Featured Politics May 13, 2021

Supreme Court justices consider hearing a case on the N-word

Robert Collier says that during the seven years he worked as an operating room aide at Parkland Memorial Hospital in...

Featured Health May 13, 2021

Twin MDs battle entrenched racism in the medical world

The inseparable sisters always stood out — identical twins from Twinsburg Ohio, whip-smart students from the side of town with...

Crime Featured May 13, 2021

Judge postpones trial for 3 ex-cops charged in Floyd’s death

The trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting in the death of George Floyd will be pushed...

Featured News May 12, 2021

Police misconduct records secret, difficult to access

Police misconduct records are either secret or difficult to access in a majority of states – 35 of them plus Washington,...

Entertainment Featured Television May 12, 2021

Ellen DeGeneres to end her TV talk show after 19th season

Ellen DeGeneres is calling time on her longtime-running talk show, according to reports. The daytime host, who has seen a...

Crime Featured May 12, 2021

Ruling paves way for longer sentence in George Floyd’s death

A Minnesota judge has ruled that there were aggravating factors in the death of George Floyd, paving the way for a...

Featured Politics May 12, 2021

House GOP ousts Trump critic Liz Cheney from top post

House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney from her post as the chamber’s No. 3 GOP leader on Wednesday, punishing her...

Crime Featured May 11, 2021

Men plead not guilty to hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery death

Three Georgia men pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges Tuesday in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old...

Featured Health May 11, 2021

Vaccine designer Kizzmekia Corbett takes coronavirus research to Harvard

The U.S. government scientist who helped design one of the first COVID-19 vaccines and then tackled skepticism of the shots in communities...

Atlanta Crime Featured Local News May 11, 2021

Officer who shot Rayshard Brooks seeks bond modification

After his firing by the Atlanta police department was reversed last week, the officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks is asking a...

Featured Politics May 11, 2021

McConnell leads GOP in attack on Dems’ voting rights bill

Republicans launched an all-out assault Tuesday on sweeping voting rights legislation, forcing Democrats to take dozens of politically awkward votes during...

Business Featured May 11, 2021

US job openings soar to highest level on record

U.S. employers posted a record number of available jobs in March, illustrating starkly the desperation of businesses trying to find...

Featured News Science and Technology May 11, 2021

Ransomware gang threatens release of DC police records

A Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate that stole data from the Washington, D.C., police department says negotiations over payment have broken down...

Featured Health May 11, 2021

Pfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to US children as young as 12

U.S. regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12, offering a way...

Entertainment Featured May 10, 2021

NBC says it will not air Golden Globes in 2022 amid outcry

Amid growing pressure on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, NBC said Monday that will not air the Golden Globes in...

Featured News Science and Technology May 10, 2021

AGs urge Facebook to drop ‘Instagram for kids’ proposal

A bipartisan group of 44 attorneys general has written to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging him to drop company plans...

Featured Local News Washington DC May 10, 2021

Lafayette Square near the White House reopens to public

Lafayette Square, the park across from the White House, reopened Monday to the public nearly a year after federal authorities...

Featured Health May 10, 2021

Publix pharmacies offer walk-in COVID vaccines in 7 states

Publix pharmacies are now accepting walk-ins for the COVID-19 vaccine at all of their locations across seven states. The Lakeland-based...

Entertainment Featured Music May 10, 2021

Top nominee The Weeknd to perform at Billboard Music Awards

The Weeknd will celebrate his whopping 16 nominations at the Billboard Music Awards with a performance at the show. Dick...

Crime Featured Local News May 10, 2021

Sentencing set in insulin injection deaths of 7 VA patients

Sentencing is set this week for a fired nursing assistant who admitting to killing seven elderly veterans with fatal doses...