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DENVER — The Black former police chief of a small Colorado town says he was the victim of racial discrimination and fired after officers and city leaders worked to force him out even though he was cleared of wrongdoing by an independent investigator, according to a federal lawsuit. Hal Edwards, who sued the city of Leadville, […]
DENVER — The Black former police chief of a small Colorado town says he was the victim of racial discrimination and fired after officers and city leaders worked to force him out even though he was cleared of wrongdoing by an independent investigator, according to a federal lawsuit. Hal Edwards, who sued the city of Leadville, […]
The U.S. Army soldier currently being held in police custody in Russia appealed his two-month pretrial detention, according to state media. Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, was detained by Russian authorities in the port city of Vladivostok on May 2 on suspicion he stole money from his Russian girlfriend. Black, an infantryman, was stationed in […]
(CNN) An international coalition of activists and human rights attorneys on Wednesday announced they filed an appeal to the United Nations on behalf of African refugees facing racial discrimination in Ukraine and Poland. The filing follows numerous reports from Black refugees who said they faced segregation, racism and abuse as they tried to flee for […]
PODGORICA, MONTENEGRO – JUNE 16: Do Kwon is taken outside of court on June 16, 2023 in Podgorica, Montenegro. Cryptocurrency TerraUSD and its companion token Luna collapsed in 2022, wiping out approximately 40 billion USD from the cryptocurrency market and Do Kwon, the founder was charged with fraud by American prosecutors following his arrest in […]
Audacy, the radio and podcast giant, said Sunday it filed plans for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas to reduce its debt. The restructuring agreement will allow Audacy to slash its total debt load by 80% to about $350 million from around $1.9 billion, the company said. “Over the past few years, we have strategically […]
The family of a 35-year-old California woman who was fatally shot by a Capitol Police officer during the Jan. 6 insurrection has filed a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. government. Ashli Babbitt was shot and killed Jan. 6, 2021, while she tried to climb through a broken door into the Speaker’s Lobby […]
President and chair of the Export–Import Bank of the United States Reta Jo Lewis poses for a portrait in her office at the Export–Import Bank building in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
[1/2]People shop at the Shein Holiday pop-up shop inside of Times Square’s Forever 21 in New York City, U.S., November 10, 2023.REUTERS/David ‘Dee’ Delgado/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
When Cher Scarlett began speaking up about labor issues at Apple Inc., she knew she was at risk of losing her software engineering job, but was confident she could find another. Yet two years after her departure from the iPhone maker, Scarlett says she has struggled to secure employment, lending credence to fears among many […]