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Americans Load Up on Candy, Trick or Treat – or Not

Americans may not know if trick or treating will happen this year because of the pandemic, but they’re buying a lot of Halloween candy while they wait to find out.

Bill Gates Sr., Father of Microsoft Co-founder, Dies at 94

“My dad’s wisdom, generosity, empathy, and humility had a huge influence on people around the world,” Bill Gates wrote in a tribute.

Bucks Players Don’t Take the Court for NBA Playoff Game

NBA players made their strongest statement yet against racial injustice when the Milwaukee Bucks didn’t take the floor for their playoff game against the Orlando Magic.

Coin Shortage Hits Retailers, Laundromats, Tooth Fairy

Quarters, dimes and nickels aren’t circulating as freely as they usually do because many businesses have been closed during the pandemic and consumers aren’t out spending as much.

Harleys Everywhere, Masks Nowhere: Sturgis Draws Thousands

Thousands of bikers poured into the small South Dakota city of Sturgis as the 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally rumbled to life, despite fears it could lead to a massive coronavirus outbreak.

Everywhere and Nowhere: The Many Layers of ‘Cancel Culture’

Can you say exactly what “cancel culture” is?

Rev. C.T. Vivian, Key Civil Rights Leader, Has Died at 95

Vivian began staging sit-ins against segregation 12 years before lunch-counter protests by college students made national news.

DC’s NFL Team Drops Name After 87 Years

A new name must still be selected for one of the oldest and most storied teams in the National Football League. It's unclear how soon that will happen.

Country Rocker and Fiddler Charlie Daniels Dies at Age 83

Country music firebrand and fiddler Charlie Daniels who had a hit with "Devil Went Down to Georgia" has died at age 83.

How Black History is Taught in Schools Faces New Scrutiny

There is no national curriculum or set of standards for teaching Black history in America. Only a small number of states, including Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Mississippi and New York, have laws requiring that it be taught in public schools.

Juneteenth Marks When Slaves Were Freed

While the Emancipation Proclamation freed some slaves in the South in 1863, it wasn’t enforced in many places until after the end of the Civil War two years later.

Historical Figures Reassessed Around Globe After Floyd Death

Protests and, in some cases, acts of vandalism in Boston, Paris, Brussels and more, erupted around monuments in an intense re-examination of racial injustices over the centuries.