WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A teacher has resigned from a North Carolina charter school after telling Black students in her class that if not for the Constitution, they would be her “field slaves,” a comment that one parent said brought attention to other racist incidents at the school. Winterville Charter Academy sent a memo which […]
Janice McGeachin Nathan Howard/Getty Images “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em,” William Shakespeare wrote in Twelfth Night, setting up a prank to humiliate a pretentious servant. It isn’t clear which camp Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin (R) would place herself in, but on Tuesday she took advantage […]
The ‘missing’ man joined his own search party for several hours. Getty Images Brittany Renee Williams, then a 7-year-old of Henrico, Virginia, disappeared from her foster home in 2000. Kaylynn Stevenson, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, said she has DNA evidence proving she is Brittany. She said she lived most of her life in Ohio with […]
Donald Trump announced a new super PAC on Monday ― and his critics couldn’t get over the name: “Make America Great Again, Again.” The awkward moniker has been used before by Trump’s allies, including former Vice President Mike Pence, who tested it out at the Republican National Convention in 2020 to similar confusion on social media […]
Insider A protester’s 18-minute video showed Cassie Laundrie and her husband fielding questions about the case. Cassie and her husband, James Luycx, live in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. Cassie said she answered questions so that the protesters would leave her property. Visit Insider’s homepage for more stories. Brian Laundrie’s sister, Cassie, has broken her silence by […]
DAVENPORT, Fla. (AP) — An electrician accused of killing three co-workers on assignment in central Florida told detectives he did it because his colleagues had raped him, but a Florida sheriff on Monday said there was no evidence to support the claim. Shaun Runyon, 39, confessed multiple times to the murders during interviews with detectives, […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government acknowledged Monday what most other countries did long ago: It can no longer completely get rid of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a cautious plan to ease lockdown restrictions in Auckland, despite an outbreak there that continues to simmer. Since early in the pandemic, New […]
Jerry Seinfeld on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” NBC/Getty Images Jerry Seinfeld apologized for the “subtle sexual aspect” of the children’s flick “Bee Movie.” The comedian said any romance between the bee and human in the movie was “not intentional.” “After it came out, I realized, ‘This is really not appropriate for children,'” he […]
Newport beach. Allen J. Schaben/Getty Images A pipeline leak is believed to be the cause of an oil spill, The Los Angeles Times reported. The 13-mile spill is off the coast of Newport Beach and Huntington Beach in Southern California. The spill is expected to come ashore sometime Saturday night and officials warned against swimming. […]
The ‘missing’ man joined his own search party for several hours. Getty Images A Turkish man was reported missing after failing to return home following a night of drinking, according to reports. He joined his own search party and combed through woods for several hours, per The Times. It was only when a potential rescuer […]