11-Year-Old Detroit Boy Charged With Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting of 3-Year-Old

(The Root) – An 11-year-old Detroit boy has been charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of 3-year-old Elijah Walker in what police are calling a...

What Do We Really Mean When We Talk About Cultural Appropriation

Mass Incarceration’s Failure: America’s Bias in Arrest, Conviction and Sentencing

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Gas Prices Dropping, Could Hit $2 a Gallon

WASHINGTON (McClatchy) – Think of it as Christmas in August. Gasoline prices are expected to drop sharply this month and might be approaching $2 a gallon in...

Economists Dump on Trump Boast to Bring Jobs Back from China

PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump vows to bring back the millions of American jobs lost to China and other foreign competitors...

How Much More Does the CEO Make? You May Find Out

MARCY GORDON, AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — CEOs make a lot more than the average working Joe or Jane. And in the near future, Americans...

Zimbabwean Trial of Guide in Cecil Killing is Postponed

FARAI MUTSAKA, Associated Press HWANGE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Two professional hunters appeared in a Zimbabwean court Wednesday, each accused in separate cases of helping Americans kill...

Attackers from Nigeria Kill 9, Kidnap Dozens from Cameroon

EDWIN KINDZEKA MOKI, Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Suspected Boko Haram fighters have killed at least 9 people and kidnapped dozens, including children and teenagers,...

South Sudan Shutters 2 Newspapers in Apparent Crackdown

JASON PATINKIN, Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The South Sudanese government has stopped operations of two newspapers, editors at the publications said Wednesday, in...