Nation Oct 21 How this 'vulture' hedge fund's gutting of local newsrooms could hurt Americans The hedge fund Alden Global Capital has been acquiring scores of U.S. newspapers across the country — then gutting newsrooms and selling off assets. It’s part of a larger trend in the erosion of local news and related jobs in…
Nation Oct 20 Chappelle Netflix special is 'hate speech disguised as jokes,' advocate says The blowback to Dave Chappelle’s latest comedy special, produced by Netflix, has reached a boiling point. Netflix employees walked off the job Wednesday, demanding the company better support its transgender workers. Imara Jones, creator of TransLash Media, a media non-profit…
Nation Oct 19 How Ahmaud Arbery's killing spurred a national reckoning on race Jury selection is underway in the high profile case of white men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed Black man, in Georgia — one of the cases that set in motion a wave of racial justice protests nationwide in…
Nation Oct 15 Missouri city honors Black doctor whose land was taken decades ago through eminent domain Historically, urban renewal and eminent domain have separated hundreds of thousands of African Americans from their property and locked them out of generational wealth. But a newly dedicated park outside St. Louis, Missouri is one of the latest attempts to…
Nation Oct 12 How Gruden's emails expose NFL's regressive attitude, and what change should look like One of the National Football League’s most well-known head coaches — Jon Gruden of the Las Vegas Raiders — is out of a job after a series of highly offensive emails were publicly disclosed by The New York Times and…
Nation Oct 05 Facebook whistleblower asks Congress to regulate tech giant's influence on users Facebook is under fire Tuesday following testimony by a former employee before a U.S. Senate committee. Frances Haugen alleged the company too frequently turns a blind eye to potential harm for the sake of profit. Facebook denied that in statements…
Science Sep 29 Here's what contributed to the extinction of ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed moving 23 animals and plants off the endangered species list, declaring them extinct. Perhaps the most well-known of the species deemed gone forever is the ivory-billed woodpecker. These extinctions are part of an…
Health Sep 21 How COVID-19's death toll and social impact compares to past U.S. pandemics The death toll from the COVID pandemic has put the U.S. at another tragic milestone — more than 675,000 Americans, overall, have died of COVID as of Monday. That number surpasses the number of lives lost to the 1918 flu.
Politics Apr 20 From figurehead to partner: How Walter Mondale transformed the office of vice president Former Vice President Walter Mondale passed away Monday night at his home in Minneapolis. He was a lifelong public servant who transformed the role of vice president, and championed civil rights under Jimmy Carter before losing his own run for…
World Apr 15 Afghanistan hopes continued support from international allies will curb Taliban violence