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Alabama mail-bomber the oldest executed in US modern times

An Alabama man convicted of sending mail bombs during a wave of Southern terror has been executed for killing a federal ...

2 black men arrested at Starbucks get an apology from police

Rashon Nelson initially brushed it off when the Starbucks manager told him he couldn't use the restroom because he wasn't a ...

Confederate flag-bearing trucks met with opposition outside Bay City Western High

Student says Confederate flag theft sparked protests

A student who led a two-day demonstration outside of his central Michigan high school this week said it was in response to ...

Syracuse fraternity suspended after racist videos released

Video showing a group of men laughing uproariously at performances punctuated by racist language against blacks, Jews and ...

2,000 Kachin trapped by Myanmar fighting lack food, medicine

Community leaders from the Christian ethnic Kachin community have called for urgent medical attention for about 2,000 ...

Students protest over racist slurs on Indiana college campus

Dozens of students confronted the president of western Indiana's DePauw University over racist messages recently found around ...

Starbucks incident highlights perils of shopping while black

It was a surreal scene that is part of daily life for many black Americans and minorities, an everyday moment gone wrong, ...

Confederate flag-bearing trucks met with opposition outside Bay City Western High

Confederate flag-bearing trucks park outside Michigan school

Students and others with Confederate flags flying from or painted on their pickup trucks parked for a second day outside of ...

Charlize Theron

Theron's not leaving the US due to racism but is concerned

Charlize Theron isn't leaving the United States over racism concerns. But the white South Africa-born actress, who has ...

Starbucks to close stores for an afternoon for bias training

Starbucks, moving swiftly to confront a racially charged uproar over the arrest of two black men at one of its stores in ...

Former Minnesota FBI agent cites racism in explaining leak

A black former Minnesota FBI counterterrorism agent pleaded guilty Tuesday to leaking classified documents to a reporter, ...

The Latest: Police release call from Starbucks employee

The Latest on the arrests of two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Philadelphia police have ...

White woman charged in parking lot spat with black women

A 71-year-old white woman has been charged with battery after she and her son argued with two black female service members ...

Myanmar's president grants amnesty to over 8,500 prisoners

Myanmar President Win Myint has granted amnesty to more than 8,500 prisoners, reportedly including at least three dozen ...

Starbucks to train workers on 'unconscious bias,' CEO says

Starbucks wants to add training for store managers on "unconscious bias," CEO Kevin Johnson said Monday, as activists held ...

Mayor calls video of officer punching man 'disturbing'

The mayor of a Massachusetts city is calling a video that shows a police officer punch a black Harvard University student ...

Rachel Robinson, Sharon Robinson

Robinson's daughter says black MLBers reluctant to speak out

Jackie Robinson's daughter thinks black baseball players are more reluctant to speak publicly about racial issues than their ...

Starbucks CEO apologizes to 2 black men arrested

Starbucks sells itself as a community gathering spot as much as a coffeehouse, a welcoming place with comfortable chairs for ...

Police chief: Officers did nothing wrong in Starbucks arrest

Philadelphia's police commissioner on Saturday defended officers who arrested two black men at a Starbucks, prompting ...

Louisiana takes aim at Jim Crow-era jury law

Louisiana is one of only two states in the country allowing a non-unanimous jury to convict a defendant of a felony, and a ...