, supported by a gas tax, may dwindle by this summer
The Common Core debate cuts across party lines. But does the program elevate American students?
A new report by the World Health Organization finds that antibiotic resistance is now a major threat to public health
The president arrived in office filled with ambitions on the world stage. Five years later, what is the Obama Doctrine?
Racially intolerant comments allegedly by L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling spotlight NBA’s handling of team bosses
Another attempt at peace between Israel's government and the Palestinian Authority has come to a halt this week.
Critics of new regulation proposals have 75 days to comment. We ask two experts if ‘vaping’ will change for the better.
Supreme Court upholds Michigan's affirmative action ban in college admissions. How did it get to this point?
The standoff at a Nevada ranch between federal officials, a cattle rancher and his supporters draws divergent reactions
Cliven Bundy and the Bureau of Land Management are locked in an armed standoff
As Affordable Care Act advocates celebrate new enrollment figures, we examine whether the policy today is successful
As the policing unit probing New York's Muslim communities ends, we ask: Is a secret program like this ever acceptable?
OpenSSL's bugged protocol affects the encryption of passwords and credit cards online. How can you protect yourself?
Russian sympathizers seize control of government buildings in eastern Ukraine in the latest battle of east versus west
It's a limbo that most Americans barely know exists — detention and deportation; we ask three experts for their thoughts
Data out from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reveals the costs of providing medical care in the U.S.
Jason Nshimye recounts his memories of mass murders and personal endurance 20 years after the Rwandan genocide
As talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority teeter on edge of collapse, the U.S. says there are limits
Mozilla, Chick-fil-A, Papa John’s: Do the boss’s personal politics endanger the company?
Calling it ‘free speech,’ Supreme Court says political donors can spread their money around
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns of severe global consequences if the world does not act
Congress wants to know when GM and government regulators knew about problems with faulty parts in millions of its cars
We ask three diplomats if the agreement has succeeded in eliminating trade and investment barriers in North America
Will Obama’s visit to Riyadh reassure the Saudis that Washington remains committed to the region?
Major colleges rely on their student athletes to bring in big revenues. We ask: Should there be compensation?
The Affordable Care Act’s enrollment deadline is next week, but some may qualify for a new special enrollment period
The CDC reported 189 cases of measles in 2013 — the second most since 2000, when it was almost eliminated in the US
Black students are more likely to be suspended from U.S. public schools, even as preschoolers
Researchers are moving closer to picking the biological locks hiding the secrets of Alzheimer's disease.
Is President Barack Obama the Deporter-in-Chief, or an ally in the Latino struggle for immigration reform?
Obama awards the Medal of Honor to 24 veterans who had been wrongly passed over
Crimea overwhelmingly voted to leave Ukraine over the weekend. Now what?
Using executive powers, the president is working to reform the qualifications of guaranteed overtime pay
Since his election one year ago today, Pope Francis has won huge popularity and is raising expectations of church reform
As President Obama meets with interim Prime Minister Yatsenyuk, what can the US do to help the new Ukrainian government?
President Vladimir Putin has seen his approval rating climb in Russia since pro-Russian troops took over Crimea
GM may have known of a fatal ignition flaw as far back as 2004, but the recall announcement came only last month
In the last two years, more states have passed sweeping abortion restrictions than in the previous 10 years
The SAT college entrance exam, taken last year by 1.6 million students, is getting its first upgrade since 2005
What tools are at the world's disposal if it decides to pressure Russia over the occupation of Ukraine?
A new study finds nearly 25 percent of active-duty, nondeployed soldiers tested positive for a mental disorder
With focus moving from Kiev to the Black Sea, some wonder about the dynamic between Ukraine and Russia
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have reached a new high on the little border peninsula, Crimea.
A new report says countries around the globe are threatening, oppressing, even killing their own people
In recent weeks Venezuela’s conflict has turned more violent and deadly. What’s the context of the new uprising?
Debate over the U.S. territory's peculiar status has taken a back seat to an economic crisis front and center.
Ukraine's opposition leaders signed a deal with the president and European and Russian mediators.
Consumer debt in the U.S. rose last quarter by the most in more than six years. Is more borrowing good news?
As a ring of fire burns around Kiev’s Independent Square, protesters and police forces battle for Ukraine’s future
There are 2,000 French and 5,500 African Union troops in the Central African Republic trying to bring order
With coalition and government talks at a standstill, what happens now in Syria?
A federal judge rules Virginia’s same-sex-ban marriage unconstitutional – the latest in a wave in conservative states
Comcast, the largest US cable company, confirms plans to acquire Time Warner Cable for $45.2 billion in stock
Attorney General Eric Holder urges 11 states to repeal laws that prevent freed inmates from voting
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen made her first public comments as head on Tuesday. But, who is this new Fed face?
USAID pledges nearly $300 million in aid to Afghanistan in an effort to end the country’s war economy.
CVS is phasing out cigarettes in stores. Is this the latest move to a healthier America?
A regionally-uncommon snowstorm caused thousands to abandon their cars on the highway this week.
This winter's drought in the American southwest is drawing more attention - and concern - than usual.
Florida’s Supreme Court guaranteed a spot on the ballot box for medicinal marijuana, raising questions on regulation
Inside Story spoke to two activist friends of the late folksinger Pete Seeger about the state of movements then and now.
Advisers say Tuesday's State of the Union speech may hint at more executive actions by the president this year.
Veteran journalist Ray Suarez is the permanent host of Al Jazeera America’s daily program “Inside Story.”
He joined the news channel after an extensive television and radio career in which he excelled at delivering, as Al Jazeera America president Kate O’Brian put it, “compelling coverage of the most challenging news stories and events with objectivity and depth, punctuated by Ray’s own brand of thoughtful analysis. That’s exactly what ‘Inside Story’ is all about.”
Suarez came from PBS’ “NewsHour,” where he worked from 1999 to 2013, most recently as its chief national correspondent. He also served as the lead correspondent for the program’s global health coverage, reporting on some of the world’s most threatening health crises from Africa, Latin America and Asia.
Before joining PBS, he hosted National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation” for six years.
Among his other on-air credentials, Suarez hosted the monthly foreign-affairs radio program “America Abroad” for Public Radio International and co-hosted the nationally broadcast weekly political program “Need to Know” for PBS. From 2008 to 2011, he anchored the weekly Latino politics show “Destination Casa Blanca” for HITN TV.
Prior to his public-broadcasting career, he spent seven years reporting for Chicago’s NBC-owned station, WMAQ-TV. He began his career as a Los Angeles correspondent for CNN, a producer for the ABC Radio Network in New York and a reporter for CBS Radio in Rome.
Suarez is the author of the critically acclaimed “Latino Americans,” the companion book to the PBS documentary series of the same name, published in September 2013. He also is the author of “The Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in America” and “The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration” and has contributed to several other books.
In 2010 he was inducted into the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Hall of Fame. He is a co-recipient of two Alfred I. duPont–Columbia Awards for NPR’s on-site coverage of the first multiracial elections in South Africa and of the first 100 days of the 104th Congress. His other honors include the Ruben Salazar Award from the National Council of La Raza, the Distinguished Policy Leadership Award from UCLA's School of Public Policy and the Studs Terkel Award from the Community Media Workshop.
He earned a B.A. in African history from New York University and an M.A. in the social sciences from the University of Chicago and has been awarded more than a dozen honorary degrees.
A native of Brooklyn, Suarez lives in Washington, D.C.
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