As the nation celebrates Juneteenth, it's time to get rid of these three myths about slavery
Though Juneteenth commemorates a moment when enslaved African Americans were freed, the US is still held captive by several myths about slavery.
2023-06-18 16:21
Violent crime within Israel's Palestinian minority reaches new heights under Netanyahu's government
A relentless wave of violent crime among Israel’s Palestinian minority is turning cities and towns into bloody battlefields and exasperating the community
2023-06-18 15:23
Black Americans are getting support for reparations from other multiracial groups
There's a growing wave of multiracial support for Black American reparations -- with many Jewish and Japanese organizations among them.
2023-06-18 15:19
Swiss vote on climate bill as Alpine nation's iconic glaciers succumb to warming
Swiss voters are going to the polls to decide on a bill aimed at introducing new climate measures to sharply curb the rich Alpine nation’s greenhouse gas emissions
2023-06-18 15:16
Belarus crackdown targets not just political activists but also their lawyers
For nearly three years, a harsh crackdown on dissent in Belarus by its authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has filled the country’s penal colonies with thousands of political prisoners, with new arrests reported daily
2023-06-18 15:16
Philippine coast guard rescues 120 people as ferry catches fire
MANILA (Reuters) -All 120 people onboard a ferry that caught fire at sea in central Philippines on Sunday have been
2023-06-18 14:23
Man is accused of living with the dead body of a relative for days without reporting it, authorities say
A 61-year-old Alabama man was arrested after failing to report that he'd been living "for days" with a dead relative in his home, investigators said.
2023-06-18 14:19
Philippine ferry catches fire at sea, all 120 people aboard rescued
All 120 passengers and crew members onboard a Philippine ferry that caught fire at sea have been rescued safely
2023-06-18 14:18
US authorities seize shipment of swim bladder from endangered fish valued at $2.7 million
US Customs and Border Protection officers in Arizona have seized 242 pounds of swim bladders -- the organ that helps fish control their buoyancy -- that came from the endangered Totoaba fish, authorities said. have seized 242 pounds of swim bladders -- the organ that helps fish control their buoyancy -- that came from the endangered Totoaba fish, authorities said.
2023-06-18 13:20
Cruising to Nome: The first U.S. deep water port for the Arctic to host cruise ships, military
Climate change is opening up the Arctic, and a $600 million-plus expansion will make Nome on Alaska's western coast the nation’s first deep-water Arctic port
2023-06-18 12:53
2 American tourists attacked in Germany are identified as recent college graduates from Illinois
Two American tourists who police say were attacked -- one fatally -- while hiking in Germany were identified as recent graduates of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, according to the school.
2023-06-18 12:50
In the dark: Wyndham Clark criticizes late start for US Open's 3rd round
U.S. Open co-leader Wyndham Clark criticized NBC's decision to put Saturday's third round in a late broadcast window that forced the final competitors to finish their rounds around sunset
2023-06-18 12:46