The entire ordeal was seeped in paradox: A literal All-American, a so-called raceless football legend and the star of ubiquitous television commercials was at the center of a story of violence and villainy that unearthed deeply rooted and fragile racial fault lines between Black and white Americans. The erstwhile hero who, unlike more activist Black athletes of his era, had chosen to avoid tough questions about American racism in exchange for “safe Negro” status, fame and endorsements. That...
OJ Simpson, the former American footballer who was controversially cleared of double murder, has died aged 76, his family says.
Inflation likely remained elevated once again for the month of March, adding another round of price increases to Americans' already-strained wallets. On paper, the U.S. economy looks solid. The unemployment rate has now remained below 4% for the longest stretch since the 1960s. Stocks are at all-time highs. The economy continues to add jobs. But since the start of the pandemic, Americans have seen average prices increase more than 20% overall — giving people a sense that the cost of many...
A glaring racial disparity is evident in the 73 botched procedures involving lethal injections since 1976, report by Reprieve findsBlack incarcerated people have been subjected to prolonged and painful botched executions in the US at more than twice the rate of white death row inmates, a new study has found.While glaring racial disparities have long been visible in US capital punishment, the report from the international human rights group Reprieve finds that the inequities exist even inside the...
We looked at the etymology of the words "morning" and "mourning."
A Native American-led nonprofit says it has purchased about 40 acres of land in South Dakota’s Black Hills area. The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced in a statement on April 11 that it bought the tract of land adjacent to Bear Butte State Park. The executive director of the project says the area is considered
A Native American-led nonprofit says it has purchased about 40 acres of land in South Dakota's Black Hills area
Native American-led nonprofit says it bought 40 acres in the Black Hills of South Dakota
A Native American-led nonprofit says it has purchased about 40 acres of land in South Dakota’s Black Hills area. The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced in a statement on April 11 that it bought the tract of land adjacent to Bear Butte State Park. The executive director of the project says the area is considered
Vanna White will join Ryan Seacrest for an episode of 'American Idol' on Monday, April 8 after disclosing to him that she was a huge fan of the show: 'I invited her to come and do an introduction of one of the contestants and she did it and it just made me realize how lucky I am to be able to work with her,' Seacrest told PEOPLE.
It seems Americans don’t think they’re particularly well-rested.
Boeing is facing newly revealed whistleblower claims that its 787 Dreamliner planes have structural failings that could eventually cause them to break apart, adding to the unprecedented crisis facing the aviation giant. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating claims made by Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. In a lengthy response, Boeing strongly disputed the claims and said it was "fully confident" in the 787. But the new allegations come at a...