In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by...
June 18, 2020
In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by...
June 18, 2020
US police have failed to protect rape victims, but singling them out allows the corrupt system, which enables that failure, to continue its abuses by other means – and leaves...
June 18, 2020
Americans are deeply unhappy about the state of their country — and a majority think President Donald Trump is exacerbating tensions in a moment of national crisis, according to a...
June 18, 2020
Unemployment in Missouri dropped slightly last month but was still nearly three times what it was before the coronavirus arrived, according to data released Thursday by the state Economic Development...
June 18, 2020
Pacific Gas & Electric on Thursday was fined $4 million for the deaths of 84 people killed in a nightmarish Northern California wildfire ignited by the its long-neglected electrical grid....
June 18, 2020
Pennsylvania's Public Utility Commission on Thursday rejected an attempt by one of its members to end its three-month-old moratorium preventing utilities from terminating service to non-paying customers while the state...
June 18, 2020
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio introduced a bill Thursday that would protect the NCAA from being challenged in court if the association changes its rules to allow athletes to earn money...
June 18, 2020
Nebraska football coach Scott Frost and men's basketball coach Fred Hoiberg will donate part of their salaries to the athletic department's general operating fund to help offset revenue shortfalls because...
June 18, 2020
A former northern Mexico governor has pleaded guilty to money laundering in a United States federal court. Former Coahuila state Gov. Jorge Juan Torres López pleaded guilty in Corpus Christi,...
June 18, 2020
TOP OF THE HOUR: — Automakers to halt production to acknowledge Floyd's death, Juneteenth. — Trump takes credit for making Juneteenth “very famous.” — Portland, Oregon, police clear protesters from...
June 18, 2020
1. “White Fragility” by Robin DiAngelo (Beacon Press) 2. “How to Be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi (One World) 3. “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” by Suzanne Collins...
June 18, 2020
Restaurants will be allowed to open with outdoor seating on Monday as New York City enters the second phase of easing coronavirus restrictions, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday. De...
June 18, 2020
The World Video Game Hall of Fame inducted Bejeweled, Centipede, King's Quest and Minecraft in a virtual ceremony Thursday that recognized their influence on the industry and the gamers who...
June 18, 2020
Thousands of domestic cows paired up with their calves are on the go along the historic Green River Drift cattle drive, headed to expansive Bridger-Teton National Forest grazing allotments where...
June 18, 2020
Sending in the thought police to cynically mine the social media accounts of TV show contestants is sinister – and is simply about allowing the networks to take a metaphorical...
June 18, 2020
As protests erupted across the country following the death of George Floyd, every major entertainment company in Hollywood issued statements of support for the black community. But as unanimous as...
June 18, 2020
Hypocrisy alert! The UK mainstream media are unhappy Oz is sending a British-born murderer back home. How can they square this with backing for plan to impose Shamima Begum on...
June 18, 2020
The bodies of two men were found early Thursday inside a building at the base of a cellphone tower in Jacksonville, police said. The men, who were both shot multiple...
June 18, 2020
European countries are slamming the Trump administration's withdrawal from negotiations over a major tax on big tech companies. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, speaking on France Inter, called it...
June 18, 2020
As protests erupted across the country following the death of George Floyd, every major entertainment company in Hollywood issued statements of support for the black community. But as unanimous as...
June 18, 2020
A New Orleans company is challenging a U.S. Coast Guard claim that the company owes millions of dollars in costs and penalties related to a continuing oil leak in the...
June 18, 2020
A new survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states suggests the economy remains weak in those areas as the coronavirus outbreak continues to affect the...
June 18, 2020
Carnival Corporation reported second quarter revenues of $700 million, down from $4.8 billion last year, as cruising remains banned in the U.S. amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a financial filing...
June 18, 2020
First in, last out. NFL general managers and coaches, and those who assist them, work within a highly competitive culture. Putting in extremely long hours is simply understood as part...
June 18, 2020
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton's book “The Room Where It Happened” accuses Trump of incompetence and potential criminality. But it contains nothing that should disqualify him from the presidency....
June 18, 2020
When the coronavirus roared into New York, chef Anna Klinger wouldn't let it put a fork in her restaurant. Al di La, the Brooklyn trattoria she runs with her husband,...
June 18, 2020
More than 86,000 Floridians applied for new jobless benefits last week, a drop of almost 30% from the previous week, as pandemic-related restrictions continued easing up across the state, according...
June 18, 2020
Duke's Mayonnaise is the new title sponsor of the regular-season college football game and postseason bowl game played in Charlotte. Duke's Mayonnaise replaces Belk, whose contract ended last year. The...
June 18, 2020
How many of those who support censorship in the name of Black Lives Matter have even played Dungeons & Dragons? Why are companies like D&D creator Wizards of the Coast...
June 18, 2020
The words “back” and “break” should never be associated with an office chair. That's why HON recalled about 13,400 Gateway and Maxon MXMO office chairs on Wednesday. The problem, as...
June 18, 2020
New unemployment claims in Florida hit 86,298 for the week ending June 13, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday —the second straight week that the initial figure hit a...
June 18, 2020
About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a historically high number, even as the economy increasingly reopens and employers bring some people back to work....
June 18, 2020
A new report from the environmental campaigning organization WWF is full of the usual melodramatic eco-disaster warnings – but it's akin to a propaganda document rather than a serious study....
June 18, 2020
Garrison Keillor will have two books out this fall — a novel and a memoir — marking his first releases since sexual harassment allegations were made against the author and...
June 18, 2020
UEFA has eased its rules for monitoring spending by Europe's top soccer clubs due to financial instability caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The European soccer industry is losing hundreds of...
June 18, 2020
Affordable housing developer Housing Trust Group has started construction on a 96-unit mixed-income development in Hollywood. The Coconut Grove-based firm received a total of $36 million in construction loans, with...
June 18, 2020
The American Dream mega mall on track, thanks to a land swap with the Graham Companies. Canadian developer Triple Five Group now owns about 25 acres within the footprint of...
June 18, 2020
As Usain Bolt set the world ablaze, making athletics the hottest ticket at the Olympic Games, the sport was also being eaten from within. That grim picture has emerged from...
June 18, 2020
CEOs were asked: Have the protests and conversation about race become part of the official company conversation and if so, how is that playing out? == Istituto Marangoni Miami has...
