Congressional Hearing On Slavery Reparations Set For Wednesday
A proposal to create a commission to study reparations for African-Americans comes as the presidential election season is kicking into gear. Some Democratic hopefuls support reparations.
California Utility PG&E To Pay $1 Billion To Local Governments For Wildfire Damage
Attorneys for a group of counties and cities announced the proposed settlement Tuesday to help cover taxpayer losses from wildfires dating back to 2015.
Humongous Horns: Texas Longhorn From Alabama Sets Guinness World Record
This steer isn’t much different from other Texas longhorns except it holds a world record. Poncho Via’s horns were measured at nearly 11-feet wide, that’s longer than the Statue of Liberty’s face.
Kushner Meets With Bipartisan Architects Of Dreamer Legislation
Jared Kushner met privately with Sens. Lindsey Graham and Dick Durbin, the two architects of plans to provide citizenship for those brought to the country illegally as children.
In Rural Wyoming, This Program Is Designed To Help Patients Manage Medical Needs
Managing chronic pain can be particularly difficult for people in rural areas because of the necessity of frequent doctor visits. Volunteers in rural Wyoming are trying to help.
Harvard Rescinds Offer To Parkland Survivor After Discovery Of Racist Comments
Kyle Kashuv, a Parkland student survivor, was accepted into Harvard, but after the university discovered racist slurs he made when he was 16, the offer was rescinded.
President Trump Threatens Mass Deportation Of Immigrants
President Trump threatened to deport “millions” of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will begin the process as soon as “next week.”
How Ohio’s Cuyahoga River Came Back To Life 50 Years After It Caught On Fire
The Cleveland river’s 1969 burning inspired Randy Newman’s song and endless jokes. But its cleanup has been such a success that environmental officials travel from around the world to take notes.
On A Tiny Island, Comedian Delivers A Graduation Speech For One
Gwen Lynch of Cuttyhunk, an island off the coast of Massachusetts, was the only graduate of her one-room school this year. “It really is lonely,” she said.
Google Will Devote $1 Billion To Try To Tame Housing Costs In Bay Area
Over the next 10 years, Google hopes to help bring 20,000 new homes to the local market. Part of the company’s plan calls for rezoning land it owns for residential use.
‘The Accident Of Color’ Looks At The Failure Of Reconstruction
Daniel Brook has written a book that goes a long way to injecting thoughtfulness into popular notions of the history of race and racism in America, but doesn’t delve far enough into class conflict.
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