Hip-hop turns 50, reinventing itself and swaths of the world along the way
JR
/ August 9, 2023
In the five decades since hip-hop emerged out of New York City, it has spread around the country and the...
Read MoreAfter a glacial dam outburst destroyed homes in Alaska, a look at the risks of melting ice masses
JR
/ August 8, 2023
Residents in Alaska’s capital city have lived with periodic glacial dam outbursts for more than a decade.
Read MoreNew study reveals home price, mortgage rate misconceptions among Americans
JR
/ August 8, 2023
Many respondents in the dark about current prices and rates The post New study reveals home price, mortgage rate misconceptions...
Read MoreAstronauts get first look at the spacecraft that will fly them around the moon
JR
/ August 8, 2023
The four astronauts assigned to fly around the moon next year have gotten their first look at their spacecraft.
Read MoreChicago man accused of killing girl headed straight for her in apartment building, prosecutors say
JR
/ August 8, 2023
Prosecutors say the man accused of shooting a 9-year-old Chicago girl who had been riding her scooter crossed a street...
Read MoreMassachusetts governor declares state of emergency amid influx of migrants seeking shelter
JR
/ August 8, 2023
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency Tuesday, citing an influx of migrants seeking shelter at a time...
Read More‘Native American’ or ‘Indigenous’? Journalism group rethinks name
JR
/ August 8, 2023
The Native American Journalists Association is aiming to become more inclusive as its members vote on whether to rebrand as...
Read MoreCOVID-19 hospitalizations in the US are on the rise again, but not like before
JR
/ August 8, 2023
COVID-19 hospital admissions are inching upward in the United States since early July.
Read MoreStorm-damaged eastern US communities clear downed trees and race to restore power
JR
/ August 8, 2023
Communities across the eastern United States are clearing away downed trees and power lines after severe storms killed at least...
Read MoreCaught on Camera: Docking space argument on Alabama riverfront leads to brawl
JR
/ August 8, 2023
Police said Monday that arrest warrants have been issued in connection with a riverfront brawl in Alabama’s capital that drew...
Read MoreBoston man files lawsuit seeking to bankrupt white supremacist group he says assaulted him
JR
/ August 8, 2023
A Black teacher and musician who says members of a white nationalist hate group punched, kicked and beat him with...
Read MoreShakespeare and penguin book get caught in Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws
JR
/ August 8, 2023
Students in a Florida school district will be reading only excerpts from William Shakespeare’s plays for class rather than the...
Read MoreThousands of Los Angeles city workers walk off job for 24 hours alleging unfair labor practices
JR
/ August 8, 2023
Thousands of Los Angeles city employees, including sanitation workers, engineers and traffic officers, walked off the job for a 24-hour...
Read MoreBursting ice dam in Alaska highlights risks of glacial flooding around the globe
JR
/ August 8, 2023
The destruction that resulted from a glacial dam bursting in Alaska's capital highlights the danger such flooding poses around the...
Read MoreIn Utah and Kansas, state courts flex power over new laws regulating abortion post-Roe
JR
/ August 8, 2023
State courts in Utah and Kansas are planning to hear arguments Tuesday in legal challenges involving new abortion laws since...
Read MoreOnce Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord, the kingpin known as Otoniel faces sentencing in US
JR
/ August 8, 2023
A Colombian man once seen as one of the world’s most dangerous drug lords is facing sentencing to at least...
Read MoreMississippi candidates for statewide offices square off in party primaries
JR
/ August 8, 2023
Mississippi’s bitter Republican primary for lieutenant governor is one of several races to watch in Tuesday’s party primaries.
Read MoreRapper Tory Lanez is expected to be sentenced on day two of hearing in Megan Thee Stallion shooting
JR
/ August 8, 2023
Rapper Tory Lanez is expected to be sentenced for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the feet three years ago.
Read More$1.55 billion Mega Millions jackpot is the 3rd largest in US history
JR
/ August 8, 2023
Lottery players will have another shot at a massive Mega Millions jackpot.
Read MoreA judge called an FBI operative a ‘villain.’ Ruling comes too late for 2 convicted in terror sting
JR
/ August 8, 2023
A federal judge recently ordered the release of three of the “Newburgh Four,” who were arrested in 2009 in a...
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