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Jamaican Reggae musician, songwriter, and singer Bob Marley performs on stage, in a concert at Grona Lund, Stockholm, Sweden. He extends his fist as he …
Published on July 9, 2020
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The Wonder Years' is getting a reboot with a Black family
"The Wonder Years" is returning with a twist. Famed director Lee Daniels will executive produce and Fred Savage, the star of the original series, will direct a reboot of the hit program -- this time built around a Black family, ABC announced Wednesday.
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TSA implements changes amid pandemic following whistleblower complaint
The Transportation Security Administration has implemented a number of procedure changes to better protect employees and passengers against the coronavirus following a recent whistleblower complaint that raised concerns about how the agency was responding to the pandemic.
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How Kanye West embodies the Payroll Protection Program's big problems
He may be a self-proclaimed "Christian Genius Billionaire," but Kanye West is catching flak after his Yeezy apparel brand applied for government assistance to weather the coronavirus crisis.
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Unemployment claims are falling. But 1.3 million still applied for assistance last week
Millions of American jobs have come back since the great lockdown in March and April, but millions of workers still need government benefits to make ends meet.
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States with serious coronavirus problems need to consider shutting down again, Fauci says
A second shutdown might be the best move for states struggling with burgeoning coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, one of the nation's top infectious disease experts says.
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Tulane students warned of suspension or expulsion for partying in groups larger than 15
Tulane University in New Orleans may be among the most famous "party schools" in the country, but students gathering in groups of more than 15 during the pandemic now risk getting suspended or expelled.
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Ex-NBA star Stephen Jackson says remarks about DeSean Jackson were twisted, but apologizes
Former NBA star Stephen Jackson issued a muddled apology for defending NFL wide receiver DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts, saying he's sorry for using "the wrong words," but that his comments were being twisted.
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Former NBA star Stephen Jackson issued a muddled apology for defending NFL wide receiver DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts, saying he's sorry for using "the wrong …
Published on July 9, 2020
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Auschwitz survivor to meet family of American GI whose kind gesture gave her hope
A survivor of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp, now living in London, will have a Zoom meeting next week with the children of an American GI who liberated her -- and gave her a small gift of hope.
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Ohio state lawmaker calls for people to stop getting tested
An Ohio state lawmaker called for people to stop getting tested for coronavirus as he railed against a state health order requiring people in seven Ohio counties to wear masks in public spaces starting this week.
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State Rep. Nino Vitale, R-Urbana, speaks about his proposal to allow Ohio's churches and pastors refuse to perform same-sex marriages, during a news conference in …
Published on July 9, 2020
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Black mural artists are adding face masks to their street art in a grassroots PSA to fight the coronavirus
Colorful street murals have adorned an intersection in Atlanta's West End neighborhood for years. One depicts an ethereal vision of Martin Luther King Jr. floating on his side, the other of former NFL quarterback and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick plucking arrows from his football jersey.
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World's rarest-gorillas spotted with babies in Nigeria's forest
In a rare sighting, conservationists have captured new images of the world's rarest gorillas with several babies in southern Nigeria.
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Can the AC filter in your home, office or local mall protect you from Covid-19?
When New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced last week that malls in New York could not reopen until they installed high-efficiency particulate air filters capable of trapping the virus that causes Covid-19, Harvard environmental health researcher Joseph Gardner Allen was thrilled.
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Florida's governor took a victory lap on coronavirus -- but it was only halftime
On May 20, Ron DeSantis declared victory over the coronavirus.
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Just how far will Clarence Thomas go?
If you follow the Supreme Court, you probably know that "I would have gone further" is a maxim usually associated with Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, given that he often has a more extreme view of the Constitution than his fellow justices. And even if you don't, you've probably gotten the basic idea that "CT," as he's called around the Supreme Court building, is — in Sesame Street-ese — not like the others, even the other conservative justices.
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Two-time world champion snowboarder Alex Pullin dies in spearfishing accident
Two-time world champion snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin has died while spearfishing in his native Australia.
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'There's not enough Black people' in golf, says Lee Westwood
Former world No. 1 golfer Lee Westwood says golf has some work to do in addressing issues of diversity within the sport and that it's "dominated by White people."
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Matthew McConaughey tells fans to 'wear the damn mask' in new video
Matthew McConaughey got straight to the point in a new video posted on social media over the weekend.
