(Capital OTC) – The marijuana market in Washington opened last summer with the passing of State’s Initiative 502 (I-502), which decriminalized the use of recreational...
SCOTT MAYEROWITZ, AP Airlines Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are one step closer to being able to vacation in Cuba, but don’t pack your bathing...
DENNIS PASSA, AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Top-seeded Serena Williams will play Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium in the first round of the Australian...
(The Huffington Post) – “You think you’re white.” “You’re stuck up.” “You think you’re better than everybody else.” African-American women with lighter complexions say they...
Oakland, CA – This time the Raiders might’ve finally gotten it right. Owner Mark Davis and General Manager Reggie McKenzie introduced their nineteenth head coach of...
Take a quiz created by professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., The Root’s editor-in-chief, to test your knowledge of African, European and Native American ancestry in the...
(USA Today) – One year ago, 12 Years A Slave triumphed as Oscars’ best picture — the first time the top prize went to a film directed...
After more than 10 years of planning and construction, UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay will open Feb. 1 on UC San Francisco’s biomedical research campus....
(New York Times) – There was a time, around 40 years ago, when Baton Rouge was not only the blues capital of Louisiana but also one of the...
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder called Thursday for better record-keeping on how often police officers use force and are themselves...
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder called Thursday for better record-keeping on how often police officers use force and are themselves...
(Politico) – Republicans in Congress are doing a 180 on net neutrality as the Federal Communications Commission prepares to issue new rules within weeks. For...
(Politico) – Republicans in Congress are doing a 180 on net neutrality as the Federal Communications Commission prepares to issue new rules within weeks. For...
(Mother Jones) – In August of last year, a 16-year-old high-schooler in Summerville, South Carolina, turned in a creative writing assignment about shooting his neighbor’s...
(Mother Jones) – In August of last year, a 16-year-old high-schooler in Summerville, South Carolina, turned in a creative writing assignment about shooting his neighbor’s...
(USA Today) – North Miami Beach police are facing criticism for using mug shots of black suspects for target practice. One of the six bullet-riddled...
(New York Times) – The leaders of Washington University in St. Louis have decided that it has a distinction they no longer want: the nation’s least economically diverse top college....
By Kim Carter Martinez My name is Kim. I am Black, I am Jewish, and my life matters. For the last few months, our country has...
Concerned about the future of their local neighborhood school, parents, teachers, and alumni of McClymonds High School showed up at a community meeting Tuesday night in...
LINDA A. JOHNSON, AP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — It’s like OpenTable for medical appointments. No waiting weeks to see a dermatologist. No sitting for...
LINDA A. JOHNSON, AP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — It’s like OpenTable for medical appointments. No waiting weeks to see a dermatologist. No sitting for...
CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As Islamic militants from Boko Haram step up attacks in Nigeria that have led to the slaughter of more...
CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As Islamic militants from Boko Haram step up attacks in Nigeria that have led to the slaughter of more...
RUSTY MILLER, AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Not so long ago, the only reason a lot of people knew Cardale Jones was for a...
RUSTY MILLER, AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Not so long ago, the only reason a lot of people knew Cardale Jones was for a...
