A report released Tuesday found that Harvard University enslaved more than 70 people in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Man upset by gender definitions threatened to bomb Merriam-Webster’s offices, federal prosecutors say
Jeremy David Hanson, 34, was charged with one count of interstate communication of threats to commit violence in connection to the anti-LGBTQ threats.
‘Catastrophic fire weather’ threatens drought-stricken Southwest; Tunnel Fire rages in Arizona
As the Tunnel Fire continues to blaze near Flagstaff in Arizona, Colorado fire crews “knocked down” a grass fire in Colorado Springs on Friday.
Police arrest suspect week after 3 killed, weapons stolen at Georgia gun range
Jacob Christian Muse, 21, of College Park, Georgia, is charged with three counts of malice murder.
‘I just want justice’: Family of California grandmother fatally shot by police claim excessive force
Tracy Gaeta, 54, died after a K-9 officer identified by police officials as Kyle Ribera fired more than two dozen shots into her car on Feb. 22.
NYC mayor to honor frontline workers who helped those injured in Brooklyn subway attack
The frontline ‘heroes’ who helped survivors of the Brooklyn subway attack will be honored Friday morning at New York City Hall.
Storms, possible tornadoes slam Kentucky, Indiana; Florida to New England next in line
A violent storm that ripped through Kentucky and Indiana is part of a severe weather pattern that raged through the nation’s midsection this week.
23 people injured as damaging storms, tornadoes hit central Texas; tens of thousands without power in Kentucky
The central U.S. braced for severe weather Wednesday after at least 23 people were injured when a tornado hit Texas on Tuesday.
‘We will not allow New Yorkers to be terrorized’: What we know about Brooklyn subway shooting
A man detonated smoke bombs Tuesday before shooting several people on a subway train in Brooklyn. Here’s what we know about the New York City attack.
Woman faces murder charge in Texas after ‘self-induced abortion,’ prompting outrage from reproductive rights advocates
The Starr County Sheriff’s Office in southern Texas arrested Lizelle Herrera, citing “self-induced abortion” for the charges.