By Jake Offenhartz | Associated Press NEW YORK — When Daniel Penny wrapped his arm around the neck of a homeless man on a Manhattan subway last year, the 25-year-old veteran appeared to be deploying a non-lethal chokehold long drilled into U.S. Marines. Done right, the maneuver should knock a person out without killing them, … Read more
By Ayanna Alexander, Ali Swenson and Gary Fields | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Racist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to Black men, women and students, including middle schoolers, prompting inquiries by the FBI and other agencies. The messages, sent anonymously, were reported in several states, … Read more
“I will not be going to Azerbaijan next week for the U.N. Climate Conference COP29. Due to the major social impact of the events of last Thursday night in Amsterdam, I will remain in the Netherlands,” Schoof wrote on X on Saturday. The Netherlands will instead be represented by its climate envoy, Jaime Bourbon de … Read more
One day after the presidential election, and in the days following, Black people across the country, reportedly as young as middle schoolers, received text messages addressing them by name and telling them that they would be transported to plantations to work as slaves and “pick cotton.” While the exact language of the messages vary slightly, … Read more
Immigration, abortion and the eternal search for the American dream make up the ingredients of La Cocina, a new film that examines the United States’ most divisive issues through the microcosm of a New York restaurant kitchen. The tense, claustrophobic drama stars Oscar nominee Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) as an American … Read more
PSG was sanctioned last year after fans sang the same chant at their home field, the Parc des Princes, before a match against Marseille. This time, the stadium announcer attempted but failed to interrupt the chant, saying that the Qatari-owned club stands against homophobia and discrimination. Homophobic chants are a persistent issue in French football, … Read more
Retailer Bath & Body Works is apologizing and rushing to pull a holiday-themed candle from its shelves after online users highlighted its label being reminiscent of the white hoods synonymous with the Ku Klux Klan. The Columbus, Ohio-based company, known for its personal care and home fragrance products, is apologizing to those it offended after the product label … Read more
CBS News’ new DEI consultant may need to take some racial sensitivity training of his own. Network brass reportedly tapped Dr. Donald Grant — who dubs himself a “mental health expert DEI strategist and trauma trainer” on his Instagram — to quell internal turmoil after they declared an interview between morning show host Tony Dokoupil … Read more
Should every Asian restaurant have chopsticks? If a restaurant uses forks and knives instead, does it lose its authenticity? And what even is authenticity? Is food that’s authentic to an immigrant from Vietnam the same as what’s authentic to someone who was born in the U.S. to Vietnamese parents? What if one of those parents … Read more
I can’t tell you how disappointed I was when I learned, a few days ago, that the Kips Bay AMC didn’t have any real human beings working at its ticket counter, and that I’d have to buy my ticket for “Am I Racist?”—the new film produced by Ben Shapiro’s reactionary media outfit, the Daily Wire—from … Read more
