The Root

Max Robinson: The First Black Anchor Who Told the Truth for a Living, But Couldn’t Tell His Own

To the millions of viewers tuning into “ABC World News Tonight” in 1978, Max Robinson was a pioneering picture of poised authority. Despite being the first African American broadcast network news ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Can Danielle Allen Save Academe From Itself?

On a Monday evening last May, Danielle S. Allen, a political theorist at Harvard, strode into the university’s Faculty Club wearing sneakers and a bright orange blazer. The occa ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch

Henrico man charged with murder after 65-year-old found dead

Henrico County police found a deceased 65-year-old man inside a home in the county's Three Chopt Magisterial District.
Little Village Magazine

To cover Medicaid funding gap left by Congress, Iowa House passes bill to raise tax on HMOs; Democrats warn health insurance premiums will spike

The Iowa House passed a bill Thursday retroactively raising the premium tax rate for health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to make up for a Medicaid budget shortfall — a move Democrats […] ...