Highland Park residents on Thursday took a major step in the town’s collective grief: They gathered wagons, ribbons and flags for a July 4th parade. Two years after a shooter killed seven people and injured dozens more at Highland Park’s Independence Day parade, the North Shore suburb is continuing to reckon with how to both […]
An icon of the civil rights movement in Atlanta has passed away. Rev. Fred D. Taylor was known for his unique approach to leading protests with the help of a megaphone. He’d use the same megaphone to sing spiritual hymns and freedom songs during protests. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] […]
Pride revelers will likely see less — if any — National Park rangers marching in uniform at LGBTQ Pride events across the country this year. The National Park Service is effectively prohibiting uniformed employees from marching in public events that “could be construed as agency support for a particular issue, position, or political party,” according […]
Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said the company plans to spend more than $500 million to expand its charging network, just days after mass layoffs hit the EV maker’s Supercharger unit. In a tweet on X early Friday morning, Musk said: “Just to reiterate: Tesla will spend well over $500M expanding our Supercharger network to […]
A wave of dangerous storms has begun washing over southern parts of the US, a day after severe weather with damaging tornadoes and large hail killed at least three people in the region. A heavy line of storms swept into Atlanta near the end of the morning rush hour. Busy hub airports in Atlanta and […]
Germany’s traditional Easter marches come to an end on Monday, with events in several cities. According to the organizing Peace Co-operative Network, the largest marches will be in the cities of Frankfurt, Dresden and Hamburg. The motto of this year’s Easter marches is “Now more than ever – together for peace.” The central themes are […]
People turned out for traditional peace marches in several cities across Germany on Easter Sunday as the holiday weekend tradition continued. Halle and Frankfurt-an-der-Oder on the Polish border were among the cities that held events on Sunday, according to the Peace Co-operative Network. In the western state of North Rhine Westphalia, the Rhine-Ruhr Easter March […]
Spring break crowds shuffling along Ocean Drive and enjoying the sun on Miami Beach’s sandy shores haven’t yet measured up to the throngs of people who attended spring breaks of years past. On Saturday, locals and visitors alike were met with the city’s strict restrictions and a heavy police presence. Barricaded streets, closed beach entrances […]
Former President Donald Trump easily won Tuesday’s Michigan primary, continuing his march toward the Republican Party nomination. But his opponent, Nikki Haley, continued to score a significant enough percentage of the vote so as to raise questions about the former president’s standing in the general election. Trump appeared on path to win roughly 70 percent […]
In any war, the big battles get all the headlines. The war to save our planet from our collective depredations is no different. Eliminating hydrocarbons gets most of the headlines, but what about the little everyday skirmishes. Paper or plastic? (I forget which is worse today — but that might change tomorrow. Better to have […]
Numerous activities are slated to honor Martin Luther King Jr., the late civil rights leader, including marches in Salt Lake City and Ogden. Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal and state holiday, but additional activities are also to be held in the days that follow. Civil rights efforts gain ground “slowly but […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators converged opposite the White House on Saturday to call for an end to Israeli military action in Gaza, while children joined a pro-Palestinian march through central London as part of a global day of action against the longest and deadliest war between Israel and Palestinians in 75 years. People […]