The Story Behind the Haunting 9/11 Photo of a Man Falling From the Twin Towers
The most widely seen images from 9/11 are of planes and towers, not people. Falling Man is different. The photo, taken by Richard Drew in the moments after the September 11, 2001, attacks, is one...
View ArticleColin Kaepernick Denies Rumors of Conversion to Islam
Colin Kaepernick, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback who has protested America’s treatment of minorities by not standing during the national anthem at games, refuted internet rumors on Wednesday that...
View Article71-Year-Old Chicago Man Shot While Watering the Lawn
Video footage shows two people attempting to rob an elderly man named Federico LaGuardia before one of the assailants shot the 71-year-old while he was watering his front yard in Chicago. A neighbor...
View ArticlePresidential Candidate Gary Johnson Asks ‘And What is Aleppo?’
Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson answered a question on MSNBC’s Morning Joe about Aleppo — the heart of the Syrian civil war and refugee crisis — with another question: “And what is Aleppo?” The...
View ArticleHow For-Profit Colleges Could Spark the Next Financial Crisis
With the closing of for-profit college chain ITT Technical Institutes, as well as the pay-to-play suspicions hanging over Donald Trump with allegations that he violated Florida bribery laws in order...
View ArticleRyan Lochte Accepts 10 Month Swimming Ban After Gas Station Incident
Ryan Lochte is banned from swimming through next June and will forfeit $100,000 in bonus money that went with his gold medal at the Olympics, part of the penalty for his drunken encounter at a gas...
View Article1 Student Dead and Another Injured in Shooting at Texas High School
A female student at a West Texas high school died of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot after shooting and injuring another student, officials said. “The shooter appears to have shot...
View ArticleSee Barack and Michelle Obama’s Adorable Essence Cover
President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama landed the October cover of Essence for a special issue before they leave the White House in January. The Time Inc. publication interviewed the Obamas...
View ArticleFeds to Drop Charges Against Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell
(RICHMOND, Va.)— Federal prosecutors say they are moving to drop corruption charges against former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell. U.S. Attorney Dana Boente’s office said Thursday that prosecutors will...
View ArticleHow Indiana’s Religious Freedom Law Is Being Used to Defend Child Abuse and...
In February, Kin Park Thaing—a Burmese refugee living in Indianapolis—was charged with two counts of child abuse after allegedly striking her 7-year-old son multiple times with a plastic hanger....
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