When a congressional ethics office detailed a complaint against Marie Newman (D-IL) last week—in which she’s alleged to have agreed to pay a political rival in exchange for him not running against her—it was a shocking and seemingly obvious case of corruption. But what may be even more shocking is that, per the original agreement,…Continue Reading
On Monday afternoon, Whoopi Goldberg said something so unfathomably stupid about Jews and the Holocaust, it makes the mind reel.In a discussion on the ABC show The View about a Tennessee school district’s recent decision to remove from its curriculum the graphic novel Maus, which is about the Holocaust, Goldberg said that the Nazis’ murder…Continue Reading
Students said they were afraid to go back to class after more than a dozen more Historically Black Colleges and Universities received bomb threats on Tuesday, the first day of Black History Month. Schools stretching across at least seven states and the District of Columbia were on high alert, just a day after threats were…Continue Reading
Brian Flores, one of the few Black head coaches in the National Football League’s history, was in the middle of interviewing with the New York Giants last week when he learned the team was leading him on. They’d already passed him over for a white man: Brian Daboll.According to a new class-action lawsuit by Flores…Continue Reading
The first trailer for The Offer, the Paramount+ series based on the making of The Godfather, is here, and it shows Miles Teller being relentless in his efforts to produce the iconic film. Teller plays real-life producer Alfred S. Ruddy as he faces skepticism from the industry and opposition from actual mobsters while attempting to…Continue Reading
Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, left, and his attorney Julian McPhillips leave the courtroom in the Montgomery County Courthouse in Montgomery, Ala., on Jan. 24 following jury selection. Mickey Welsh/Montgomery Advertiser/via AP hide caption toggle caption Mickey Welsh/Montgomery Advertiser/via AP Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, left, and his attorney Julian McPhillips leave the…Continue Reading
Tom Brady has announced his retirement from the NFL after 22 seasons Tom Brady has announced his retirement from the National Football League after 22 seasons and seven Super Bowl titles. February 1, 20225:13 PM ET Tom Brady has announced his retirement from the NFL after 22 seasons Download Embed Tom Brady has announced his…Continue Reading
Johnson & Johnson and the opioid distributors AmerisourceBergen, McKesson and Cardinal Health reached a settlement with Native American tribes over their role in the opioid crisis. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images The drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and the opioid distributors AmerisourceBergen, McKesson and Cardinal Health…Continue Reading
What the history of U.S. sanctions can tell us about their sway on the Ukraine crisis NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with assistant professor of history at Cornell, Nicholas Mulder, on the history of U.S. sanctions and the role they’re playing now in the tensions between the U.S. and Russia. February 1, 20225:01 PM ET What…Continue Reading
(RNS) — An Oregon church is suing the coastal city of Brookings, arguing that an ordinance restricting the church’s meal program for the unhoused violates its right to religious freedom. St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon filed the lawsuit against the city on Friday (Jan. 28) in Oregon’s U.S. District Court.…Continue Reading