UNC Removes Confederate Pedestal from Campus Overnight
15 January 2019 - "Silent Sam" was toppled last year by protesters who decried its origins. Now the massive pedestal and bronze memorial plaques will be stored while their fate is decided.
Controversy Archive
A Slur or a Slip-Up? Meteorologist Is Fired, City Is Roiled
10 January 2019 - Did a TV meteorologist broadcast a racial slur or simply flub a line?
Republicans Slam Colleague for What They Call Racist Remarks
10 January 2019 - Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan said: "This is an embrace of racism, and it has no place in Congress or anywhere."
Seattle TV Editor Fired After Trump Video Appears Altered
10 January 2019 - The Seattle Times reports that FOX affiliate Q13 broadcasted video that showed a more orange-toned Trump with his tongue hanging out languidly from his mouth after making a statement.
In Shaming 90-Year-Old Rider, Anti-Doping Earns a Black Eye
9 January 2019 - As USADA's own investigators eventually determined, he knew he hadn't doped. Instead, Grove had been inadvertently contaminated, probably by a dinner of cow's liver he ate.
He Posted Frantic Video with Police and Ended Up Dead. How?
9 January 2019 - Hundreds of protesters rallied outside Paterson, New Jersey police headquarters, saying they wanted answers in the death of 27-year-old Jameek Lowery.
Roy Moore Says He Was Duped Into Appearing on Comedy Show
3 January 2019 - Former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore says he didn't know he was dealing with comedian Sacha Baron Cohen when he agreed to appear on a television show.
Former NY Times Editor Says Fox Took Her Book Out of Context
3 January 2019 - Jill Abramson, the former editor of 'The New York Times,' says that Fox News took her criticism of the newspaper's Trump coverage "totally out of context" in a story.
Author Alice Walker Criticized for Support of David Icke Book
18 December 2018 - Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Alice Walker and The New York Times are drawing fire after she praised an author who critics say expresses anti-Semitism and is a conspiracy theorist.
Some Advertisers Leave Carlson Show After Immigrant Comments
18 December 2018 - It's the latest example of sponsors leaving a Fox News Channel show after controversy, but experts say the flap is likely to blow over.
Actor Geoffrey Rush Accused of Sexual Misconduct
17 December 2018 - In a statement , Rush said the allegations "are incorrect and in some instances have been taken completely out of context."
Child’s Death Highlights Communication Barriers on Border
17 December 2018 - U.S. border agents come in contact with an increasing number of migrants who speak neither English nor Spanish.
