UNC accused of tokenizing, exploiting minorities after 1619 Project’s Hannah-Jones denied tenure
The student body president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill blasted the school for failing minorities and urged prospective students from those backgrounds to “look…
Sheldon Whitehouse doesn’t denounce super-exclusive beach club his family belongs to
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse last week refused to apologize for his family’s membership in a reportedly all-White beach club in his home state of Rhode Island, calling beach clubs…
Hawks’ John Collins trolls 76ers’ Joel Embiid with T-shirt after Game 7 win
Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins reveled in the team’s Game 7 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, trolling Joel Embiid with his postgame outfit.
New Jersey waitress abducted, assaulted after chasing 5 people who ran out on $70 bill
New Jersey police have asked for information about five individuals who kidnapped and assaulted a waitress after she chased them down for skipping out on a $70 check.
Rays to call up Wander Franco to the bigs, will be only active player born in 2001
The Tampa Bay Rays are set to call up Wander Franco to the big leagues ahead of the start of their series against the Boston Red Sox on…
Chicago weekend violence: 54 people wounded in dozens of shootings, 8 killed, police say
At least 54 people were wounded and eight were killed in dozens of shootings and other incidents reported throughout Chicago over the weekend, police said Monday.
Israeli removed from Philadelphia event, prompting claims of caving to anti-Semitism
An Israeli vendor was yanked from a Philadelphia food truck event, prompting claims that organizers bowed to anti-Semitism — and leading to a decision to scrap the event…
How Congress’ upcoming debt ceiling is threatening to ruin summer on Capitol Hill
I am writing to officially ruin your summer. If you work on Capitol Hill or report on Congress, buckle in. Congress is rapidly approaching a fight over the…
Calvin Johnson wanted to leave Lions, says they blocked him
Calvin Johnson’s Hall of Fame career with the Detroit Lions lasted shorter than he wanted it to.
SCOTUS sides with student athletes, rules NCAA improperly capped education-related benefits
The Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision Monday that the NCAA has illegally restricted education-based benefits that could be used as compensation to student athletes.