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John Cusack

John Cusack apologizes for anti-Semitic tweet

Actor John Cusack is apologizing for tweeting an anti-Semitic cartoon and quotation after defending the post, then deleting ...

Activists allege racism in treatment of St. Louis prosecutor

Some black activists in St. Louis say there's an unfair racial component to criticism of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim ...

Buttigieg goes home to South Bend after man killed by police

South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg pulled himself off the presidential campaign trail Monday after the fatal shooting ...

Harvard pulls Parkland grad's admission over racist comments

A survivor of the Parkland school shooting announced Monday that Harvard University withdrew his admission over racist ...

Search warrant cites synagogue shooter's hatred of Judaism

The sole gunman in a Southern California synagogue shooting in which a woman was killed told an investigator he adopted his ...

Police: California man posted synagogue shooting threats

A San Francisco Bay Area man posted anti-Semitic threats in an online chatroom and threatened to commit a mass shooting at ...

Democrats favor more access to capital for black businesses

Four Democrats vying for their party's presidential nomination honed in on the economic concerns of the black community ...

Jerri Hrubes, DJ Hrubes, DJ Hrubes

Protesters demand firing of Utah cop who pulled gun on child

About 100 protesters gathered outside a police agency in northern Utah to demand an officer who pulled his gun on a ...

Correction: Oberlin College-Racial Dispute story

In a story June 13 about a $33 million jury award in a lawsuit against Oberlin College, The Associated Press reported ...

Man accused in New Zealand mosque killings pleads not guilty

The man accused of the New Zealand mosque attacks smirked as his lawyer entered not guilty pleas to terrorism, murder and ...

Mural of Muhammad Ali vandalized in Kentucky

A vandal has painted the words "racist," ''antisemitic" and "homophobe" on a mural of boxing champ Muhammad Ali in Kentucky.

Danny Glover

Danny Glover to testify at House slavery reparations hearing

The topic of reparations for slavery is headed to Capitol Hill for its first hearing in more than a decade with writer ...

12 white men sue San Francisco police for race, sex bias

Twelve white male San Francisco police officers are suing the city, arguing they were passed over for promotions because of ...

Joe Biden

Obama plays starring role in Biden's presidential campaign

During a campaign swing through Iowa this week, Joe Biden mentioned that his family recently dined with former President ...

1st black priest in US, ex-slave, positioned for sainthood

Pope Francis on Wednesday deemed the first known black Roman Catholic priest in the United States to be "venerable," ...

Boston museum hires firm to investigate racism reports

Boston's Museum of Fine Arts has hired an outside law firm to investigate reports that a group of minority middle school ...

Elaine Welteroth

Race, power, drive: Elaine Welteroth shares all in new book

When she was about to graduate from college, Elaine Welteroth came up with a life plan: She'd hit the top of a magazine ...

Report: Black Missouri drivers 91% more likely to be stopped

A report from Missouri's attorney general shows that black drivers across the state are 91% more likely than white motorists ...

MALI

Assailants raid village in Mali, killing at least 95 people

Assailants raided a central Mali village early Monday, killing at least 95 people in the latest massacre in a growing ethnic ...

Kamala Harris says prosecutor past will help defeat Trump

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris says her experience as a prosecutor has given her insight into trying to ...