With the Greensboro sit-in, Joseph McNeil helped spark a movement As one of the “Greensboro Four,” he helped kick off the sit-in movement with his 1960 protest at a segregated lunch counter. Workers are getting fired, placed on leave over Charlie Kirk posts Reactions to the conservative activist’s killing have become a litmus test for employers’ tolerance for political speech by employees, in public and private. Florida man who killed 2 women set for lethal injection next month, extending execution record A Florida man convicted of killing two women whose bodies were found in a rural pond in 1996 is scheduled to be put to death in October under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who continues to set a record pace for executions Trump calls on all NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil, threatens 50% to 100% tariffs on China Patel faces congressional hearings after missteps in Kirk assassination probe and turmoil at FBI FBI Director Kash Patel is bracing for scrutiny over his leadership of the Charlie Kirk investigation and other areas when he appears before Congress this coming week for oversight hearings |
Train attack video reignites fury over withheld footage of Austin Metcalf killing Karmelo Anthony faces first-degree murder charge for allegedly stabbing Austin Metcalf at a Texas track meet, with supporters claiming self-defense. Van Hollen Criticizes Democratic Leaders for Delay in Endorsing Mamdani At an annual fund-raiser in Iowa, the Maryland Democrat said he supported Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City and said people were sick of “spineless politics.” U.C. Berkeley Gives Names of Students and Faculty to Government for Antisemitism Probe The University of California, Berkeley, told around 160 people that their names were in documents related to antisemitism complaints that were demanded by the Trump administration. |