Sloane Stephens is hurt and confused by the perceived snubbing from Serena Williams. In an interview with ESPN The Magazine, Sloane Stephens heavily criticizes Serena Williams, saying that the elder American hasn’t spoken to her since Stephens upset Williams in the Australian Open quarterfinals. “She’s not said one word to me, not spoken to […]
DNA available, testing denied, execution set for today
7 May 2013 by
Convicted double murderer Willie Jerome Manning, who has been on death row for nearly two decades, is set to be executed Tuesday, after being denied a DNA test that could save him from the execution chamber, the New York Times reports. In a 5-to-4 decision in April, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that there was […]
Not in my backyard
5 May 2013 by
“I keep bringing up the point of Lee Harvey Oswald, Timothy McVeigh or Ted Bundy. Somebody had to do those, too.” A funeral home director was scrambling to find a cemetery that would bury a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, ignoring protesters gathered outside his business and saying everybody deserves a dignified burial service […]
White bashing?
5 May 2013 by
In a case being backed by a leading anti-racism group, a trial began in France on Friday in which the defendant stands accused of a racially-motivated attack on a white man in a Paris metro station. The trial of a 29-year-old accused of a racially motivated attack on a white man in a Paris metro […]
Battling the big three: malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS
5 May 2013 by
Malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS, three infectious diseases that account for 10 percent of all deaths worldwide. Doctors call them “the big three” – malaria, tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS – three infectious diseases that account for 10 percent of all deaths worldwide. The UN-backed Global Fund estimates it needs $87bn to bring these killer diseases […]
Residents of Makoko, a Nigerian “water” slum, fight for survival
5 May 2013 by
Authorities destroyed shacks, displacing hundreds, eight months ago. Of all Africa’s slums, Makoko in Nigeria known for its colour, canoes and poverty is one of the more unusual. It’s built on water. For generations the fishing community in Makoko built its homes over water. Makoko’s shacks on stilts are home to an estimated 250,000 people. […]