Top editor at The New York Times walks back controversial comment on race amid criticism
The top editor of The New York Times on Thursday, aiming to quell mounting scrutiny from both employees and outside critics, walked back a…
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Grape-Nuts will be back on shelves in March
The Grape-Nuts shortage that ground an already on-edge nation to a halt has been resolved. Grape-Nuts will start shipping at normal levels by…
Continue ReadingBBC News banned in China, one week after CGTN’s license withdrawn in UK
In an apparent tit for tat move, BBC World News has been banned from airing in China, according to a statement from China’s National Radio and…
Continue Reading12-year-old found shot to death in Atlanta was previously reported missing
Click here for updates on this story Atlanta (WGCL) — Atlanta Police said a 12-year-old boy found shot to death in…
Continue ReadingChild, teen among 4 struck during shootout between two vehicles
Click here for updates on this story Atlanta (WGCL) — Four people were injured Wednesday night after they were caught…
Continue ReadingFlashlight DNA helps lead to the arrest of burglary suspect
Click here for updates on this story South Windsor, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man linked to six burglary-related crimes…
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Fin whales’ songs offer new way to study oceanic crust, OSU researchers say
The songs of fin whales can be used for seismic imaging of the oceanic crust, providing scientists a novel alternative to conventional surveying, a…
Continue ReadingDoctors credit advanced technology for saving pregnant mom
Click here for updates on this story New Britain, Connecticut (WFSB) — Pregnancy is a joyous time, but it can also be…
Continue ReadingFormer Republican officials float possibility of forming ‘center-right’ party
A group of more than 100 former Republican officials have discussed the possibility of forming a “center right” party due to their…
Continue ReadingUnions are becoming ubiquitous in digital media. Medium is the latest
Gawker Media made history five years ago for being the first digital news company to ratify a union contract, kicking off a wave of labor organizing…
Continue ReadingAt least 5 dead in 70-vehicle wreck due to weather in Fort Worth, Texas, police say
At least five people were killed and at least 36 people taken to hospitals in a pileup involving dozens of vehicles in poor weather on Interstate 35W…
Continue ReadingAn Indiana teen is one of the first Black female Eagle Scouts
Kendall Jackson went on her first Boy Scout camping trip with her mother and older brother when she was just a toddler, and now the Indiana teen is…
Continue ReadingJeffrey Epstein estate executors are ‘indispensable captains’ of his criminal enterprise, US Virgin Islands AG says
Jeffrey Epstein’s estate coexecutors were “indispensable captains” of his criminal enterprise to traffic girls, according to a…
Continue ReadingPolice: Patient steals ambulance from hospital before shooting self
Click here for updates on this story Mobile, Alabama (WALA) — Police say an armed suicidal patient at Providence…
Continue ReadingMusician killed in crash, band members share memories
Click here for updates on this story Mobile, Alabama (WALA) — The local music community is mourning the loss of a…
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America’s biggest cities face racial inequities in vaccine distribution
In recent weeks, the United States has seen a stabilization of reported Covid-19 cases, but for Black and brown communities disparities in case and…
Continue ReadingTeens charged in random attack of woman raped, beaten to death in Milwaukee County park
Click here for updates on this story Milwaukee (WDJT) — Two teens, ages 15 and 17, have been formally charged with…
Continue Reading‘He would be alive today’: Parents detail son’s desperate attempts to contact Robinhood before he killed himself
After their son’s death, Dan and Dorothy Kearns said they were horrified to learn that their panicked 20-year-old repeatedly tried and failed…
Continue ReadingWhy Rep. James Clyburn is pushing to make ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ the US national hymn
This year, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) is bringing some extra attention to “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and sponsoring a bill that would…
Continue ReadingMr. Peanut joins the Skippy family in a $3.4 billion sale
It’s been a chaotic few years for Mr. Peanut, who died in early 2020 and was reborn as a baby nut as part of a Super Bowl ad campaign. Now he…
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