Feb 04 Column: Facebook is not all bad at 15, but now it must be good By Bhaskar Chakravorti, The Conversation As Facebook turns 15, the company faces a critical set of challenges. Regulating Facebook itself will not be easy, and will generate endless debate. Continue reading
Feb 04 Blackface photo spotlights deeply embedded racism in U.S. By Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press Blackface incidents are not only hurtful; they can be harmful when they happen at institutions of higher learning and are perpetrated by people who go on to impact the lives of people of color as decision-makers — from politicians to… Continue reading
Feb 04 Pentagon sending another 3,750 troops to Southwest border By Associated Press The Pentagon said Sunday it will send 3,750 more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to put up another 150 miles of concertina wire and provide other support for Customs and Border Protection. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 6:12 Calls for Virginia governor's resignation grow Two days after a racist yearbook photo emerged, Ralph Northam, Virginia’s Democratic governor, refuses to resign even as members of his own party demand he step down. In his press conference on Saturday, Northam denied being in the photo. Judith… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 5:42 Earth's most massive living thing is struggling to survive By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman What looks like 47,000 separate trees spread out over 106 acres in Utah are actually all offshoots from a single, massive Aspen tree root. It’s known as Pando and it is believed to be the largest living organism on Earth. Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 4:51 As U.S. cedes leadership on climate, China steps up Since taking office, President Trump has withdrawn the U.S. from the Paris accord, questioned climate science, and sought cuts to clean energy research. Meanwhile, China has become the world's biggest investor in green technology. In a new book, "Will China… Continue watching
Feb 03 El Chapo trial highlights how Mexico graft impedes drug war By Jim Mustian, Tom Hays, Associated Press In the same Brooklyn courthouse where jurors have heard testimony about Mexican politicians protecting Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s drug empire, a former Mexican state attorney general pleaded guilty last month to taking bribes from narcotraffickers. Continue reading
Feb 03 Venezuela crisis resonates loudly in battleground Florida By Gary Fineout, Associated Press As Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro clings to power, many of the loudest American voices urging on the Trump administration in its campaign to push Maduro out are concentrated in one place: Florida. Continue reading
Feb 03 Jussie Smollett strikes emotional chord: Attackers won't win By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Jussie Smollett was blunt, emotional and defiantly determined Saturday night at a Southern California concert some urged him not to play, telling the crowd before singing a note that he had to go on with the show because he couldn’t… Continue reading
Feb 03 Trump says he wouldn't steer son Barron toward football By Associated Press President Donald Trump says he wouldn’t steer son Barron toward football, saying it’s “a dangerous sport,” but also wouldn’t stand in the way if the soccer-playing 12-year-old wanted to put on pads. Continue reading