Black victims underrepresented in named violent crime laws
CLEVELAND — The slayings of Reagan Tokes and Alianna DeFreeze had much in common.
NBC, union investigate ‘America’s Got Talent’ racism report
LOS ANGELES — NBC and the union that represents television performers are investigating an allegation by an “America’s Got Talent” judge that she was ...
2020 Watch: Why Biden is blitzing Iowa and more questions
NEW YORK — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
‘I know Joe’s heart’: Why black voters are backing Joe Biden
After Kamala Harris challenged Joe Biden’s past opposition to school busing in a nationally televised Democratic presidential debate, the former vice ...
Mississippi fire department roiled by noose in locker
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — There’s little disagreement that the object found in a white Mississippi firefighter’s locker was a hangman’s noose. But as with ...
Flames coach Bill Peters quits; accused of slurs, abuse
Bill Peters resigned as coach of the Calgary Flames on Friday after allegedly making racist slurs at a Nigerian-born player in the minors and kicking ...
Aliu calls Flames coach’s apology ‘misleading, insincere’
Akim Aliu is not happy with the apology Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters issued for a racial slur he allegedly used when both were in the minors 10 ye...
Labour says UK health service ‘for sale’ in US trade talks
LONDON — Britain’s health system became a battleground in the country’s election campaign on Wednesday, as opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corby...
US criticizes China for abuses revealed by leaked cables
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that a cache of leaked documents proves that Chinese authorities are engaged in massive and s...
Buddhist nationalists claim victory in Sri Lankan election
KANDY, Sri Lanka — In this mountain city that was for centuries home to Sri Lanka’s kings and in recent years has been riven by religious violence, Bu...
Calgary coach in limbo after allegedly using racial slurs
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bill Peters’ status as the Calgary Flames coach — and whatever future he might have in the sport — have been placed into question whil...
Labour’s Corbyn struggles to contain anti-Semitism charge
LONDON — Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn struggled Tuesday to defuse harsh criticism about anti-Semitism leveled at both himself and the party by Br...
Probe of police shooting could revive scrutiny of Buttigieg
The deadly shooting of an African American man by a white police officer this summer in South Bend, Indiana, highlighted Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s strugg...
Flames investigating allegation head coach used racial slurs
PITTSBURGH — Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving said the team is looking into an accusation that head coach Bill Peters directed racial slu...
Top UK rabbi slams Labour, says ‘soul of nation’ at risk
LONDON — Britain’s most senior Jewish religious leader stepped into Britain’s election campaign Monday, saying the country’s main opposition leader ha...
Rabbis urge teaching of empathy to counteract religious hate
NEW YORK — At a time when anti-Semitic incidents are on the rise worldwide, schools should take steps to teach empathy as an antidote to racism and re...
Jerome meets Jasmine: Fed chief observes economic struggles
EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell normally spends his days in the marble halls of Washington, meeting with senators ...
Secret documents reveal how China mass detention camps work
The watch towers, double-locked doors and video surveillance in the Chinese camps are there “to prevent escapes.” Uighurs and other minorities held in...
A second chance on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO — With the echo of African drums, Fairfield Avenue comes alive.
Michael Bloomberg launches Democratic presidential bid
NEW YORK — Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the world’s richest men, has formally launched a Democratic bid for pr...
Harris hopes to make ‘magic’ with black women in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Aside a wall of 2-foot-tall letters spelling out “Black Women Lead,” behind a podium bearing a “Black Women for Kamala” sign, Kamala ...
Analysis: Warren has a plan to win support from black women
ATLANTA — Winning black female voters? On Thursday night in Atlanta, Sen. Elizabeth Warren showed she has a plan for that.
Syracuse U, shaken by racism, welcomes the holiday break
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Benny Callahan didn’t leave her dorm for two straight days this week.
Leading white Democrats court black votes; some find trouble
ATLANTA — Coming out of their debate in a key center of black America, the leading Democratic presidential contenders aimed Thursday for the party’s c...
Survey: About 1 in 4 Europeans hold anti-Semitic beliefs
BERLIN — About one in four Europeans hold anti-Semitic beliefs, with such attitudes on the rise in eastern countries and mostly steady in the west, ac...
Netanyahu challenger fails to form coalition
JERUSALEM — Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief rival announced Wednesday that he had failed to form a new government, dashing his hopes of toppling the long-t...
US schools try to diversify mainly white teaching ranks
WATERBURY, Conn. — It wasn’t until she became a high school senior that Kayla Ireland had another black person as a teacher in Waterbury, a former man...
Syracuse University janitor battles racism with kindness
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A janitor who removed racist graffiti at Syracuse University has started a campaign of kindness.
Israel to host largest event ever focused on anti-Semitism
JERUSALEM — Israeli officials announced Wednesday that dozens of world leaders will arrive in Jerusalem for the largest-ever gathering focused on comb...
US Latinas need twice the time to match white male’s income
WASHINGTON — Government figures show that on average, Latinas in the United States are paid 54 cents for every dollar that a white, non-Hispanic male ...