Ex-Louisiana Trooper Acquitted of Violating Black Motorists’s Rights
A former Louisiana state trooper was acquitted on Wednesday of a charge that he violated the civil rights of a Black man when he repeatedly clubbed him with a flashlight…
Six Former Mississippi Officers Face Civil Rights Charges in Assault on 2 Black Men
Six white former law enforcement officers from Mississippi have been charged with federal civil rights offenses several months after they raided a home where prosecutors said two Black men were…
Medical Group Backs Youth Gender Treatments, but Calls for Research Review
The American Academy of Pediatrics backed gender-related treatments for children on Thursday, reaffirming its position from 2018 on a medical approach that has since been banned in 19 states. But…
Two U.S. Navy Sailors Charged With Helping Chinese
Two Navy sailors in Southern California were arrested and accused of providing military secrets and sensitive information to Chinese intelligence officers, according to a pair of federal indictments unsealed on…
LK-99 Is the Ambient Superconductor of the Summer
When Sinéad Griffin of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California had some new findings to share about a seemingly magical material that has made users of Twitter go gaga, she…
Episode 5: The Outcomes – The New York Times
Listen and follow ‘The Retrievals’Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Amazon Music Outcomes of fertility treatment are typically measured by whether or not the patient has a baby. The…
Opinion | Movies to Sell Us on the American Dream
If there’s anything more American than apple pie, it’s Coca-Cola, Levi’s and Harley-Davidson. With faith in most American institutions — from the government to the press to schools — floundering,…
Enslaved Black People in Maryland Linked to 42,000 Living Relatives
A construction team working on a highway expansion in Maryland in 1979 discovered human remains on the grounds of an 18th-century ironworks. Eventually, archaeologists uncovered 35 graves in a cemetery…
Opinion | The Real, Hidden Truth About College Admissions
Bob Vickery of Philadelphia cited classics in this category, including “Summertime” from “Porgy and Bess,” The Drifters’ “Under the Boardwalk” and Frank Sinatra’s “Summer Wind.” Bob Entwistle of Madison, Wis.,…
Rishi Sunak Home Scaled by Greenpeace Protesters in Britain
Greenpeace activists, angered by Britain’s decision to issue new licenses for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea, took their opposition to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday —…
The Best Chilaquiles You’ve Ever Had
It’s tough to paint a picture of my first chilaquiles plate, but I’ll try: simmering green salsa on a pastel dish, covering crispy tortilla chips cracking like eggshells against a…
Body of Migrant Found in Texas’s Buoy Barrier in Rio Grande
The body of a person who drowned in the Rio Grande was found Wednesday in the floating barrier of buoys installed by the state of Texas to deter migrant crossings…
Threats, Beatings, Extortion: The Violent World of Fire-Truck Chasers
When a house is on fire, firefighters race toward the flames. But they aren’t the only ones. Right behind them are workers in a little-known industry who offer traumatized homeowners…
Colombia Rebel Group ELN and Government Begin Cease-Fire
A cease-fire between the Colombian government and the country’s largest remaining rebel group took effect on Thursday, the longest halt to hostilities the group has agreed to and a milestone…