The world’s biggest sporting event is coming to Paris. Not everyone’s happy
The date is set, venues have been chosen, tickets are on sale. CNN.com – RSS Channel The date is set, venues…
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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ may have a trans character. Here’s why fans say it matters
Fans and critics alike are praising the sequel to 2018’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” And there’s one thing some fans…
John Roberts upheld a key part of the Voting Rights Act. What will he do next on race?
When Chief Justice John Roberts began reading his decision in a voting rights dispute from the Supreme Court bench on…
Russia’s war in Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky has given his clearest indication yet that Ukraine’s long-awaited push to recapture land from Russia’s forces is…
What the chaos at Twitter means for the future of social movements
Twitter has been a powerful tool for social movements. But since Elon Musk acquired the platform last year, some organizers…
Large-scale study will culminate in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, a dream come true for historian Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Oxford University Press has announced a large-scale study that will culminate in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, the…
‘Pretending to live a civilian life’: How pro-Ukrainian residents of occupied Melitopol feel daily fear
Read a rare account of what it’s like to live under Russian occupation. CNN.com – RSS Channel Read a rare account…
A South Carolina woman mouthed ‘help me’ to a police officer during a traffic stop. Her passenger had just shot someone
A South Carolina police officer is being praised for her attention to detail during a traffic stop that led to…
Kakhovka dam collapse has made Black Sea a ‘garbage dump and animal cemetery,’ Ukraine warns
Floodwaters are receding following the collapse of the Kakhovka dam, but debris washed along the Dnipro river is turning Odesa’s…
Rolex or Faux-lex? Custom officers find fake luxury watches worth over $1.2 million at LAX
Rolex or Faux-lex? US Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles recently seized dozens of fake luxury watches that…