Tag: Media
AP Top 25 Podcast: Road to playoff expansion; What’s next?
There is a plan in place to expand the College Football Playoff from four teams to 12.
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No apology: Tavis Smiley makes comeback bid after PBS firing
LOS ANGELES — Three years after workplace misconduct allegations cost veteran TV and radio talk-show host Tavis Smiley his job and a national forum,...
Newspaper carrier confronted by sheriff files $5M tort claim
TACOMA, Wash. — A Black newspaper carrier confronted by Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer has filed a legal claim seeking at least $5 million...
Man charged after reporter hounded at anti-lockdown protest
LONDON — London police have charged a 57-year-old man with abusive behavior after a journalist was harassed and chased by anti-lockdown protesters.
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Mings hopes taking a knee informs critics like UK minister
BURTON-ON-TRENT, England — Taking a knee has now pitted a British government official against the England team in their campaign against racial injustice.
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Runner says tainted burrito led to test for banned substance
Shelby Houlihan, the American record holder in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters, posted on social media that she’s been banned for four years following...
EU court leaves Facebook more exposed to privacy challenges
LONDON — Facebook is subject to EU privacy challenges from watchdogs in any of the bloc's member states, not just its lead regulator in...
Winfrey, Hearst have Black journalists tell elders’ stories
NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey and Hearst Magazines are teaming up for interviews that pair young Black journalists with elders who include civil rights...
Emails show Trump pressured Justice Dept. over 2020 election
WASHINGTON — During the last weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump and his allies pressured the Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated claims of voter...
UK watchdog examines Apple-Google mobile system control
LONDON — U.K. competition regulators are looking into Apple and Google smartphone operating systems, app stores and browsers, over concern that the control of...