The white Mississippian’s accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago.
Deb Hardy
Staff Writer
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
‘I didn’t really learn anything’: COVID grads face college
After the disruption of online learning, first-year college students are arriving on U.S. campuses unprepared for the demands of college-level work, experts say.
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Rep. Scott Perry says FBI agents seized his cellphone
The Pennsylvania Republican has been a figure in the Jan. 6 investigation.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Anne Heche in critical condition, on ventilator after crash
Four days after she was injured in a fiery car crash, actor Anne Heche remains hospitalized.
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Democrats, Sinema reach deal on new taxes in Inflation Reduction Act
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema says she’ll ‘move forward’ on a revised version of the health care, climate and deficit-reduction package.
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Suspect mistakenly freed in Lady Gaga’s dog theft recaptured
James Jackson’s arrest comes as one of three men charged in the case pleaded no contest to second-degree robbery.
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Keanu Reeves takes rare TV role in historical thriller
Keanu Reeves will star in a TV adaptation of ‘The Devil in the White City.’
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Dirty tricks in Kansas via text: Does yes actually mean no?
The day before Kansas voters rejected a ballot question that could have eroded abortion rights, many people in the state reported receiving anonymous text messages with misleading information about the vote.
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Applications for U.S. jobless claims up again last week
The labor market remains nonetheless one of the strongest parts of the U.S. economy.
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Bank of England predicts recession at the end of the year
The Bank of England has announced its biggest interest rate increase in 27 years