World Oct 03 Colombians reject peace deal with FARC rebels in narrow vote In a surprise vote, Colombian voters rejected a monumental peace deal with the FARC rebels Sunday, with 50.2 percent voting against it.
Arts Sep 30 This Chinese American cartoonist forces us to face racist stereotypes The first comic that cartoonist Gene Luen Yang ever bought was a two-in-one issue that featured a man made out of rocks and an intergalactic cyborg. He loved comics, especially the kind that featured space aliens. So he started making…
Nation Sep 28 One student dead after South Carolina school shooting A teenager, armed with a handgun, opened fire at an elementary school in Anderson County, South Carolina, today, wounding two students and a teacher, authorities said.
Nation Sep 28 Black man fatally shot by San Diego-area police was not holding a weapon A police officer in a San Diego suburb shot and killed an unarmed black man Tuesday, after the 30-year-old drew an object and took a “shooting stance,” El Cajon, California, authorities said.
Nation Sep 23 Family of Keith Scott, Charlotte protesters call for police to release the videos of his killing After privately viewing two videos of his killing, the family of Keith Lamont Scott — a man who was fatally shot this week by a police officer in Charlotte, North Carolina — said the footage ought to be released to…
Nation Sep 22 Tulsa officer charged with first-degree manslaugher in death of Terence Crutcher The Oklahoma police officer who shot and killed Terence Crutcher in Tulsa on Sept. 16 has been charged with first-degree manslaughter, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Nation Sep 21 Charlotte police chief says Keith Lamont Scott was armed when he was fatally shot After a night of unrest over Tuesday's fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina, the city's police chief said the 43-year-old black man was armed when officers approached him.
Nation Sep 20 Students at Eastern Michigan U. protest ‘KKK’ and other racist graffiti Staff members at Eastern Michigan University discovered racist graffiti on the side of a dormitory building Tuesday morning, according to a campus newspaper. The graffiti was shortly removed later that morning. Several students, however, thought the university's statement was insufficient.
Nation Sep 19 Tulsa police release graphic footage of fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher Terence Crutcher, a Tulsa, Oklahoma, man who was fatally shot by a police officer last week, was not armed, nor was a weapon found in his SUV, the city's police chief said Monday. The Justice Department said it has opened…
Nation Sep 15 Sandra Bland’s family reaches $1.9 million settlement in civil suit The family of Sandra Bland, the 28-year-old black woman who died while in police custody, has reached a $1.9 million settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit, the family's attorney said Thursday.