Mexican American woman becomes first NCAA Division I female kicker at an HBCU
A Mexican American woman has become the first female kicker at Jackson State University, a NCAA Division I Historically Black College and University. Leilani Armenta told CNN she was nervous when she stepped onto the field during the team's September 23 game against rival Bethune-Cookman University, but she knew she had a job to do. She said she just focused on playing the game.
2023-10-14 20:52
US Supreme Court's Jackson urges nation's history of racism to be taught
By Andrew Chung U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday called for a commitment to remember
2023-09-16 03:51
Justice Jackson implores Americans to 'own even the darkest parts of our past' in speech commemorating 60th anniversary of 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday implored Americans to "own even the darkest parts of our past" in a speech commemorating 60 years since the deadly 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.
2023-09-16 01:58
Locals see echoes of Jacksonville's past in racist attack that killed Black residents
As the nation learned that a White man killed three Black people in a racist attack in Jacksonville, Florida, Saturday, it renewed for many the sense of urgency to confront the racism that still permeates the United States.
2023-08-30 04:57
The Jacksonville gunman's dad called 911 after the deadly rampage started. Here's what he said about his son
Authorities have released details from a 911 call made by the father of Ryan Christopher Palmeter -- the gunman who killed three people in what authorities called a racially motivated rampage at a Dollar General store in Florida.
2023-08-30 03:28
Why some right-wing activists zeroed in on the Jacksonville shooting
Why some right-wing activists are spreading rumours about writings by the gunman.
2023-08-29 07:53
Post-pandemic, world facing gloomy stew of debt, trade wars and poor productivity
By Howard Schneider JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming Record levels of government debt, geopolitical tensions that threaten to split the
2023-08-28 23:28
A federal hate crime investigation is underway after a racially motivated shooting left 3 people dead in Jacksonville, officials say. Here's what we know
A federal hate crime investigation is underway after a White gunman with a swastika-emblazoned assault rifle killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday, authorities said.
2023-08-28 14:17
DeSantis leaves campaign trail and returns to Florida amid crises
With a tropical storm intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico and Florida's largest city reeling from a racially motivated attack that left three Black people dead, Gov. Ron DeSantis left the campaign trail Sunday and returned to his state to navigate the crises.
2023-08-28 07:58
Jacksonville gunman was turned away from historically Black university before racist shooting that killed 3 at nearby store, authorities say
The gunman who killed three people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday had earlier been turned away from the campus of a historically Black university -- just blocks away from the site of the shooting that targeted Black people, authorities said.
2023-08-27 13:50
'Multiple fatalities' in shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, mayor says
There are "multiple fatalities" from a shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, Saturday afternoon, Mayor Donna Deegan told CNN.
2023-08-27 05:30
Fed's long-term GDP outlook is dismal; the economy hasn't got the message yet
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON After puzzling for years over the sluggish U.S. rebound from the 2007-2009 recession, the
2023-08-21 18:20