Scrabble players won’t be able to spell out racial and ethnic slurs, even if they could earn a triple word score. The North American Scrabble Players Association (NASPA) announced on Wednesday that it will remove slurs and other offensive words from the official word list that’s used at its tournaments. The group decided to remove…… MORE
The sprawling Camp Ozark in Mount Ida, Arkansas, was shuttered after an undisclosed number of campers and a counselor contracted the coronavirus. Harvard University students will take courses online, even those living on campus. In Florida, nearly 50 hospitals on Thursday had intensive care units at full capacity. The big US reopening of the pandemic…… MORE
New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman, who is Jewish, responded on social media Thursday to Philadelphia Eagles DeSean Jackson’s anti-Semitic social media posts. “I know he said some ugly things but I do see an opportunity to have a conversation,” Edelman said on Instagram. “I’m proud of my Jewish heritage and for me it’s…… MORE
The Philadelphia Union returned to the soccer field in full force Thursday morning, beating NYCFC 1-0. But instead of their own names on the back of their jerseys, the team came out wearing the names of the many Black victims who lost their lives due to police brutality. Their jerseys were emblazoned with the last…… MORE
Maggie Sillero was 28 weeks pregnant with triplets when she got the terrifying news that she had Covid-19. She wasn’t sick on May 8 when she went to The Woman’s Hospital of Texas in Houston — and never showed any coronavirus symptoms. She was admitted for observation because she was considered high-risk and her doctor…… MORE
With at least three officers on his legs and back — and yet another applying a knee to his head and neck — the Black man in his 40s cries out “I can’t breathe” multiple times. “Please Allah,” he says. “Allah? He’s not going to help you now,” one of the officers struggling to cuff…… MORE
A growing list of universities are reporting new coronavirus cases among students in their athletic programs. Now, there’s a growing list of universities canceling their competitive sports for the upcoming semester. As universities continue to plan for how best to educate and house students during a pandemic, some have already decided it’s not worth the…… MORE
They called him the “radar” of Atascosa County. As the emergency management coordinator of the Texas county, David Prasifka was always on the lookout for how he could help his community. So when the coronavirus pandemic started to creep in, he hit the ground running, searching near and far to procure personal protective equipment for…… MORE
Colorful street murals have adorned an intersection in Atlanta’s West End neighborhood for years. One depicts an ethereal vision of Martin Luther King Jr. floating on his side, the other of former NFL quarterback and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick plucking arrows from his football jersey. In June, the two men’s faces took on a…… MORE
Tulane University in New Orleans may be among the most famous “party schools” in the country, but students gathering in groups of more than 15 during the pandemic now risk getting suspended or expelled. “Do not host parties or gatherings with more than 15 people, including the host. If you do, you will face suspension…… MORE
