Blue Ridge - Site Search

The Jankara market in Lagos, Nigeria. A group called Market March Movement is working to end street harassment in shopping districts across the country.

'Stop Touching Us': Women Protest Against Harassment At Nigeria's Street Markets

In Lagos, street vendors say that they touch and grab their female customers to drum up sales. A group called Market March Movement has formed to protest against the street harassment.

In the fist quarter of the 20th century, the Ku Klux Klan appropriated Protestant artifacts to make itself more visible and tangible, according to writer and religious scholar Kelly Baker.

Beyond Belief: How The KKK Used Objects To Spread Hate

Most people think of white supremacy and racialized hate groups as being organized around beliefs. But author Kelly Baker points to their important use...

Lt. J. Wesley Van Dorn was killed in a helicopter crash in 2014. He was aware of the safety and maintenance issues plaguing the aircraft and had hoped to helped address them.

Documentary Investigates The Military’s Deadliest Aircraft

Naval aviator Lt. Wes Van Dorn signed up to pilot MH-53E helicopters — big, heavy single-rotor aircraft — with assurances he’d be home on most days to...

"I voted" stickers at a polling station on the campus of the University of California, Irvine, on Nov. 6, 2018 in Irvine, Calif. California, ten other states and the District of Columbia have all implemented automatic voter registration as a way of increasing voter turnout.

Report: Voter Rolls Are Growing Owing To Automatic Voter Registration

A new report by the Brennan Center found that automatic voter registration in states has given a big boost to voter rolls in states where it's been adopted.

Holden Matthews, 21, has been identified and arrested in connection to the burning of three historically black churches in Louisiana. He was booked into the St. Landry Parish Jail on three counts of simple arson of a religious building.

'Evil Acts': Son Of Sheriff's Deputy Is Chief Suspect In Black Church Arson Cases

Police investigating three recent attacks on historically black churches in Louisiana have arrested Holden Matthews, 21, a white male who is the son of a St. Landry Parish sheriff's deputy.

Lisa and Richard Olson, whose son was injured during last year's Parkland, Fla., school shooting, look on during a news conference Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Lisa Olson spoke about how difficult it has been for her family to cope with the lingering effects of the trauma.

'There Were Failures': Parkland Victims' Families File 22 Lawsuits Alleging Negligence

The families allege the school board, sheriff's office and others in Broward County failed to prevent the 2018 attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 people dead.

Justice Department Charges WikiLeaks' Assange With Computer Hacking Conspiracy

WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange was arrested in London after being evicted by Ecuador's embassy, where he has sought refuge since 2012.

San Diego Forgives $2 Million Worth Of Library Overdue Book Fees

On Tuesday, city officials announced they will pardon 130,000 residents who have incurred overdue charges on borrowed books.

Henry Winkler won an Emmy Award for playing acting teacher Gene Cousineau on the HBO series <em>Barry</em>.

'I Never Had A Plan B': Henry Winkler On His Career, From The Fonz To 'Barry'

The actor talks with Fresh Air's Terry Gross about struggling with typecasting after Happy Days, his family's immigration story and about how he found out in his 30s that he had dyslexia.

'Game Of Thrones' Keeps Its Finger On The Pulse As It Enters The Home Stretch

Over the years, the HBO series has risen from being a nifty potboiler to a timely expression of a zeitgeist that contests everything from gender roles to climate change to immigration.

Search results for