The federal ruling vacating New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game suspension prompted the Jets’ Brandon Marshall to insist that whites—especially white quarterbacks—enjoy an easier go in the NFL than black players.
A poet who slaved away for years but received nothing but rejection letters from publishers decided to change his name to an ethnic Asian-sounding name to see if that would turn the trick to get him published. The ethnic pseudonym worked, but once poetry fans found out about the name change, controversy ensued.
The Texas high school football players under investigation for blindsiding a referee during a game last week say the official made racial comments to them before they attacked him.
A man in Adams County, Colorado, is wondering why a county sheriff ticketed him for a broken windshield as he sat in the parking lot of the very place that was about to replace the window, a local TV station reports.
A pair of white teens were viciously attacked by a large group of black youths after a fireworks display at a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania festival on Sunday evening, authorities report.
Officials at Kansas State University have apologized for a misfired halftime show during this weekend’s game that seemed to depict a sex toy attacking a giant Jayhawk.
As Sunday drew to a close in Chicago, the Labor Day weekend so far has seen a high toll of dead and wounded with six killed and 27 wounded between Friday and Sunday. The murders came fast on Friday with
Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig, famous for constantly advising Democrats on how to beat Republicans, is about to get his chance to prove his case as he throws his own hat into the ring for the Democratic nomination for president.
After beating a white victim and trying to steal his car, an armed African American car thief in Detroit reportedly told a black bystander that he didn’t have anything to worry about because, the thief proclaimed, he “only robs white
Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby insisted that there is no connection between the recent social unrest and riots and the city’s growing murder rate. Mosby also blamed Democratic Presidential candidate and former Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley for setting the stage for this year’s mounting violence.
A 19-year-old man was arrested in Chicago and charged with the accidental killing of an 11-year-old family member. Police say the suspect was handling a gun when it went off, striking the child.
A new study conducted by researchers at North Carolina State University finds that students who have a southern or Appalachian accent are often discriminated against at the nation’s colleges and universities because of how they sound.
Two young women have been apprehended and charged with spray-painting about a dozen graffiti images around Poplar Bluff, Missouri, of a gun pointing at the head of a police officer, authorities said Friday.
Celebrated Triple Crown-winner American Pharoah will continue racing this year, at least until the Breeder’s Cup, the horse’s owner announced on Thursday.
Abram Belles, a 91-year-old WWII veteran from Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, was all set to be ushered out of the home he’s lived in for almost 70 years because of an overdue tax bill. But nearly 200 people on the Internet unexpectedly rallied to his side to raise the money he needed to stay in his home.
A man has been arrested in California for the theft of a duplicate of O.J. Simpson’s 1968 Heisman trophy, stolen in 1994 from a display case at USC.
The Department of Veterans Affairs office Inspector General has released a report revealing that about 307,000 sick veterans have died while waiting for care on the VA’s eligibility waiting list. In fact, the report finds that many have been dead for more than four years.
School districts across the country are rushing to make policies for the tiny number of students who claim to be transgender. The latest to make such a policy is the Troy, Ohio, school district which has added a “gender neutral” bathroom policy, causing gay and transgender groups to descend upon the town to celebrate the decision.
Chicago White Sox star Shoeless Joe Jackson, banned from Major League Baseball for his involvement in a cheating scandal back in 1919, won’t posthumously win back the good graces of MLB anytime soon. On Tuesday, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred refused a request to re-instate Jackson.
Target’s latest motto is “expect more, pay less.” But now, in one Chicago store, Target customers just might be allowed to drink more while they are paying less with a new drink-while-you-shop service.
A new study finds that more college-age kids are now smoking pot than they are tobacco.
Police in Amherst, Ohio say that a woman who smashed her car into a private residence was high at the time of the accident that killed a mother and seriously injured her baby inside the home.
Students at a Missouri high school staged a walk out in support of a boy who has insisted that as a transgender student he should be allowed to use the girl’s locker room and bathrooms.
An employee for a Cincinnati, Ohio, area minor league baseball team claims that he was fired for putting a halt to his work when the National Anthem began playing.
Heisman Trophy-winner Herschel Walker says that Donald Trump just might get his vote in the upcoming primary elections, even as he admits that his choice may upset some.
