How 'Roots' made television history and changed American culture
"Roots": How the mini-series changed television and American culture
1970-01-01 08:00
Red Sox: 3 players who won't be on the roster by August 1
The Boston Red Sox have found themselves in a tough spot, but they may not make many trade deadline as they have multiple players set to return from the IL.The Boston Red Sox face the uphill battle that has been the AL East in 2023. As of today, they sit tied for last place in the division, but ...
1970-01-01 08:00
Rhodes fires: Scots tourists sleep on street as blazes spread
One couple from Kilmarnock had to sleep on a mattress in the street after hotels on the Greek island were evacuated.
1970-01-01 08:00
British tourists in limbo after fleeing Rhodes wildfires
Families report sleeping on mattresses on the floor and struggling to find accommodation.
1970-01-01 08:00
Greece fires: Thousands flee homes and hotels on Rhodes as fires spread
Greece's deputy fire chief says the fires are the most difficult his service is currently facing.
1970-01-01 08:00
Florida's new black history curriculum 'sanitized', say critics
The revised standards for black history lessons suggest some received "personal benefit" from slavery.
1970-01-01 08:00
Crash kills pilot of helicopter fighting Canada wildfires
The helicopter crash comes just days after two wildfire fighters were killed combating blazes.
1970-01-01 08:00
South Africa's central bank holds rates as economy improves
By Kopano Gumbi, Nellie Peyton and Tannur Anders PRETORIA South Africa's central bank on Thursday kept its main
1970-01-01 08:00
The Australian climate protesters cast as extremists
Activists say they're being labelled as threats to public safety to justify heavy-handed policing.
1970-01-01 08:00
Biden administration unveils draft changes to US merger review guidelines
The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday released a set of long-anticipated draft updates to the nation's merger guidelines, introducing potentially comprehensive changes to the way the US government reviews mergers and acquisitions for the first time in more than a decade.
1970-01-01 08:00
US heatwave sees hospitals use body-bag ice treatment
Hospitals raise the alarm as heat stays above 37C (110F) for 19 days straight in Phoenix, Arizona.
1970-01-01 08:00
Target workers can now wear shorts
Target has changed its dress code to allow more of its approximately 440,000 US-based workers to wear shorts as extreme heat makes retail and other jobs harder.
1970-01-01 08:00