A small venture capital player becomes a symbol in the fight over corporate diversity policies
NEW YORK (AP) – A venture capital firm that has backed buzzy new companies like restaurant chain Slutty Vegan and beauty brand Live Tinted has become symbolic of the fight over corporate diversity policies since becoming a target of a […]
Read MoreGates Foundation commits $200 million to pay for medical supplies and contraception
NEW YORK (AP) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $200 million to help save the lives of mothers and children during child birth, as the largest American philanthropic donor throws its weight behind the issue during the nonprofit’s […]
Read MoreActing Temple University president JoAnne A. Epps dies after falling ill on stage
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Temple University acting president JoAnne A. Epps died Tuesday shortly after becoming ill on stage during a memorial service, officials said, describing her loss as a gut punch and struggling through emotion as they recalled her nearly […]
Read MoreMaryland apologizes to man wrongly convicted of murder, agrees to $340K payment for years in prison
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – A man wrongly convicted of two separate violent crimes will be compensated by the state of Maryland after spending years behind bars, including over a year after he had been proven innocent. A Maryland board approved […]
Read MoreRetrial date set for man who claims self-defense in shooting death of former NFL star Will Smith
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A Feb. 5 retrial date was set Wednesday for the man whose 2016 manslaughter conviction in the shooting death of former NFL star Will Smith was overturned because the jury’s verdict was not unanimous. Cardell Hayes, […]
Read MoreAlabama school band director says he was ‘just doing my job’ before police arrested him
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama high school band director said Wednesday that he was just “doing my job” when police officers arrested him and shocked him with a stun gun after he refused to immediately stop the band as […]
Read MoreRepublican legislatures flex muscles to keep power in closely divided North Carolina and Wisconsin
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – In 2020, North Carolina seemed the model of an evenly-divided swing state. Then-President Donald Trump barely won, beating Democrat Joe Biden by just over a percentage point. Meanwhile, the state’s Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, won reelection […]
Read MoreNCAA troubled by UNC criticism of handling of Walker waiver, says committee members received threats
(AP) – The NCAA Board of Directors said Tuesday it was “troubled” by North Carolina’s public criticism of the decision to deny an eligibility waiver to Tar Heels transfer receiver Tez Walker, adding that some committee members have received threats of […]
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