(CNN)Actor George Takei argued that “in one core, horrifying way,” the family separations occurring at the United States’ southern border are “worse” than the Japanese-American internment camps during World War II. “At least during the internment, my parents were able
After the comedian partly blamed her controversial tweets on taking the sedative, drug-maker Sanofi released a statement The drug manufacturer Sanofi has clarified that one of its most popular medications, the sedative Ambien, does not cause racism. Sanofi tweeted: While
Rescuers working on plan to free boys and their coach from flooded cave after dramatic discovery Rescuers are working to free 12 boys and their football coach who have been found alive nine days after going missing in a flooded
Chiang Rai, Thailand (CNN)Thais reacted with relief and jubilation after rescue teams reported that they’d found all 12 boys and their soccer coach alive in a cave in Thailand nine days after the group went missing. The Thai Navy released
Major protests erupted Friday in Haiti as the government announced a sharp increase in gasoline prices, with demonstrators using burning tires and barricades to block major streets across the capital and in the northern city of Cap-Haitien. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio
Washington (CNN)A Republican strategist who managed Sen. John McCain’s unsuccessful 2008 presidential campaign said Wednesday he is leaving the Republican Party in the wake of the Trump’s administration’s immigration policies that have led to the separation of families. Schmidt went
Few people consider used plastic to be a valuable global commodity. Yet China has imported 106 million tons of old bags, bottles, wrappers and containers worth $57.6 billion since 1992, the first year it disclosed data. So when the country announced last year that it
(CNN)In recent years, much of the racial news in America has been sobering, if not depressing. Trayvon Martin. Tamir Rice. Walter Scott. Ferguson. Baltimore. And Charlottesville. While many public commentators, like Ta-Nehisi Coates, have underlined the enduring character of racism
American Library Association changes award name after examining expressions of stereotypical attitudes in books A division of the American Library Association has voted to remove the name of Laura Ingalls Wilder from a major childrens book award, over concerns about