The Supreme Court’s decision in Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education was supposed to force Southern schools to desegregate after more than a decade of stalling. Half a century later, another generation of students won’t experience its promise.
Firefighters extinguish small fire at Brooklyn Park Elementary
Anne Arundel County firefighters quickly put out a small fire from a heater Friday evening at Brooklyn Park Elementary School, fire officials said.
Marshall’s Dorothy Gaters is still going strong
Marshall’s coach Dorothy Gaters talks to her players. | Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times Dorothy Gaters has been coaching girls basketball at Marshall since 1974. Dorothy Gaters was a young teacher at Marshall, her alma mater, in 1974 when the school decided to get on the girls sports bandwagon. Title IX […]
Denver Womxn’s March 2020: Live updates from downtown
The 2020 Womxn’s March on Denver is set to begin assembling at 9:30 a.m. at Civic Center Park in downtown Denver. RELATED: Here’s what you need to know about the 2020 Denver Womxn’s March
Who’s on Trump’s impeachment legal team? Here’s the list.
“President Trump has done nothing wrong and is confident that this team will defend him, the voters, and our democracy from this baseless, illegitimate impeachment,” the White House said.
Azad must prove his allegation or step down as leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha: Altaf Bukhari
Former PDP leader Altaf Bukhari slammed Ghulam Nabi Azad for his reported comments that some Congress leaders were being threatened with false cases to get them to join the emerging third front in J&K and said he is ready to leave politics if allegations are proven. He said that Azad […]
Aurora, Denver police investigate separate shootings that injured 3
Denver and Aurora police are investigating shootings Friday night and early Saturday morning that injured three people, the departments said. In the Aurora shooting, police said a man awoke to strangers inside his apartment in the 2100 block of South Rifle Way. During a struggle, the man suffered “multiple gunshot […]
Inside Miami’s new Museum of Graffiti
For the first time, illegal street art that emerged 50 years ago now has a home, an example of how the controversial art movement has gone mainstream
Chicago high school basketball scores: Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020
Bolingbrook guard Myles Cooper (2) defense against in the first half of the game against Lincoln-Way East guard Jhei-R Jones. | Quinn Harris/For the Sun-Times All the scores from around the area. FOX VALLEY Crystal Lake South at Jacobs, 1:30 McHenry at Crystal Lake Central, 1:30 NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY North […]
NSA Doval meets Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa, pledges $50 million assistance from India
Maine gives green light to Mayo joining Northern Light
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The state of Maine has given its approval for Mayo Regional Hospital to join Northern Light Health. The commissioner of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services granted the “certificate of need” necessary for the partnership. Marie Vienneau, president and CEO, Mayo Regional Hospital, said […]
Madison doctor arrested, charged with sexual battery of 14-year-old
Neelesh Tipnis was arrested after a report made by the parent of a 14-year-old.
Nuggets Journal: Michael Porter Jr. is forcing Michael Malone’s hand
Draymond Green may have unintentionally gifted Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. a doctorate course in NBA pick-and-roll defense. Late in the third quarter of Denver’s comeback win over the Warriors on Thursday, Porter got hung up on a screen, and Green exploited him for a downhill, two-on-one advantage. Green charged […]
Only eye-witnesses can prove charges of negligent driving
The Madras HC has said only eye-witnesses can prove charges of rash driving, without any such witnesses, such charge would not hold good. The observation was made while dismissing an appeal moved by Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation against a labour court order directing it to pay Rs two lakh […]
Robbie Robertson in Boulder, Jessi Whitten leaves Indie 102.3 and more Colorado culture news
Robbie Robertson in Boulder Storied songwriter and guitarist Robbie Robertson will open this year’s Boulder International Film Festival with an in-person appearance at the screening of “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band,â€� festival officials said Wednesday. Tickets for the March 6 event at the Boulder Theater, which includes a […]
Where does Astros cheating rank in scandals? Ask Pete Rose
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Pete Rose was taking a break from signing autographs at the MGM Grand hotel when asked a question he’s uniquely qualified to address. What’s worse, betting on baseball or cheating at baseball? “I don’t know,’’ Rose tells The Associated Press. “All I know is I’ve been […]
Prince Harry Fast Facts
Read CNN’s Fast Fasts about Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and learn more about the prince who is sixth in line for the throne.
Iran agrees to send black boxes of shot down plane to Ukraine
Iranian official said ‘expertise of France, Canada and America’ will be used to read flight data in Kyiv.
Bundle of suspected incendiary balloons found in Sderot
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Sky forward Cheyenne Parker shares ‘unimaginable’ journey to WNBA in hopes to inspire CPS students
Cheyenne Parker spent this week sharing her story to Chicago Public School students in hopes to inspire the next generation of ballers. | AP Photos Cheyenne Parker thought her WNBA dreams were over after she was kicked off her team two months before the 2015 draft. But then the Sky […]
Muzaffarpur case: Court dismisses Brajesh Thakur’s plea claiming witnesses not reliable
A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed a plea filed by Brajesh Thakur, prime accused in alleged sexual and physical assault on several girls in a Muzaffarpur shelter home, which claimed testimonies of witnesses in the case were not reliable.
America is about to get a powerful tool in the war against cancer
The country’s first carbon ion therapy center to treat cancer is being built in partnership with Hitachi on the campus of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.
Winter storm expected to bring blizzards to Plains, Midwest
National Weather Service forecasters issued winter weather advisories affecting much of the Midwest and into the Northeast
US housing construction jumps 16.9% in December
WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction of new homes surged in December to the highest level in 13 years, capping a year in which falling mortgage rates and a strong labor market helped lift the prospects of the housing industry. The Commerce Department reported Friday that builders started construction on 1.61 million […]
No state can deny implementation of CAA: Congress leader Kapil Sibal
Russian soldier accused of mass shooting says he was victim of hazing – report
A Russian soldier on trial for shooting and killing eight of his fellow service members has said he was the victim of “hazing,” Russian state news agency TASS reported on Thursday.
Pelosi’s strategy worked brilliantly: How her delay to send over the articles of impeachment paid off
Last spring, when the report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller documented 10 instances of obstruction of justice by President Trump, progressive Democrats urged U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to begin an impeachment investigation. Pelosi resisted until Trump forced her hand by trying to pressure…
MP Dalit man set ablaze by 4 battles for life, Cong-BJP fight
The Congress and the BJP in Madhya Pradesh hit out at each other after a 24-year- old Dalit man was set ablaze in Sagar district on Tuesday. Dhanprasad Ahirwar was doused in kerosene and set on fire by his neighbours. While BJP claimed crimes against Dalits were increasing under the […]
Somalia: Turkish workers wounded in deadly al-Shabab car bombing
Four killed in blast claimed by al-Shabab that apparently targeted Turkish engineers working on a road near Mogadishu.
Temperatures move above freezing, but gusty, frigid conditions expected to take hold Saturday night
Temperatures rise for now, but colder, gusty winds expected to take hold of region Saturday night.
Pakistan foreign office summons Indian diplomat
Duchess Meghan Fast Facts
Read CNN’s Fast Facts about Meghan Markle, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Sussex, wife of Great Britain’s Prince Harry.
Teen girl, 14, missing from Englewood, last seen going to go to school
Lativia “Tiviâ€� Johnson | Chicago police Lativia “Tiviâ€� Johnson was last seen about 8 a.m. Tuesday in the 7200 block of South Marshfield Avenue leaving to go to school. Chicago police are asking for help locating a 14-year-old girl who has been reported missing from Englewood on the South Side. […]
PM Narendra Modi wishes Shabana Azmi speedy recovery
London house prices: The cheapest London borough for first time buyers to purchase a home
The cost of buying a home in this part of the capital may surprise you
The latest WHO-HD forecast video: Temperatures drop through the weekend
Temperatures continue to fall through the windy weekend.
Officials want to clear a mile-long homeless camp on a Sonoma County bike trail. Some don’t want to go
Once a popular biking spot, the trail is now the site of the largest homeless encampment in Sonoma County history. It’s also a textbook outcome of the 16% surge last year in homelessness in California — fueled by skyrocketing housing costs — and the myriad problems that go along with […]
Mike Pence plans Iowa bus tour before joining Trump at Des Moines rally Jan. 30
The vice president will speak in Sioux City and Council Bluffs before joining President Donald Trump at a rally at Drake University on Jan. 30.
Fergie Jenkins says it’s time Cubs welcome Sammy Sosa back
Fergie Jenkins shared his opinion on Sammy Sosa and the Cubs’ relationship, the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal and Pete Rose’s lifetime ban in this week’s Cha Room. | AP Images Fergie Jenkins knows how much Sammy Sosa meant to Cubs fans. He hopes that the two parties can find some common […]
Fergie Jenkins says it’s time Cubs welcome Sammy Sosa back
Fergie Jenkins shared his opinion on Sammy Sosa and the Cubs’ relationship, the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal and Pete Rose’s lifetime ban in this week’s Cha Room. | AP Images Fergie Jenkins knows how much Sammy Sosa meant to Cubs fans. He hopes that the two parties can find some common […]
‘It’s going to be devastating’: Senators gear up for no-talking, no-electronics impeachment trial rules
The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump will be an unusual event in more ways than one.
Donald Trump is currently a bigger headache for Europe than Iran is
This week’s escalation in tensions between Iran and the US has exposed an uncomfortable reality for many of America’s friends in Europe.
Column: A piñata version of the Thompson Center is coming, but don’t expect candy to fall out
A piñata version of the Thompson Center is going on exhibit Monday
Death sentence for former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf overturned
A court in Pakistan has overturned a death sentence handed to the country’s former President and military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, dismissing it as “unconstitutional.”
Washington state can’t tell if housing tax exemption working
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) – It’s hard to tell whether a tax exemption used to build more than $4 billion in multifamily housing projects across Washington over the past four years is working as intended as a prime motivator to drive development, both affordable and market rate. A 2019 legislative audit […]
Here’s what will happen to coins and notes when the Queen dies
It doesn’t just affect the UK either
Winemakers wary of impending tariffs
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Most years, January is a month of glory for the wine industry – celebrating the harvest and holiday sales of the previous year and gearing up for the next season. But for U.S. winemakers, January 2020 is a time of panic as the industry girds itself […]
Editorial: Aurora, please, reconsider housing adjacent to DIA
Aurora City Council members made a significant mistake that could impact future expansion plans at Denver’s international airport and would ultimately hit the pocketbooks of airlines and travelers. Ignoring a unanimously recommended denial from its own planning commission, the city council approved a land-use change that would allow hundreds of […]
Veteran managers could save Astros, Mets, Red Sox from their bad PR
The fallout from baseball’s cheating scandals continues to be fast and furious. In the middle of it all is Houston owner Jim Crane whose relative “pardonâ€� from Commissioner Rob Manfred has got the rest of his fellow lords in quite a lather. Crane may have thought he caught a break […]
Jim McKee: Lone survivor of Jobber’s Canyon in Omaha
By 1989, all but one of Omaha’s landmark Jobber’s Canyon district’s 26 buildings had been razed to attract one major corporation.