Published on Jun 27, 2020Mississippi lawmakers have taken the first step towards changing the state flag, which currently features the Confederate battle emblem. The House passed a resolution that will allow the legislature to vote on a bill to remove or change the flag. Kate Smith joined CBSN with more on what happens next.Subscribe to…
Princeton University is removing Woodrow Wilson's name from its School of Public and International Affairs. The school's board of trustees said, "Wilson's racist thinking and policies make him an inappropriate namesake." Mel Evans/AP hide caption toggle caption Mel Evans/AP Princeton University is removing Woodrow Wilson's name from its School of Public and International Affairs. The…
CLOSE Sheriff Wayne Ivey of the Brevard County Sheriff's Office gives tips on how to survive an active shooter situation. He uses the 4 As: awareness, avoidance, arm and attack. Video provided by Brevard County Sheriff's Office. This is a breaking news story and will be updated. This story is part of the Record Searchlight's essential coverage…
(CNN)Joe Biden's presidential campaign on Saturday reported diversity data for its staff for the first time, disclosing that more than one-third of the presumptive Democratic nominee's staff is compr…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Princeton University, in New Jersey, has been closely associated with Woodrow Wilson Princeton University says it is to remove the name of former US President Woodrow Wilson from a building on its campus because of his racist beliefs and policies.The move follows a wave of protests across the US…
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…