Ancestry.com Apologizes for Ad Showing Slavery-Era Interracial Couple
The genealogy company said it had pulled a video ad that depicted an interracial couple fleeing the antebellum South.
Before Fisher-Price’s Rock ’n Play Recall, Safety Fears and Dubious Marketing
The company knew for years about potential risks linked to its popular sleeper and about pediatricians’ objections to the way the product was being pitched to parents.
Gene Wolfe, Acclaimed Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 87
His four-book series “The Book of the New Sun” is considered one of the major works of the genre.
Raniya Wright, 10, Died of Natural Causes, Not Because of School Fight, Officials Say
Investigators said that Raniya, whose death caused an outpouring of grief and made national headlines, had a birth defect that caused a blood vessel in her brain to burst.
Americans Finally Got to See the Mueller Report. What Did They Think?
People of all political persuasions shared one feeling: disgust with the country’s leaders and a sense that important issues, such as health care, continued to be ignored.
The Long Run: Pete Buttigieg Fired South Bend’s Black Police Chief. It Still Stings.
Mr. Buttigieg’s firing of popular black police chief Darryl Boykins unleashed a blizzard of claims, counterclaims, lawsuits and anguish in the minority community.
Couple Who Tortured 12 Children in Their California Home Are Sentenced to Life
The couple starved, beat and shackled their children to their beds. Their crimes were only discovered when one child found the courage to escape and call for help.
Nipsey Hussle Was Hailed as a Hero. But to California Officials, He Was Still a Gangster.
“No one ever makes it off that list,” one expert said of the state’s gang database, which can be used to revoke parole and enhance punishments. “No one.”
Black Columbia Student Restrained by Campus Security
Alexander McNab, a Columbia University senior, was confronted by security officers after walking through the gates of Barnard College without showing his I.D. last week. The incident led to accusations of racial profiling.
Commuting While Pregnant: A Long Ride Could Be a Risky One
Traveling 50 or more miles to and from work may negatively affect unborn babies, a new study suggests.
House Democrats Subpoena Full Mueller Report, and the Underlying Evidence
The subpoena escalates a fight with Attorney General William P. Barr over what material Congress is entitled to see from the special counsel’s investigation.
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