CNN Site Map for Section US (Articles) for February - 2012
DateTitle
- 2012-02-29Resort city of Branson takes a direct hit from tornado
- 2012-02-29Q&A: 'Gay in America' photographer Scott Pasfield
- 2012-02-29Columbine principal offers Chardon help
- 2012-02-29Historically Black Colleges and Universities -- Preserving the Dream
- 2012-02-29Military widow surprised with free home
- 2012-02-29Opinion: Don't threaten women's health care
- 2012-02-297 killed as storm system slashes central U.S.
- 2012-02-29Engage: Mormonism, race and Romney
- 2012-02-29Historically Black Colleges and Universities – Preserving the Dream
- 2012-02-293 missing, 1 dead in U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crash
- 2012-02-29Prison bars white inmate from reading 'Slavery by Another Name,' citing security risk
- 2012-02-29My View: 'Waiving' state education control goodbye
- 2012-02-29Alabama immigration law foes seek automakers' support
- 2012-02-29A fishing way of life is threatened
- 2012-02-29Portion of 9/11 remains dumped in landfill, report says
- 2012-02-28Shifting schools' 'culture of hostility' to 'culture of caring'
- 2012-02-28Justices debate corporate responsibility for human rights abuses
- 2012-02-28A tale of two chefs: Marcus Samuelsson and Roblé Ali
- 2012-02-28BIA update: Tomorrow's leaders
- 2012-02-28Why does America lead the world in school shootings?
- 2012-02-28CNN Photos: Transgender in a male-or-female world
- 2012-02-28Engage: Poll: Black women heavier, with higher self-esteem than white women
- 2012-02-28'Mama, would you please speak English!'
- 2012-02-28Bodies of slain U.S. officers return home
- 2012-02-28Kennedy lawyer says nurses should be disciplined
- 2012-02-28Today's Reading List
- 2012-02-28Famed children's book co-author Jan Berenstain dies
- 2012-02-28Students recall deadly Ohio shooting: "He was aiming right at them"
- 2012-02-28High court again stays out of big fish dispute
- 2012-02-27Opinion: Virginia wants to deny our family exists
- 2012-02-27The Latino vote: A factor in swing states come November
- 2012-02-27Reporter's Notebook: Viola Davis keeps it 'real'
- 2012-02-27Obama chides governors for education cuts
- 2012-02-27Perry's Principles: Charter schools
- 2012-02-27Opinion: New approach by conservatives on immigration?
- 2012-02-27Affirmative action still needed?
- 2012-02-27Engage: Winners at the Oscars, Independent Spirit Awards
- 2012-02-27Stratfor calls WikiLeaks e-mail release 'deplorable'
- 2012-02-27Five students shot, one killed, at Ohio high school
- 2012-02-27iReport: Bill Gates answers questions
- 2012-02-27Census report reveals education milestone
- 2012-02-27My View: American universities can't be exported
- 2012-02-27WikiLeaks begins disclosing intelligence firm's e-mails
- 2012-02-26Joint federal-state lawsuit accuses company of foreclosure rescue scam
- 2012-02-26NASCAR feeling Patrick's impact, even before her biggest race
- 2012-02-26Opinion: Stop supporting buffoonery in the pulpit
- 2012-02-26Son of Robert F. Kennedy charged over clash with nurses
- 2012-02-26Opinion: From role player to team leader: Jeremy Lin and the rise of Asian American leadership
- 2012-02-25Opinion: The maid and the mammy: Why I'll grin and bear it
- 2012-02-25Pain of 'Trail of Tears' shared by Blacks as well as Native Americans
- 2012-02-257 firefighters injured after 'fireball' in Maryland house
- 2012-02-25Marine Corps identifies 7 killed in helicopter collision
- 2012-02-25I Am America: Homeless and college-educated Dina Boyer
- 2012-02-25NY attorney general won't probe alleged surveillance of Muslims
- 2012-02-24Chris Brown collaboration is typical Rihanna, analysts say
- 2012-02-24BIA update: Project Brotherhood
- 2012-02-24Disappointment for Latinos in Nevada
- 2012-02-24'Key & Peele': The color of funny
- 2012-02-24Census report reveals education milestone
- 2012-02-24Opinion: How Obama could win in a landslide
- 2012-02-24The latest legislative tool: Satire
- 2012-02-24Shadowed by avalanche in the majestic Colorado backcountry
- 2012-02-24STEM stories on CNN Student News
- 2012-02-24Former NBA player recounts struggle with drug addiction
- 2012-02-24One step closer to her Olympic dream
- 2012-02-24Engage: Opinion: A defense of Liz Lemon, Tina Fey's 30 Rock character
- 2012-02-24Opinion: GOP, don't alienate Latino voters
- 2012-02-24Opinion: What 'Glee' tells us about new LGBT allies
- 2012-02-24Cheating scandal turns foes into allies
- 2012-02-24I Am America: Historically connected Ross Stoltz
- 2012-02-24Midair helicopter collision kills 7 Marines
- 2012-02-24Seven states sue government over contraceptives mandate
- 2012-02-23New Hampshire trial revisits trauma of Rwanda genocide
- 2012-02-23Newark mayor urges probe into NYPD spying program
- 2012-02-23Black male teachers becoming extinct
- 2012-02-23Report: Golden years of blacks, Latinos more likely to be tarnished by poverty
- 2012-02-23Today's Reading List
- 2012-02-23Engage: GOP hopefuls address border security, immigration in debate
- 2012-02-23Munch's 'The Scream' to be auctioned
- 2012-02-23Smithsonian breaks ground on black history museum
- 2012-02-23Grading teachers
- 2012-02-23Nat Turner's bible donated to museum
- 2012-02-23At least 2 people reported shot at Connecticut hospital
- 2012-02-23Senate offices warned of mail threat
- 2012-02-23National Cathedral earthquake repairs to top $20 million
- 2012-02-22Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan won't pay back taxes
- 2012-02-22Opinion: Will the court strike down affirmative action?
- 2012-02-22I am America: Hollywood High now a diverse high school
- 2012-02-22Georgia Democrats propose limitations on vasectomies for men
- 2012-02-22Rareview: finding a place for Yiddish
- 2012-02-22Indian Child Welfare Act impacts adoption custody battle
- 2012-02-22Engage: High court will revisit race in college admissions
- 2012-02-22Today's Reading List
- 2012-02-22Opinion: When 'studying while Muslim' is probable cause
- 2012-02-22I am America: Job change spurs passion
- 2012-02-22I Am America: Educator WJ O'Reilly
- 2012-02-22Color lines blur at Mardi Gras: Krewe of Endymion has first African-American king
- 2012-02-22Avalanche kills snowmobiler in Montana
- 2012-02-22New York's Bloomberg defends city surveillance of Muslims
- 2012-02-22NRC releases inside look at U.S. response to Japan nuclear disaster
- 2012-02-21Crash test dummy unveiled for larger children
- 2012-02-21States boost same-sex marriage fight
- 2012-02-21Step in the right direction, but not far enough, says female veteran
- 2012-02-21High court accepts case over use of race in college admissions
- 2012-02-21Opinion: Does 'secure the border' mean 'keep America white'?
- 2012-02-21Engage: 'Diddy,' Magic, and Robert Rodriguez to head new Comcast networks
- 2012-02-21Ask Dr. Perry
- 2012-02-21Free plastic surgery for teachers
- 2012-02-21Black male teachers a rare breed
- 2012-02-21Opinion: With Jeremy Lin and Asian Americans, what is offensive?
- 2012-02-21Police charge man in machete robbery of Supreme Court Justice Breyer
- 2012-02-21Viral video combats negative Latino stereotypes
- 2012-02-21My View: Encourage your kids to write
- 2012-02-21One person dies, 4 are injured when vehicle smashes into Maryland restaurant
- 2012-02-213 experienced skiers die in Washington avalanche, 4th dies in separate incident
- 2012-02-20U.S., Mexico agree on border energy development
- 2012-02-20FedEx deliveryman predicted Jeremy Lin's fame
- 2012-02-20Should students be paid to go to class?
- 2012-02-20I Am America: Entrepreneur Egberto Willies
- 2012-02-20Opinion: Farai Chideya: Stop attacking public schools for political gain
- 2012-02-20Kids who veer from gender norms at higher risk for abuse
- 2012-02-20CNN's Don Lemon talks to descendants of a slave and a slave owner
- 2012-02-20Today's Reading List
- 2012-02-20Engage: Media coverage of "Linsanity" trips on race
- 2012-02-20Store owner saves 2 from house fire
- 2012-02-20I am America: Latino immigration transforms a Kansas town
- 2012-02-20Lucky to be alive: 2 survive midair collision
- 2012-02-203 dead in Washington avalanche
- 2012-02-20P.S. 22 gives tribute to Whitney Houston
- 2012-02-20The crazy world of cheerleading
- 2012-02-20Damaged oil barge is drained, relocated
- 2012-02-20U.S. military chief dubious about arming Syrian rebels
- 2012-02-20Barge collision spills oil into the Mississippi
- 2012-02-19Author Douglas Blackmon: 'Slavery didn't end 150 years ago'
- 2012-02-19Costner delivers poignant eulogy for co-star Houston
- 2012-02-19Elizabeth Smart ties the knot in Hawaii
- 2012-02-18ESPN apologizes for headline on Jeremy Lin
- 2012-02-18Nuclear Regulatory Commission says accident models could be amiss
- 2012-02-18N.J. governor vetoes same-sex marriage bill
- 2012-02-18Minority owner of Macondo well to pay $90 million in record settlement
- 2012-02-17N.J. governor vetoes same-sex marriage bill
- 2012-02-17I Am America: Kenyan-born American Polly Urungu
- 2012-02-17Opinion: Gay people don't need your kind of love
- 2012-02-17BIA update: The Warren family
- 2012-02-17Today's Reading List
- 2012-02-17Engage: Federal funding awarded to tribes to develop renewable energy projects
- 2012-02-17Knick fans hope 'Linsanity' represents return to selfless, ego-free basketball
- 2012-02-17Small-scale research on Latinos and contraception is 'one piece of a bigger puzzle'
- 2012-02-17Puerto Rican model Joan Smalls breaks down color barriers, one runway at a time
- 2012-02-17Amanda Knox signs book deal with HarperCollins
- 2012-02-17Mark I nuclear power plants
- 2012-02-17Should race be a factor in college admissions?
- 2012-02-17U.S. nuclear plants similar to Fukushima spark concerns
- 2012-02-17Opinion: Why the environment is a Latino issue
- 2012-02-17Education weighs in on the 2013 Budget
- 2012-02-172 ICE agents shot in California; 1 dead
- 2012-02-17NORAD intercepts drug plane in restricted airspace
- 2012-02-16Steel beams fall 40 stories at WTC construction site; no one injured
- 2012-02-16I Am America: World traveler Maia
- 2012-02-16Josh Powell won't be buried with slain sons, his mother says
- 2012-02-16Angry lawmakers challenge lineup at hearing: 'Where are the women?'
- 2012-02-16Giving a childhood to young cancer patients
- 2012-02-16Should states change the dropout age?
- 2012-02-16Veto promised on same-sex marriage bill in NJ
- 2012-02-16Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing
- 2012-02-16Should states regulate bagged lunch?
- 2012-02-16Opinion: Rapper's video advice could land young boys in jail
- 2012-02-16Child's lunch confiscated over USDA rule
- 2012-02-16BIA update: Corey Mackie
- 2012-02-16Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing
- 2012-02-16Feds propose built-in limits on driving distractions
- 2012-02-16Today's Reading List
- 2012-02-16Opinion: 'Chimichanga' slam on GOP is tough to swallow
- 2012-02-16'Harlem, USA': Black culture in the 1970s
- 2012-02-16Engage: Increase in reported age discrimination cases
- 2012-02-16U.S. officials tell Jewish groups to be vigilant because of Iran tensions
- 2012-02-16Should race be a factor in college admissions?
- 2012-02-16The sweet appeal of the Nation of Islam's bean pie
- 2012-02-16NBA's 'Linsanity' offers marketing promise
- 2012-02-15Opinion: Contraception denigrates me as a woman
- 2012-02-15Obese children outgrowing school furniture
- 2012-02-15Opinion: Why I'm a Catholic for contraception
- 2012-02-15Opinion: Stop encouraging sexual assault of our young Black and Latina girls
- 2012-02-15Charter school pays students to attend
- 2012-02-15China's presumed heir apparent makes nostalgic trip to Iowa
- 2012-02-15Pentagon eyeing future cuts to nuclear arsenal
- 2012-02-15Engage: Two file to trademark 'Linsanity'
- 2012-02-15With Jeremy Lin, of course race matters
- 2012-02-15Opinion: Terrie Williams: We need to stop masking our pain
- 2012-02-15Whitney Houston's death hits her native New Jersey hard
- 2012-02-15My View: School redistricting plans bring out deep emotions
- 2012-02-15I Am America: Mexican-American mom Lulis Leal
- 2012-02-15Controversy over school's fine policy
- 2012-02-15Sandusky case costing Penn State nearly $3.2 million, university says
- 2012-02-15NRC: Michigan nuclear plant cited for safety violations
- 2012-02-14China's expected next leader to make a nostalgic trip to Muscatine, Iowa
- 2012-02-14Opinion: Top 5 myths about American Muslims' love lives
- 2012-02-14Senate committee debates defense budget
- 2012-02-14Opinion: Death of a diva
- 2012-02-14Joint chiefs chair: Chinese hacking not necessarily a hostile act
- 2012-02-14Opinion: The Lovings: unsung heroes of the civil rights movement
- 2012-02-14I Am America: CNN anchor Don Lemon
- 2012-02-14Child at center of high court fight over custody gets closure
- 2012-02-14NCLB waivers: Where's the beef?
- 2012-02-14Washington, New Jersey move toward same-sex marriage
- 2012-02-14Justice Breyer robbed at machete-point during Caribbean vacation
- 2012-02-14Love of numbers: How equations changed the world
- 2012-02-14Opinion: Santorum's stone-age view of women
- 2012-02-14Engage: How Jeremy Lin's faith in God prompted 'Lin-sanity'
- 2012-02-14Opinion: Man to man defense
- 2012-02-14'Hard to be a little girl if you're not'
- 2012-02-14Booker: Pre-Kindergarten critical for development
- 2012-02-14Opinion: How to have more Sheryl Sandbergs
- 2012-02-14Budget ax falls on armed pilot program
- 2012-02-14JFK library opens 1st batch of Jackie's papers
- 2012-02-14Opposing conservative group counters Occupy DC
- 2012-02-14Opinion: The Whitney Houston I knew
- 2012-02-13Washington, New Jersey move toward same-sex marriage
- 2012-02-135.5-magnitude earthquake rattles Northern California
- 2012-02-13Perry: President caved on 'No Child Left Behind'
- 2012-02-13Opinion: Cornel West's 'petty potshots' are beneath him
- 2012-02-13I Am America: University of Texas student Ashley Willies
- 2012-02-13Today's Reading List
- 2012-02-13Engage: The significance of Whitney Houston
- 2012-02-13Teen transplant patient allegedly abducted by father found in Wisconsin hospital
- 2012-02-13Rethinking K-12 education: Crawl-12?
- 2012-02-126 days after death, Powell brothers remembered as smart, loving boys
- 2012-02-12Singer Whitney Houston dies at 48
- 2012-02-11Gingrich jokes about tracking immigrants using mail services
- 2012-02-11In their own words: BIA entrepreneur updates
- 2012-02-11Hackers target CIA, Mexican, Alabama websites
- 2012-02-11Meeting planned over safety improvements at Indiana State Fair
- 2012-02-11Panetta seeks probe of Marine SS flag
- 2012-02-11Cape Cod dolphin death toll reaches 103
- 2012-02-11Uzbek man pleads guilty in plot to kill Obama
- 2012-02-10Black in America entrepreneurs update: Angela Benton
- 2012-02-10Today's Reading List
- 2012-02-10Black in America entrepreneurs update: Anthony Frasier
- 2012-02-10Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium not as crazy after all these years
- 2012-02-10Will Hispanic voters swing the 2012 race?
- 2012-02-10Opinion: A more peaceful world if women in charge?
- 2012-02-10Engage: Studies: As black-white education gap narrows, rich-poor gap grows
- 2012-02-10Opinion: U.S lag in science, math a disaster in the making
- 2012-02-10New doll line aims to empower girls of all races
- 2012-02-10Driver whisks 6 students off N.C. bus before it bursts into flames
- 2012-02-10Open enrollment and real estate
- 2012-02-10Mississippi pardons challenged at court hearing
- 2012-02-10Test your knowledge: Black History Month Quiz
- 2012-02-10Resolution to N. Dakota school nickname dispute still seems far off
- 2012-02-10High court rejects stay in Spanish sunken treasure case
- 2012-02-0910 states freed from 'No Child Left Behind' requirements
- 2012-02-09Dangerous path to legal status for some immigrants
- 2012-02-09Suspect in 'South Park' threats pleads guilty
- 2012-02-09Opinion: Don't be fooled, housing segregation is still a reality
- 2012-02-09Washington state legislature votes to approve same-sex marriage
- 2012-02-09Hotel workers in New York to get panic button
- 2012-02-09Engage: Study: Teen pregnancy hits record low
- 2012-02-09Women in combat policy to change
- 2012-02-09Five minute primer: No Child Left Behind
- 2012-02-09School will continue using Fighting Sioux nickname
- 2012-02-09School will continue using Fighting Sioux nickname
- 2012-02-09My View: How to help students cope with change
- 2012-02-09University of Florida suspends fraternity for 'serious physical hazing incident'
- 2012-02-09Rutgers student's suicide shouldn't define him, brother says
- 2012-02-09Report: Port Authority needs to be overhauled
- 2012-02-09Florida bomb plot suspect pleads not guilty
- 2012-02-09Vending machine dispenses emergency contraception
- 2012-02-09Penalties levied in Indiana stage collapse that killed 7
- 2012-02-09Opinion: Why I support gay marriage in Washington
- 2012-02-09Opinion: Why I fight to uphold traditional marriage in Washington
- 2012-02-08Opinion: Where California same-sex marriage decision goes next
- 2012-02-08Vendor who alerted police to Times Square car bomb to run for Congress
- 2012-02-08January the 4th-warmest in more than a century
- 2012-02-08Opinion: The price of 'Yellow Peril'
- 2012-02-08Arizona woman off ballot after high court agrees her English isn't good enough
- 2012-02-08'Opportunity gaps' for African-Americans smallest in the U.S. South and West
- 2012-02-08Going off the books?
- 2012-02-08Engage: South Carolina sues justice department over voter ID law
- 2012-02-08Are depressed kids bully magnets?
- 2012-02-08History amended by earliest recording of sound
- 2012-02-08Texas begins enforcing law requiring pre-abortion sonogram
- 2012-02-08My View: Why not a right to a college education?
- 2012-02-08'Green Card Stories' of struggle, success
- 2012-02-08Suspect, victim die in Texas transit shooting
- 2012-02-08Presidential historian pleads guilty to stealing documents
- 2012-02-08Komen Foundation VP resigns, blasts Planned Parenthood
- 2012-02-08Psychologist: Hinckley 'would not pose a significant risk'
- 2012-02-08Patricia S. Due, leader of nation's first jail-in, dies at 72
- 2012-02-08Civil rights leader Patricia Stephens Due dies at 72
- 2012-02-08Vets ask: Time for an Iraq war parade?
- 2012-02-07South Carolina responds in court on voter ID law
- 2012-02-07Opinion: Beyonce belongs in the classroom
- 2012-02-07Appeals court strikes down California same-sex marriage ban
- 2012-02-07L.A. elementary school, at center of abuse probes, replaces staff
- 2012-02-07Engage: Super Bowl political ad stirs controversy
- 2012-02-07Students go at own pace at school without boundaries
- 2012-02-07DEA moves against two Florida pharmacies, distributor over pill sales
- 2012-02-07Senate candidate defends Super Bowl ad depicting Asian woman
- 2012-02-07Can music improve behavior?
- 2012-02-07Lawyer: Pardoned murderer 'not going' back to Mississippi for hearing
- 2012-02-07Authorities: Powell kids hit with hatchet before blaze
- 2012-02-07Montana airport gets rare TSA concession: Private screeners
- 2012-02-06Opinion: How youth are shaping our world
- 2012-02-06Former intern: Book details Kennedy affair
- 2012-02-06Colleges bumping up SAT scores
- 2012-02-06Opinion: Eddie Long still has more apologizing to do
- 2012-02-06Opinion: Goodbye to Atlanta's LGBT bookstore
- 2012-02-06Massachusetts stranded-dolphin death toll up to 92
- 2012-02-06Access to unhealthy snacks at school unchanged
- 2012-02-06Crossing the plains and kicking up dirt, a new Mormon pioneer
- 2012-02-06Long-lost identities of slaves uncovered in old Virginia papers
- 2012-02-06Teacher must remain in custody over alleged beheading plot
- 2012-02-06Today's Reading List
- 2012-02-06Opinion: Preventing a 'citizen-less' nation through higher education
- 2012-02-06Engage: Improved labor market for Latinos
- 2012-02-06U.S. closes embassy in Syria over security concerns
- 2012-02-06Long-lost identities of slaves uncovered in old Virginia papers
- 2012-02-06My View: Preventing a "citizen-less" nation through higher education
- 2012-02-06Official: Missing woman's husband blows up house to kill himself, 2 sons
- 2012-02-06Bishop Eddie Long apologizes to Jewish group after Torah ceremony
- 2012-02-05Controlling the cost of college
- 2012-02-05Super Bowl in Indianapolis? Get ready, world
- 2012-02-05Occupy Oakland protest muted after last week's arrests
- 2012-02-05Eight arrested as police raid Occupy DC camp
- 2012-02-04N.Y. town still baffled by teens' mysterious tics
- 2012-02-04Opinion: When being white doesn't help
- 2012-02-04Iowa Muslim leader: Law enforcement betrayed us
- 2012-02-03Opinion: Terrie M. Williams: Depression does not discriminate
- 2012-02-03Lesbian veteran sues government for benefits
- 2012-02-03Muslim group rallies against NYC police commissioner
- 2012-02-03Lessons from 'Mockingbird' film 50 years later
- 2012-02-03Major snowstorm targets Denver area
- 2012-02-03Today's Reading List
- 2012-02-03Super Bowl could hinge on one ankle
- 2012-02-03Opinion: Mitt Romney is vulnerable with Hispanics
- 2012-02-03Opinion: How Don Cornelius, 'Soul Train' shaped who I am
- 2012-02-03Engage: Investigation into Harvard, Princeton undergraduate admissions
- 2012-02-03Connecting the dots between handwriting and high scores
- 2012-02-03The school desegregation case you don't know
- 2012-02-03National Archives unveils fortified display case for Magna Carta
- 2012-02-03Kansas bill seeks to pair undocumented immigrants, jobs
- 2012-02-028 remain hospitalized after fatal Florida pileup
- 2012-02-0221,000 people now on U.S. no fly list, official says
- 2012-02-02'Fast and Furious' consequences coming, Holder says
- 2012-02-02Opinion: The bearable whiteness of being gay
- 2012-02-02Feds: Teen injured in Florida pileup won't be deported
- 2012-02-02Opinion: Why Don Cornelius mattered
- 2012-02-02Engage: How East Haven, Connecticut, investigation became 'major' profiling case
- 2012-02-02Opinion: Komen's blow to Planned Parenthood and women
- 2012-02-02My View: Technology and engineering, the forgotten part of STEM education
- 2012-02-02Dead dolphin tally reaches 81 on Cape Cod
- 2012-02-02U.S. goal is to end Afghan combat mission in 2013
- 2012-02-02NASA orbiter gives glimpse of moon's far side
- 2012-02-02Women of Tuskegee supported famed black pilots
- 2012-02-02Lesbian veteran sues government for benefits
- 2012-02-02Opinion: Insight from a Latina who is 'not Latina enough'
- 2012-02-01No threat from gas leak at California nuclear plant, feds say
- 2012-02-01DOJ rejects GOP contempt threat on eve of Holder 'Fast-and-Furious' testimony
- 2012-02-01How Don Cornelius became the 'pope of soul'
- 2012-02-01Feds: Teen injured in Florida pileup won't be deported
- 2012-02-01No major injuries in Michigan train derailment
- 2012-02-01How Romney won Florida's Latino vote
- 2012-02-01Study: Segregation in U.S. on decline, but disparities persist
- 2012-02-01Engage: 'Soul Train' creator found dead
- 2012-02-01My View: Are electronic media making us less (or more) literate?
- 2012-02-01Black History Month – Background and Resources
- 2012-02-01Opinion: Inside our scary, society-destroying family
- 2012-02-01Alaskan volcano could erupt, disrupt international air travel
- 2012-02-01Study: Segregation in U.S. on decline, but disparities persist