A teacher made a Hitler joke in the classroom. It tore the school apart
Source: New York Times Ben Frisch opened his Feb. 14 pre-calculus class at Friends Seminary the same way that he opened all his classes over the course of his 34 […]
President Trump Is Using His Anti-Mueller Playbook on Woodward
Source: Time By BRIAN BENNETT and RYAN TEAGUE BECKWITH For President Donald Trump, Bob Woodward presents a similar challenge as Robert Mueller. The two men are veterans of the Washington Establishment, respected by […]
Ayanna Pressley: African-American woman wins Massachusetts primary
Source: BBC News Ayanna Pressley is set to become the first African-American woman elected to the US Congress in Massachusetts, following a primary upset. The 44-year-old Boston city councillor beat […]
Is God Alive or Dead: A Metaphor for the Scriptures from the US Constitution?
A growing share of Americans (55%) say the Supreme Court should base its rulings on what the Constitution “means in current times,” rather than what it “meant as originally written.” […]
Joe Biden Was Spotted Running and Everyone Made the Same Joke
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME September 3, 2018 Former Vice President Joe Biden was spotted running in Pittsburgh on Monday, and the internet couldn’t resist turning it into a joke. Biden […]
Abraham Lincoln’s administration sought the advice of Muslims on the issue of slavery
Abraham Lincoln’s administration sought the advice of Muslims on the issue of slavery. In 1864, General Pasha of Tunisia wrote to the U.S. Sec. of State urging him – “in […]
How the South Memorializes — and Forgets — Its History of Lynching
Source: Time Text by Sherrilyn Ifill | Photographs by Johnathon Kelso Between 1877 and 1950, more than 4,400 black Americans were killed by lynching in the United States. Our nation has always preferred to […]
Former ER Actress Vanessa Marquez Shot and Killed By Police After Pointing BB Gun at Officers
Source: Time By GINA MARTINEZ Former ER actress Vanessa Marquez was shot and killed by California police after pointing a BB gun at officers, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau detectives confirmed. […]
Mike Pence’s problem with science
Source: CNN By Michael D’Antonio and Peter Eisner (CNN)This is the third in a series of three op-eds tracing the long path of Vice President Mike Pence’s ambition, from college, […]
US pastor held in Turkey prepared to go to European court: lawyer
Source: Al Jazeera By Umut Uras A US pastor under house arrest in Turkey is prepared take his case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) unless the Turkish judiciary sets […]
American Lawmakers Push to Sanction Chinese Officials Over Xinjiang Camps
Source: Wall Street Journal By Josh Chin and Eva Dou BEIJING—Members of Congress are pressuring the Trump administration to confront Beijing over the mass roundup of Muslims in internment camps, urging travel […]
Growing Catholic insurgency threatens top cardinal in Washington
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke and Rosa Flores, CNN Washington (CNN)The attorney general for the nation’s capital. The president of a Catholic college. Teachers at a celebrated Catholic elementary school. A former White […]
Poll: 60 percent disapprove of Trump, while clear majorities back Mueller and Sessions
Source: The Washington Post By Philip Rucker and Scott Clement President Trump’s disapproval rating has hit a high point of 60 percent, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll that also finds that […]
Most Americans say more women running for Congress is a good thing, as hope for a female president grows
Source: Pew Research Center BY RUTH IGIELNIK AND JULIANA MENASCE HOROWITZ Women are running for Congress in record numbers this year, and most Americans say this is a good thing. But there’s little consensus among […]
Chicago police have made arrests in only about 27 percent of homicide
‘Ain’t nobody been locked up. And they ain’t trying to solve nothing.’ Source: The Washington Post By Wesley Lowery August 30 at 8:00 AM CHICAGO — Deangelo Norwood had been in the […]
Photographer’s goal to take series of photos across America , symbolizing chapters of the Quran
Intimate portraits show the diversity of America’s Muslims Source: CNN Written by Bard Wilkinson, CNN “When you look at my series,” said photographer Carlos Khalil Guzman, “the stereotype that Muslims can […]
Texas ex-officer is sentenced to 15 years for killing an unarmed teen
By Faith Karimi and Emanuella Grinberg, CNN (CNN) A Texas jury sentenced a former police officer to 15 years in prison Wednesday night for the shooting death of an unarmed […]
More People Died in Hurricane Maria than on 911: Where is the Outrage?
Epigraph: Whoever saves a life, it would be as if he or she has saved the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) How Puerto Rico’s death toll climbed from 64 […]
American Catholics’ demands for reform intensify after letter implicates Pope Francis in sex abuse coverup
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer and Michelle Boorstein August 28 at 7:01 AM In the wake of a summer of sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic Church, topped this weekend […]
‘Do Not Despair of Our Present Difficulties.’ Read John McCain’s Powerful Farewell Letter
Source: Time By KATIE REILLY Updated: August 27, 2018 4:17 PM ET In a final letter written before his death, the late Arizona Sen. John McCain said he had enjoyed “experiences, adventures and […]