The Latest Breaking News from America

Asian Americans are having ‘the talk’ about racism for the first time — with their parents

LOS ANGELES — Becky Chen decided it was finally time to talk to her mother about racism.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 7, 2022

Tank Slappers Podcast: MotoGP Americas GP preview

Aleix Espargaro took an emotional maiden win for himself in MotoGP and a first for Aprilia in the modern era in the Argentine Grand Prix.

Autosport · Apr 7, 2022

Trump claims left is "mutilating" kids

Trump's malignant normality keeps getting darker, but the media isn't interested. RIP Eric Boehlert, a huge loss

Salon · Apr 7, 2022

Trump's trashing of Ukraine pays off big

A poisoned well: 63 Republicans just voted against even expressing support for democracy

Salon · Apr 6, 2022

Teen’s death highlights long history of mistrust of police in Florida city's Black community

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — It’s a reality for Black men, women and children across America: the sight of a police officer in their community may induce feelings of fear rather than of safety.

Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2022

What To Expect On Killer Mike's New Show Tumbleweeds, And Has He Smoked With Bernie Sanders Yet?

Weedmaps WM Technology Inc (NASDAQ: MAPS) and hip hop star Killer Mike announced the launch of their new media project Tumbleweeds. The show will follow Killer Mike, real name Michael Render, exploring what show creators call "a new era of cannabis in America."

Benzinga · Apr 6, 2022

Review: 'Riverman,' by Ben McGrath

NONFICTION: Ben McGrath reads the water to write about a modern-day American voyageur who paddled the rivers from Montana to the Atlantic Ocean.

Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2022

Greg Cote: Could have died. Nearly lost a leg. Tiger Woods playing Masters means he has already won.

MIAMI — Twenty-five years ago he introduced himself to America with spectacular, historic dominance, winning the Masters by a record 12 strokes. It was epic. We watched with an awareness we were witnessing something far bigger than just a golf tournament. He was lifting millions, changing a sport.

Miami Herald · Apr 6, 2022

The Fifties: An Underground History by James R Gaines review – a different view of the decade

Far from being ‘years of conformity and depression’, the 50s saw radicals in race, sexuality and activism break new ground

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2022

Weaponisation of finance: how the west unleashed ‘shock and awe’ on Russia

The sanctions on Russia’s central bank use the omnipresence of the US dollar to penalise an American adversary

Financial Times · Apr 6, 2022