Judge removed from long-running gang and racketeering case against rapper Young Thug and others
ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the long-running racketeering and gang prosecution against rapper Young Thug and others has been removed from the case after two defendants sought his recusal, citing a meeting the judge held with prosecutors and a state witness. Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville had put the case in […]
Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower Peter Buxtun has died at age 86
NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Buxtun, the whistleblower who revealed that the U.S. government allowed hundreds of Black men in rural Alabama to go untreated for syphilis in what became known as the Tuskegee study, has died. He was 86. Buxtun died May 18 of Alzheimer’s disease in Rocklin, California, according to his attorney, Minna […]
NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Davis says he was unjustly handcuffed and ‘humiliated’ on a flight
DENVER (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis said Monday he was “humiliated” after being handcuffed and removed from a United Airlines flight, then later apologized to by law enforcement, over the weekend. Davis, who previously played for the Denver Broncos, wrote in an Instagram post that he had tapped a flight attendant […]
Plaskett calls out ‘hypocritical’ Republicans, condemns Trump for telling supporters to ‘fight’ after shooting
Democratic Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett slammed Republicans for suggesting Democrats were to blame for the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Plaskett, a former House impeachment manager in a case against Trump, also called out the Republican presidential nominee for telling his supporters to “fight, fight, fight” just moments after a nearly-deadly bullet grazed his […]
Space Agent: Scientist Ariel Ekblaw Is Pioneering Projects Designed to Help Us Thrive in Space
Take your vision of the future, multiply it by a few light-years, and you have a glimpse into the possibilities in the mind and career of Ariel Ekblaw. She’s the founding director of the MIT Space Exploration Initiative and co-founder and CEO of Aurelia Institute, a nonprofit education and research center and space architecture research […]
5 Benefits of Having Dogs at Work
Pets became a mainstay in home offices during the pandemic, offering a refreshing sense of levity during the business day. When the world switched to remote work, 23 million households in America added a pet to their family, and pets’ roles were elevated to the coworkers we never knew we needed. Dogs at work began […]