NBA megastar LeBron James once said, “being black in America is tough.” If that’s true, then his “I Promise School” has made it even tougher. The students at the school, 60% of whom are black, cannot pass state-issued math tests. Not one eighth grade student passed an arithmetic test in three years, according to reports. It’s an embarrassment and unmitigated disaster for James, who has been a frequent know-it-all and outspoken critic on social issues.
No charges will be filed against rapper Cardi B after she threw a microphone into a crowd last weekend, allegedly injuring a person, Las Vegas Metro police said Thursday.
A group of nine Congressional members Friday toured the site of the 2018 Parkland massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 14 students and three staff members were shot and killed. The bipartisan visit, led by Rep. Jared Moskowtiz (D-Fla.) and Mario Diaz-Balart, (R-Fla.) comes on the same day ballistic experts will conduct a reenactment...
Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Friday and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, amid growing divisions within the GOP over support for the war in Ukraine. Christie, who has vowed to expand U.S. aid to Ukraine if elected, met with Zelensky in Kyiv on Friday and paid visits...
For much of 2023, patients with cancer and their doctors have faced shortages of drugs that are essential to the treatment of some of the most common — and curable — cancers, including ovarian, testicular, bladder, cervical, lung and breast cancers. In July, more than a dozen oncology drugs were being tracked by the Food and Drug Administration. Week...
Six white former law enforcement officers have pleaded guilty to the beating and sexual assault of two Black men in Mississippi. The five sheriff's deputies from Rankin County and one other officer entered guilty pleas Thursday in federal court, where they were charged with 13 federal felony offenses, including civil rights conspiracy, deprivation of rights...
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced Friday to 19 years in prison after he was convicted in a Moscow court on charges of extremism. Navalny, who is already serving a nine-year prison sentence on charges of fraud and contempt of court, will serve the time at a penal colony, the harshest conditions for Russian...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a record fine of nearly $300 million for an illegal auto warranty scam robocall operation, the agency said Thursday. The operation involved an international network of companies that violated federal statutes and the FCC’s regulations during a three-month span in 2021 when they made more than 5 billion robocalls...
The emphasis on accessorizing Barbies is an ode to, and a reflection of, a specifically feminine materialism against which many a 1960’s feminist once railed.
Texas A&M University (TAMU) announced Thursday it has settled with journalism professor Kathleen McElroy for $1 million after her offer to receive tenure was derailed due to her work on diversity and inclusion. The university released an internal review of the situation after McElroy’s tenure offer to lead the journalism department fell apart and turned...