Aug 25 Column: How colleges need to stop sustaining white supremacy By Shaun R. Harper, Inside Higher Ed Shaun R. Harper, executive director of the USC's Race and Equity Center, writes about a speech he delivered to faculty and staff members at the University of Virginia one week after white supremacists showed up on the campus. Continue reading
Aug 25 WATCH: Texas governor addresses looming Hurricane Harvey By Dan Cooney Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is set to hold a news conference Friday afternoon on Hurricane Harvey. You can watch it here. Continue reading
Aug 25 Column: I was an Exxon-funded climate scientist By Katharine Hayhoe, The Conversation Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe has a unique perspective on ExxonMobil’s deliberate attempts to sow doubt on the reality of climate change because she was there. Continue reading
Aug 25 Rosa Parks' house may be returned to U.S. from Germany By David Rising, Associated Press BERLIN — Section by section, American artist Ryan Mendoza painstakingly disassembled the small wood-frame home of civil rights icon Rosa Parks after learning that the struggling city of Detroit was going to have it demolished. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 7:02 Can the president launch a nuclear strike on his own? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 3:15 How the USS Indianapolis, WWII Navy ship with a dramatic history, was finally rediscovered By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, after more than seven decades, the remains of one of the worst U.S. Naval disasters in history has been found, thanks to a wealthy philanthropist, historian and a state-of-the-art research vessel. Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Texas Gulf Coast braces for hurricane 'Harvey' By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Texas Gulf Coast is bracing for a major hurricane. The storm, dubbed “Harvey," could have winds of up to 125 miles per hour when it comes ashore. Also, the California Supreme Court upheld a… Continue watching
Aug 24 Interior Department calls for changes to national monuments but offers no details. Here's how we got here By Nsikan Akpan Interior secretary Ryan Zinke called Thursday for a "handful" of changes to 27 national monuments that have been under review since this spring. The 120-day review, set in motion by an executive order from President Donald Trump, was due… Continue reading
Aug 24 5 important stories that deserve a second look By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry, Iman Smith, Ryan Connelly Holmes As President Donald Trump returns from his working vacation, here are five stories you might have missed during your own travels. Continue reading
Aug 23 Why the DOJ and an internet company are heading to court over data from an anti-Trump protest website By Rhana Natour UPDATE: A D.C. Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that DreamHost must comply with a scaled-back Department of Justice demand for data from DisruptJ20.org, an inauguration protest website it hosts. Last week, DreamHost said it would not comply with a… Continue reading