Typhoon Doksuri destroys power lines, closes factories as it rips into China
By Bernard Orr and Yimou Lee BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -Typhoon Doksuri swept into China's southeastern Fujian province on Friday unleashing heavy
2023-07-28 12:51
Where barbershops are a community hub, he's filling them with books to help young boys find excitement in reading
Former teacher Alvin Irby created Barbershop Books, a nationwide literacy program that turns barbers into ambassadors in its mission to encourage thousands of boys to read for fun.
2023-07-28 11:25
College Board responds to comparisons between its AP course and Florida's Black history curriculum
The College Board said Thursday it "resolutely" disagrees with any notion that enslavement was beneficial for African Americans -- a statement coming after some people compared the contents of its Advanced Placement course on African American Studies with Florida's recently approved Black history curriculum.
2023-07-28 10:52
Obama's first college is latest to end legacy admissions
A California college where President Barack Obama started his undergraduate studies will no longer give special treatment to the children of alumni
2023-07-28 09:56
DeSantis and his team unleash on Rep. Donalds for questioning Florida's new Black history standards
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday accused Rep. Byron Donalds -- the only Black Republican in Florida's congressional delegation -- of aligning himself with Vice President Kamala Harris by critiquing the state's new standards for teaching Black history.
2023-07-28 09:28
Black lawmakers press Justice and Education Departments to investigate Florida's race curriculum
The Congressional Black Caucus is pushing the White House, Justice Department and the Department of Education to look into whether Florida school districts are violating federal discrimination law following changes to the state's Black history curriculum
2023-07-28 06:51
Each State's Favorite Tourist Attraction, Mapped
Here's where residents of each state like to visit when it's time to travel.
2023-07-28 04:24
Jim Jordan scraps committee contempt vote on Mark Zuckerberg
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan announced Thursday that he is scrapping his plans to move forward with a contempt vote in light of Facebook turning over more documents to the committee.
2023-07-28 02:58
Deep dive into Meta's algorithms shows that America's political polarization has no easy fix
A team of some of the world's leading social media researchers has published four studies looking at the relationship between the algorithms used by Facebook and Instagram and America's widening political divide
2023-07-28 02:17
US Senator Wyden asks FTC, CISA, DOJ to 'take action' against Microsoft following hack
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has asked the Federal Trade Commission, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the
2023-07-27 23:58
Adin Ross 'caught in 4K' after asking teenager for a threesome: 'Tani mf Marie'
Adin Ross was caught making an inappropriate demand from teenager girls during his stream
2023-07-27 21:24
NBA legend Shaq contemplates streaming life after xQc's $100M Kick deal: ‘He turns camera on and people just watch him?'
'I’m about to come after him,' said Shaq after he learnt about xQc lucrative Kick deal, implying he might be open to streaming if the price was right
2023-07-27 20:57