U.S. boat strike campaign has now killed more than 200 people
More than 200 people have now been killed in a bombing campaign by the U.S. military against people it has accused of smuggling drugs in the waters off South America,…
Why America still needs a restraining order for voting rights and representation
The Voting Rights Act was not racial favoritism. It was a protection created in response to a long and documented history of racial violence and exclusion. However, the United States…
Lawsuit alleges 136 were sexually abused in San Bernardino County juvenile detention
More than 130 former detainees from San Bernardino County juvenile detention facilities have filed a lawsuit alleging they were sexually abused while in custody as part of a systemic culture…
Newark mayor enacts curfew around Delaney Hall after clashes between protesters and police
Listen to article • 0:00 minNewark officials instituted a mandatory curfew Sunday around the Delaney Hall immigration detention center after ongoing protests led to clashes between protesters and police officers…
In his first encyclical, Pope Leo apologizes for Vatican’s role in slavery. But what does that mean for Black Catholics?
Listen to article • 0:00 minPope Leo XIV apologizing for slavery within his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, was not on my bingo card.As an African American and a fourth-generation Catholic…
Dear Abby: Longtime Friend May Want More Out of Relationship
Getty Images Dear Abby: I met “Maureen” 25 years ago, and we dated for a few months. Since then, we have remained friends in loose contact, married to and then…
Capitol rioters clamor for payouts from Trump’s new ‘anti-weaponization’ fund despite backlash
FILE – Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump breach the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. John Minchillo/AP Photo/John Minchillo FILE – Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at…
Mayor Parker wanted a 20-year tax abatement to spark development. Why hasn’t it happened?
Whatever happened to Mayor Cherelle L. Parker 20-year property tax abatement for the redevelopment of empty office buildings and long vacant public schools? The mayor said in November that it…
Dallas builder shutting down, laying off 150+ as bankruptcy, misconduct allegations roil owners
Ross Tower at 500 N. Akard St. in downtown Dallas was one of the projects that Auzmet Architectural has worked on. Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News About 150 employees of…
OC judge tosses case accusing doctor of poisoning husband with Drano at Irvine home
By PAUL ANDERSON An Orange County Superior Court judge on Friday, May 29, dismissed an indictment against a Mission Viejo dermatologist accused of poisoning her husband — also a physician…