March 21Coronavirus can bring Americans together, Bishop TD Jakes saysAs many religious services are being canceled in an attempt to stop the spread of coronavirus, Bishop T.D. Jakes said Friday that pandemic safeguards can be an opportunity to unite against “a common enemy.”
June 24, 2018Idle lawmakers' chair game outrages mother who lost her son in 2013A New York mother whose son was killed in a traffic accident is outraged that state politicians ended their 2018 session Thursday without renewing speed cameras – but had time for fun and games at the state capitol.
June 24, 2018Cop killer who murdered New York police officer in 1973 granted paroleA cop killer who murdered a New York City police officer in 1973 has been granted parole and will be released in July, the New York Post reported.
September 25, 2017Adopt-A-Nazi is Jewish group's answer to 'Patriot Prayer' rallyA Jewish association in San Francisco has launched an “Adopt-a-Nazi” fundraising campaign in opposition to a free speech rally taking place in the city next weekend.
January 29, 201760 years later, a plane crash and a jail prove ‘a blessing’ for one survivorOn Feb. 1, 1957, Miami-bound Northeast Airlines Flight 823 took off from New York’s La Guardia Airport in near-blizzard conditions. Less than a minute later, its twisted wreckage lay engulfed in flames in a jail yard in a wreck that killed 20 and remains one of the most enigmatic crashes in aviation history.
January 18, 2017Even All Dolled Up, The Two Faces Of Cuba Are All Too Easy To SeeThis is a land of contrasts: Young and old, vibrant and tired, joyful and hopeless. It is an architectural gem that rises to greet its visitors from impossibly blue waters.
October 15, 2015A baseball game where the players are underhanded and the only juice is TropicanaThis is 1864 base ball (two words in keeping with the era’s lexicon), and while Major League Baseball stars like Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun do their part to crush the game's good name, the men -- and women -- of the Vintage Base Ball Association are playing by different rules, showcasing America’s pastime in 9-inning contests to educate the public on the early history of the game they love.
May 7, 2015Don’t just fix the SAT – scrap it!The announcement that the College Board will give the SAT a makeover, the first revamp in a decade, is a welcome step toward the ultimate transformation: an end to the college entrance exam.
May 7, 2015America Needs More Stone-Faced WomenThe Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 125 year ago. Now, all these years later, it's time for U.S. leaders -- women and men -- to work in tandem to get more sculptures of women in the American landscape.
