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California Fires Bring On Traffic Nightmares
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — At 72 years old and ailing, Bunny Jo Harris regularly drives from her home in Riverside to medical appointments in Long Beach, a trip that usually takes about an hour and a half each way.
Quadroon? Moor? Virginia Sued for Making Those Who Wed Say What They Are
Would you identify yourself as a Quadroon or a Moor? How about an Aryan or a Nubian?
Suit Asks, Why Should Couples Have to List Their Race to Marry?
Would you identify yourself as a Quadroon or a Moor? How about an Aryan or a Nubian?
Stopped, Ticketed, Fined: The Pitfalls of Driving While Black in Ferguson, Missouri
FERGUSON, Mo. — They avoid main roads. They maintain good posture. Sometimes they choose not to drive at all.
A Black Officer, a White Woman, a Rare Murder Conviction. Is It 'Hypocrisy,' or Justice?
The national debate over race and policing has felt particularly close to activists in Minneapolis, who viewed several cases in their region as examples of police officers not being held accountable for killing black civilians.Trump's Criticism of Rep. Omar Unsettles American Muslims
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Makkah Ali learned that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., had been elected, she could not get enough of the good news — someone like her, a black Muslim woman, was going to Washington to represent Americans.
27 More Graves May Have Been Found at a Notorious Florida Boys School
More than two dozen additional unmarked graves may have been discovered on the grounds of a defunct boys reform school in the Florida Panhandle that was notorious for beatings, abuse, forced labor and neglect, according to a letter sent by the state’s governor this week.Blizzard Hits Central U.S., a Day After States Bask in Spring Sunshine
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nature was showing its fickle side Wednesday, with blizzard conditions, heavy snow and frigid air pounding parts of the Rockies and the Plains, just a day after the weather was sunny and idyllic. Schools and highways were shut down, hundreds of flights were canceled, and some communities braced for floods.
Denver Braces for a Blizzard, a Day After Basking in Spring Sunshine
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pack away the sidewalk tables and flip-flops; break out the boots and shovels.
Denver Braces for a Blizzard, a Day After Basking in Spring Sunshine
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pack away the sidewalk tables and flip-flops; break out the boots and shovels.
Denver Braces for a Blizzard, a Day After Basking in Spring Sunshine
Nature was showing its fickle side Wednesday, with blizzard conditions, heavy snow and frigid air expected to pound parts of the Rockies and the Plains, just a day after the weather was sunny and idyllic in some of those same places.Denver Braces for a Blizzard, a Day After Basking in Spring Sunshine
Pack away the sidewalk tables and flip-flops; break out the boots and shovels.
'You're Not Supposed to Betray Your Race': The Challenge Faced by Black Women Accusing Black Men
When Meredith Watson decided to publicly accuse Virginia’s lieutenant governor of raping her, she knew she would face a backlash — most women who accuse powerful men of sexual assault do.
R. Kelly Documentary Hits Close to Home for Chicago's Top Prosecutor
She remembered her older cousin urging her to keep it a secret. He had said she would get in trouble if she told anyone that he had touched her. How her grandmother would be upset.
R. Kelly Documentary Hits Close to Home for Chicago's Top Prosecutor
She remembered her older cousin urging her to keep it a secret. He had said she would get in trouble if she told anyone that he had touched her. How her grandmother would be upset.
Hebrew Israelites See Divine Intervention in Lincoln Memorial Confrontation
They are sidewalk ministers who use confrontation as their gospel.Native American Homeless Crisis in Minnesota Inspires an Unlikely Alliance
MINNEAPOLIS — There were overdoses nearly every day in the grim homeless encampment near downtown.A black officer, a white woman, a rare murder conviction. Is it 'hypocrisy,' or justice?
The national debate over race and policing has felt particularly close to activists in Minneapolis, who viewed several cases in their region as examples of police officers not being held accountable for killing black civilians.
Blizzard hits central U.S., a day after states bask in spring sunshine
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pack away the sidewalk tables and flip-flops; break out the boots and shovels.
Michael Brown's mother runs for city council in Ferguson, where her son was killed by police
Nearly five years ago, Lesley McSpadden appeared distraught before the eyes of the world after finding out that a grand jury had declined to indict a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in the fatal shooting of her teenage son, Michael Brown, who was black.
