Residents of Curtis Bay, an industrial neighborhood in South Baltimore, were shaken by yet another explosion last week, which reportedly shook windows and doors. Only two years ago, an explosion at the coal terminal in the neighborhood blew out windows and traumatized...
Every year, the Super Bowl is the one of the biggest events in the country. It’s not only the most-watched TV broadcast of the year, with over 60% of people in the United States seeing the game, but also the second-highest day for food consumption after only...
It was 25 years ago today, on February 4, 1999, that police officers in the Bronx, New York, shot a young man, killing him instantly. That young man was Amadou Diallo, a 22-year-old who had immigrated to the United States from Guinea only two years earlier. He was a...
Last Thursday, the state government of Alabama conducted the first ever execution of a human being using nitrogen gas. The man executed was 58-year-old Kenneth Smith, who was twice convicted of the brutal stabbing of Elizabeth Sennett in 1988. His accomplice in the...
The Big Three Auto companies, Ford, GM, and Stellantis (which owns Jeep, Ram, and Chrysler), have announced plans to lay off nearly 10,000 workers throughout the winter and spring. The companies say many of the layoffs will be temporary, just part of the restructuring...
