Skip to content
Advertisement

Social Issues

Latest Stories

3a50999e608f280e510f6a70670059e1.jpg

3a50999e608f280e510f6a70670059e1.jpg

Williams County, N.D. Sheriff Scott Busching sits at his desk in Williston, N.D. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Busching says the new county jail, which he oversees, is already overcrowded, with much of the crime tied to alcohol abuse and illegal drugs. He attributes the increase in crime to the growing population brought in by the latest oil boom in the region known as the Baaken, which includes northwest North Dakota and northeastern Montana. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

38639db96090280e510f6a70670051b3.jpg

38639db96090280e510f6a70670051b3.jpg

An officer guides a handcuffed man into a police car in Williston, N.D. on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. Officials at local law enforcement agencies throughout the region say a marked increase in population from the oil boom is stretching their resources. They also say crime, including drug trafficking, is up. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

9bef4eda6090280e510f6a706700f11c.jpg

9bef4eda6090280e510f6a706700f11c.jpg

A patron walks into a bar in Alexander, N.D. on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. The Baaken region, which includes northwest North Dakota, is known for its nightlife and drinking scene. Law enforcement officials say the region has had a growing crime problem, much of it related to drug and alcohol abuse. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

4_132014_ukraine-308201.jpg

4_132014_ukraine-308201.jpg

Pro-Russian activists roll tires to make barricades in front of the city government headquarters in Makeyevka, Ukraine on Sunday. (Associated Press)

20140414-national-opinion-cover.jpg

20140414-national-opinion-cover.jpg

National Edition Opinion cover for April 14, 2014 - Collecting taxes and conservative scalps (Illustration by Mark Weber for Tribune Content Agency)

00144ee88572440e510f6a706700aef8.jpg

00144ee88572440e510f6a706700aef8.jpg

Dani Pedrosa, left, of Spain, Marc Marquez, center, of Spain, and Andrea Dovizioso, right, of Italy, take a selfie on the podium following the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas motorcycle race at the Circuit of the Americas, Sunday, April 13, 2014, in Austin, Texas. Marquez won the race, Pedrosa was second place and Dovizioso placed third. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

98dc47c6856a440e510f6a7067007c1d.jpg

98dc47c6856a440e510f6a7067007c1d.jpg

Marc Marquez, of Spain, celebrates his win in the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas motorcycle race at the Circuit of the Americas, Sunday, April 13, 2014, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

af873e89858a450e510f6a70670024a3.jpg

af873e89858a450e510f6a70670024a3.jpg

Marc Marquez, of Spain, celebrates his win in the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas motorcycle race at the Circuit of the Americas, Sunday, April 13, 2014, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)