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A grand jury declined Monday to indict the rookie police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice in a Cleveland park in November, 2014. In yet another racially charged case in which a black youth was killed by a white officer, the grand jury refused to indict either of the two officers involved in…
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Clayton Homes has used a pattern of deception to help extract billions from poor customers around the country — particularly people of color, who make up a substantial and growing portion of its business. The company is controlled by Warren Buffett, one of the world’s richest men. Third of a series GALLUP, N.M. — After…
Moustafa Bayoumi is a professor of English at Brooklyn College, where I teach political science. His book, “This Muslim American Life,” came out in September. It’s a fascinating collection of pieces—sometimes hilarious, often unsettling, always probing and provocative—about, well, Muslim life in America, past and present. There’s a mini-memoir about the time Moustafa worked as…
Two weeks before my son’s 16th birthday, after shrugging off my suggestions that we do something to celebrate, he emailed me a wish list that included $350 sneakers. The apparently coveted Y-3 Retro Boost looked, to me, exactly like regular black sneakers with white soles, but also included some complicated loop at the heel. Perhaps…
“Fifty Years of Walking in Space and What We Found There” includes context cards with videos about the first space walk in 1965, NASA TV, and space robots. Even in an era of online, hyperlinked journalism, many stories need more than 140 characters. So MIT Media Lab researchers are working on storytelling techniques that combine…
Those of us in favor of stronger laws to abate gun violence mostly support our cause by arguing against the claims of the gun lobby (roughly, the N.R.A. and gun manufacturers). It should by now be obvious that this is a waste of time. The case for action is overwhelming, but there’s no chance of…
Nearly a thousand times this year, an American police officer has shot and killed a civilian. When the people hired to protect their communities end up killing someone, they can be called heroes or criminals — a judgment that has never come more quickly or searingly than in this era of viral video, body cameras…
The 7 train in Queens. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — This year’s resolution: take the bus more. The MTA is planning another round of 7 train service disruptions in 2016, with no trains running between Long Island City and Manhattan for eight weekends next year, according to the agency….
Do you have what it takes to play a leading role in implementing NewsHour’s social media strategy and outreach? PBS NewsHour is seeking an enthusiastic Social Media Editor who will manage the sharing of NewsHour reporting from broadcast and online across social media platforms and explore new channels for future engagement, helping to grow NewsHour’s…