Shannon LaNier, a sixth great-grandson of Founding Father Thomas Jefferson and his slave, Sally Hemings, wore the same sort of outfit as his famous ancestor for a Smithsonian Magazine piece, "American Descendants."But LaNier, who is Black, said in the article in the magazine's July issue that he chose not to wear a wig.“I didn’t want…
Image caption An image passed to the BBC by an Indian military official shows crude weapons purportedly used in the fight An image has emerged showing a crude weapon purportedly used by Chinese forces in the fatal brawl along China's disputed border with India on Monday.The fight in the Galwan Valley left at least 20…
May 25, 2020 | 2:04pm Enlarge Image Surveillance image of accused UConn killer Peter Manfredonia CT State Police Authorities on Monday released a new surveillance photo of the at-large University of Connecticut senior accused of killing two men and injuring another in two different attacks. The image, released by Pennsylvania law enforcement, appears to show…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…