BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, again stoking racial divisions, on Monday renewed his attacks on a black U.S. congressman from Baltimore and slammed black civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton, drawing a rebuke from Maryland’s Republican governor and the black former Republican Party national chairman. The Republican president, in a series of Twitter posts,
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SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – Police and ambulances raced to a shooting at a food festival in California on Sunday, with three people reported dead and several injured, and video posted on social media showing people at the event running for cover as shots rang out. People run as an active shooter was reported at the Gilroy
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – The resignation of Puerto Rico’s governor after mass protests has sparked a succession battle, and a Washington corporate lawyer not directly linked to the current, scandal-plagued administration could emerge as the winner. Police officers stand guard by a barricade on a street that leads to La Fortaleza, the official residence of
FILE PHOTO – Students hold banners and placards during a demonstration against climate change in New York, U.S., March 15, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. cable networks CNN and MSNBC have invited Democratic presidential candidates to participate in televised town hall events in September focused on climate change after activists and some candidates
FILE PHOTO – The prototypes for U.S. President Donald Trump’s border wall are seen behind the border fence between Mexico and the United States, in Tijuana, Mexico January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday handed President Donald Trump a victory by letting his administration redirect $2.5 billion in
A recent study by The Southern Poverty Law Center reports that the topic of “Slavery in America” has been conspicuously absent in high school curricula going back for over two decades. It states teachers are largely unprepared and and text books are inadequate to teach this “hard history.” Thanks to a grant initiated by Darren Walker,
Born into a broken family, now a young alcoholic struggling with mental illness, Henry is successful at one thing: destroying his life. While spending his time and waning finances at local bars and on any woman who will show him affection, Henry reflects on his past, seeing no future than the one he believes has
Novel concept…connecting into an App so that you can more easily disconnect without anxiety! Whether you’re enjoying a massage, taking a yoga class, concentrating on an important email, in a meeting, playing an interrupted board game with your child, enjoying a meal, or going to the movies…you no longer have to worry about an urgent
Diversity of thinking makes for better teams. That’s now an established fact, in addition to being common sense. Why? Because diverse teams by definition mean more diverse ways of thinking, producing more options for decision makers to consider. Having more varied team members to choose from increases a team leader’s chances of assembling the best
AMAGANSETT, N.Y. (Reuters) – Sporting a backwards gray cap, studded earrings and a thin, head-to-toe layer of dirt, Layton Guenther took a break from the day’s fieldwork to talk about their path from an upper-middle-class suburb to a Long Island, New York, farm. Farmers weed and transplant crops at Amber Waves Farm in Amagansett, New
(Reuters) – A California judge on Thursday reduced a $2 billion jury verdict, slashing the award for a couple who blamed Bayer AG’s (BAYGn.DE) glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup for their cancer to $86.7 million. FILE PHOTO: Monsanto Co’s Roundup is shown for sale in Encinitas, California, U.S., June 26, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Superior Court
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – People danced on the streets of San Juan’s old city on Wednesday as Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló announced he would quit over offensive chat messages that sparked massive protests on the bankrupt island. Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello speaks as he announces his resignation in San Juan, Puerto Rico, early
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in control of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee hope that Robert Mueller’s testimony on Wednesday will boost their wide-ranging investigation of President Donald Trump, but it is not entirely clear where that inquiry is headed. FILE PHOTO: A gavel sits on the chairman’s dais in the U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing
(Reuters) – When Robert Mueller testifies before Congress on Wednesday about his probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump, a key part of the U.S. public appears likely to tune out – Republicans. According to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday, only 18% of
The Nike “Moon Shoe” one of only about 12 pairs of the handmade running shoe designed by Nike co-founder and legendary Oregon University track coach Bill Bowerman, is seen in this Sotheby’s image released on July 11, 2019. Courtesy Sotheby’s/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO
San Juan (Reuters) – San Juan braced on Tuesday for an 11th day of protests calling for the resignation of Puerto Rico’s governor over offensive chat messages that have drawn hundreds of thousands of people. Demonstrators wave Puerto Rican flags during the National Strike calling for the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rossello in San Juan,