Raiders sound confident in their defense — and there’s reason to believe them
Raiders’ defensive players and coaches shot down any reference to the past throughout training camp. To them, the struggles of last year are ancient history ...
Carl Nassib feels love from the Raider organization after coming out as gay
In June, the 28-year-old defensive end became the first active NFL player to do so, by way of an Instagram post in which he pledged $100,000 to the Trevor Project, a suicide prevention organization.
Felons face daunting obstacles to gain access to housing after prison
Nicole Meyer’s passion for flying planes temporarily lifted her out of a drug addiction that began when she was a teenager. Meyer, at just age 23, was believed to become the youngest female pilot for Delta Air Lines ...
Eddie George, other former All-Pros, making impact at HBCUs
Eddie George picked a good time for a career change.
Stevie Wonder to headline Global Citizen Live in Los Angeles
Stevie Wonder will headline Global Citizen Live’s star-studded 24-hour event in Los Angeles this month to help raise money and awareness around poverty, climate change and the need for more access to COVID-19 vaccine doses worldwide.
Gen. Lee statue comes down in former Confederate capital
A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond for generations was taken down, cut into pieces and hauled away Wednesday, as the former capital of the Confederacy erased the last of the Civil War figures that once defined its most prominent thoroughfare.
Biden, Dems push Civilian Climate Corps in echo of New Deal
Inspired by the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps, President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are pushing for a modern counterpart: a Civilian Climate Corps that would create hundreds of thousands of jobs building trails, restoring streams and helping prevent catastrophic wildfires.
From election to COVID, 9/11 conspiracies cast a long shadow
Korey Rowe served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and returned to the U.S. in 2004 traumatized and disillusioned. His experiences overseas and nagging questions about Sept. 11, 2001 convinced him America's leaders were lying about what happened that day and the wars that followed.
Pentagon chief: al-Qaida may seek comeback in Afghanistan
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday the al-Qaida extremist group that used Afghanistan as a staging base to attack United States 20 years ago may attempt to regenerate there following an American withdrawal that has left the Taliban in power.
For U.S. men’s team, win salvages a week to forget
For even the most assured players and talented teams, a maiden journey into the heightened drama of the World Cup qualifying tournament in North and Central America can feel like a splash of cold water to the face.