April 22, 2021

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 03: LeVar Burton attends the 2020 Breakthrough Prize at NASA Ames Research Center on November 03, 2019 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Ian Tuttle/Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize )

LeVar Burton lands guest host gig on ‘Jeopardy!’ after more than 246,000 fans sign online petition

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By Leah Asmelash LeVar Burton, of “Reading Rainbow” fame, is taking on a new role this spring. “Jeopardy!” announced Wednesday that the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” actor will be one of the final guest hosts to close out Season 37 of the quiz show. Burton has been vocal about wanting to be a guest

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NANJING, CHINA - JULY 17: (CHINA OUT) Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Laker attends NIKE promotional event at Longjiang Stadium on July 17, 2011 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China. (Photo by Visual China Group via Getty Images)
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Kobe Bryant’s estate ends nearly two-decade deal with Nike

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By Jordan Valinsky The nearly two-decade relationship late basketball player Kobe Bryant and Nike has ended. Bryant was “an important part of Nike’s deep connection to consumers,” Nike said in a statement. “Though our contractual relationship has ended, he remains a deeply loved member of the Nike family,” the company added. Bryant, along with eight

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Goldman Sachs employs just 49 Black people in top US jobs

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By Hanna Ziady Goldman Sachs has just 49 Black executives and senior managers in its US workforce, accounting for about 3% of the total. In a sustainability report published Tuesday, the investment bank revealed data on the racial and gender composition of its US workforce for the first time. The numbers reflect a very low

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ATLANTA, GA - MAY 31: Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms addresses the media during a press conference at Atlanta Police Headquarters on May 31, 2020, in Atlanta, GA. The press conference was over the tasing by two Atlanta police officers of two college students during Saturday night's protest, along with concerns over police brutality regarding the recent death of George Floyd. (Photo by Austin McAfee/Icon Sportswire) (Icon Sportswire via AP Images)

Atlanta mayor: ‘More effective way’ than boycotts to get necessary voting reform

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By Caroline Kelly Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Wednesday urged those looking to boycott Georgia-based companies over the state’s new elections law to instead vote and back federal voting legislation. “My concern with a boycott, not just at Home Depot but any of the … Fortune 500 companies that are headquartered in Atlanta, is

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Sighs of relief at the Chauvin guilty verdict, but activists say the work on racial justice is far from over

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By Madeline Holcombe, Eric Levenson and Aaron Cooper While the nation paused for the reading of the guilty verdict against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin — and many rejoiced — activists say now is a moment to keep moving forward in addressing racial injustice. “It’s a relief, but the celebration is premature,” the Rev.

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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 09: Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) questions Intelligence Committee Minority Counsel Stephen Castor and Intelligence Committee Majority Counsel Daniel Goldman during the House impeachment inquiry hearings in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. The hearing is being held for the Judiciary Committee to formally receive evidence in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, whom Democrats say held back military aid for Ukraine while demanding they investigate his political rivals. The White House declared it would not participate in the hearing. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)

GOP senator floats compromise on policing legislation as bipartisan talks pick up pace

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By Manu Raju, Jessica Dean and Ted Barrett The lead Senate GOP negotiator over new policing legislation is floating a compromise on a major sticking point that has derailed past efforts to curb excessive force by law enforcement: civil lawsuit protections currently afforded to police officers. The issue of so-called qualified immunity has been a

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Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients, right, listen as President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations at the White House, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden to announce US will aim to cut carbon emissions by as much as 52% by 2030 at virtual climate summit

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By Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak President Joe Biden on Thursday will kick off a climate summit attended by 40 other world leaders by announcing an ambitious cut in greenhouse gas emissions as he looks to put the US back at the center of the global effort to address the climate crisis and curb carbon

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US has the opportunity to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic but a major challenge lies ahead, expert says

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By Christina Maxouris On the road toward a return to normalcy, the rapidly climbing number of Covid-19 vaccinations is good news. But a major challenge may lie ahead, a leading health expert says. Tens of millions of Americans haven’t started their vaccinations yet, National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins told CNN on Wednesday,

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