By Scottie Andrew Visitors to New York’s Christopher Park this week were greeted by the bust of Marsha P. Johnson, stoic yet softly smiling. She’s wearing a tiara on her head, designed to loop live flowers through. It evokes a famous photograph of
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By George Ramsay, It was in the stands of Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium that David Brown’s dreams of a career in track and field started to take hold. Brown, who has been blind since the age of 13, remembers taking in the
By Amir Vera and Kevin Dotson As football season kicks off this weekend, stadiums across the Southeastern Conference (SEC) return to full capacity with eager and nostalgic fans who might have missed games due to the pandemic. Dania Kalaji, a 20-year-old junior
Opinion by Martin Luther King, III and Luci B. Johnson In 1845 James Russell Lowell, the well-known Harvard Law School graduate and abolitionist, wrote words that continue to ring in our hearts over 175 years later. They were written to address national
The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, marking the end of the United States’ longest war
By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler, Barbara Starr and Oren Liebermann The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of US Central Command, announced Monday at the Pentagon. The US departure marks the end of a fraught, chaotic and
By Faith Karimi A piece of New Orleans’ jazz history is now a pile of rubble. When Hurricane Ida hit the city Sunday, the storm knocked out power, flattened homes and turned streets into rivers. It also destroyed an old brick building downtown
By Kevin Liptak President Joe Biden watched stoically as flag-draped cases carrying the remains of American service members killed in Afghanistan returned Sunday to the United States. The President’s attendance at what the military calls a “dignified transfer” is among the gravest
Analysis by Brandon Tensley When Americans talk about guns, what’s arguably most interesting isn’t what we say about the devices themselves. It’s what we betray about whose voices — and lives — matter when it comes to our country’s virulent gun culture.
By Wayne Sterling Less than two months ahead of the regular season tip-off, the NBA says it’s requiring referees and other personnel who work with players during the 2021-22 season to be fully vaccinated. “All referees must be fully vaccinated unless they
By Megan Thomas Actress Letitia Wright was injured overnight during production of Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” a source close to the production tells CNN. The news was first reported by Variety. “Letitia Wright sustained minor injuries today while filming a stunt for
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