Tim Scott pushes back on DeSantis over Florida curriculum: 'No silver lining' in slavery
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina pushed back Thursday against Republican rival Ron DeSantis over his state's new Black history curriculum, which says middle school students should be taught that enslaved people learned some skills they later used to their benefit.
2023-07-28 21:46
McConnell's office says he will serve out this Congress as leader
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to serve the rest of the 118th Congress as the GOP leader, the Kentucky Republican's office said in a statement Friday.
2023-07-28 20:49
Niger coup: President Mohamed Bazoum in good health, says France
The French foreign minister says the coup is not 'final' as Niger's army backs the plotters.
2023-07-28 13:17
US Justice Dept investigating Memphis police for civil rights violations
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation into whether the Memphis
2023-07-28 06:45
India LGBTQ+ couples: 'My parents were ready to kill me for their honour'
Indians from the LGBTQ+ community still face discrimination and violence, sometimes from their own families.
2023-07-28 05:50
A Brief History of SPAM
From Monty Python to Minnesota's SPAM Museum, this little packaged luncheon meat has a big cultural footprint.
2023-07-28 03:16
Department of Justice to investigate city of Memphis and its police department
The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the city of Memphis and its police department, it announced Thursday. The investigation will seek to determine whether there are systemic violations of the Constitution or federal law by the police department.
2023-07-28 00:52
McConnell has fallen multiple times this year, sources say
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, who froze during a news conference Wednesday and earlier this year suffered a concussion after falling down, has also endured two other falls this year, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
2023-07-27 12:46
Ukraine war: Western tanks get pummelled on front line
Russians use layers of mines to prevent Ukraine's advance on the southern front.
2023-07-27 12:25
NBA insider explains real reason the Grizzlies were done with Dillon Brooks
An NBA insider discusses the real reason for Dillon Brooks' departure from the Memphis Grizzlies, and it has nothing to do with issues off the court.This offseason, Houston picked up Dillon Brooks on a four-year, $80 million sign-and-trade. Interestingly enough, Brooks was actually draftedb...
2023-07-27 01:25
Man accused of killing 3 Hispanic men and injuring others faces hate crime charges
Charles Robert Smith, a White man accused of fatally shooting three and injuring several others last month in Annapolis, Maryland, is now facing hate crime charges, according to a grand jury indictment.
2023-07-27 00:49
Colonisation 'luckiest thing' to happen to Australia - John Howard
John Howard's remark come ahead of a historic referendum on Indigenous recognition.
2023-07-26 17:50