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NEW YORK (AP) — A subway train derailed Tuesday as it entered a station, tossing people to the floor, forcing hundreds of shaken-up passengers to evacuate through darkened tunnels and delivering another jolt to a transit system plagued by aging equipment and reliability problems. Nearly three dozen people suffered minor injuries in the derailment, which […]
The Black lawmakers see an opportunity to promote tech diversity.
Vandals defaced an historical marker honoring Emmett Till, who was lynched in 1955 in a heinous crime that helped spur the civil rights movement.
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN accepted the resignations Monday of three journalists involved in a retracted story about a supposed investigation into a pre-inaugural meeting between an associate of President Donald Trump and the head of a Russian investment fund. The story was posted on the network’s website on Thursday and was removed, with all […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to forge ahead with a limited version of his ban on travel from six mostly Muslim countries to the U.S. Trump hailed the decision as a “victory for national security,” but it’s likely to set off a new round of court disputes over anti-terror […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A spokeswoman for Bill Cosby says the outcry over his plan to hold town hall meetings is misguided. In a CNN interview, Ebonee Benson said the meetings are intended to restore Cosby’s legacy, not discuss sexual assault. Benson’s remarks contrasted with comments she and colleague Andrew Wyatt made last week in […]
The two sides “moved expeditiously” to resolve the case and start the healing process.
Kheris Rogers wants you to know that her melanin is on and poppin' with her “Flexin’ In My Complexion” apparel.
Dallas police officer Christopher Hess has been indicted for aggravated assault in the fatal shooting of Genevive Dawes.
D.C. councilmember Charles Allen condemned the officers who arrested Black teens for selling water on the National Mall.
CINCINNATI (AP) — A mistrial was declared Friday in the murder retrial of a white University of Cincinnati police officer after the jury said it was hopelessly deadlocked on charges in the fatal traffic stop shooting of an unarmed black motorist. The Hamilton County jury had deliberated more than 30 hours over five days after […]
A Black elementary school student in Bellevue, Washington posted a viral Facebook video about racist bullies, who called her "Nutella" and "servant," in hopes of helping students who are targeted by their peers.
