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Four mass shootings in four states over one weekend left two people dead and 23 wounded. Americans mourn, communities recover and daily life goes on. The frequency of these attacks raises an unsettling question: how much violence can a society learn to live around?
Early voting is running ahead of the 2022 midterm pace in several states, while new polling finds Americans motivated by economic pressure, political dissatisfaction and control of Congress. But high early turnout doesn't necessarily tell us who will win—or how many people will ultimately vote.
Seven years after a Pew Research Center survey exposed sharp racial and political divisions over blackface, newer polling suggests the disagreement hasn’t gone away. The findings raise questions about historical awareness, cultural expression and what Americans consider fair game on Halloween.
The invitation is warm. The menu is expensive. I have been the guy paying for rounds I never drank and the guy picking the spot, and saying no shouldn’t mean admitting more than you want your friends to know.
I Wrote About Britt McHenry’s Career 11 Years Ago. Another Public Confrontation Has Brought Me Back.
In 2015, I argued that the former ESPN reporter could rebuild her reputation through accountability and meaningful action. After a confrontation at an NBA game and reports of her departure from the State Department, I’m revisiting what professional redemption actually requires.
For drivers, a new gas station is a convenience. For its owner, it’s an investment. For the family next door, it can mean more cars pulling in and out, bright lights, delivery trucks, noise and worries about fuel emissions. Houston has no conventional zoning to keep homes and businesses apart the way many U.S. cities do, and those competing interests are now at the center of a proposal to limit where gas stations can go.
Ulta Beauty, Lowe's and Home Depot are facing scrutiny over license plate surveillance technology. Retailers say the cameras help prevent theft, but customers and privacy advocates want to know what happens to the information collected.
Black Americans can defend a distinct history, culture and political claim without treating every disagreement with the broader diaspora as evidence of disloyalty.
A narrow council vote clears the way for a $68 million sale of the Atlanta City Detention Center to Fulton County. That revives a question the city once said it had answered: whether more jail space is the fix for a broken jail.
From the G-Unit G6 to Baby Phat, Apple Bottoms and VIBE in print, the brands of the early 2000s are back. True Religion shows what a real comeback takes, and Reebok still has to prove it can sell more than memories.
Every election cycle, political campaigns spend millions of dollars trying to identify the voters who could determine the outcome. They purchase advertising, organize rallies, recruit volunteers and commission research to understand which communities might help deliver a victory. Yet in Ohio, one of the most consequential political constituencies has remained largely disconnected from the electoral process: hundreds of thousands of eligible Black voters who are not casting ballots.
The FAA approved the 737 MAX 10 after nearly a decade, two fatal crashes and a door plug blowout. A certificate says the plane meets the rules, but Boeing can only win back public confidence one uneventful flight at a time.