In 1984, a white man named Bernie Goetz shot four unarmed black youths on a New York City subway train. The tabloids hailed him as a fed-up everyman — rhetoric that permeated the culture and ...

On March 14, 1972, then-California Governor Ronald Reagan changed everything for country music legend Merle Haggard.

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The US government for decades shied away from targeting foreign leaders after ...

Although the makers of the film used the usual disclaimer of part of the film being "fictionalized", it was apparent they were passing it off as factual. I was surprised and somewhat angered at the ...

Cinemagraphically, this movie is absolutely dreadful. I've seen better sets and make-up in junior high productions. Particularly laughable is the national TV news anchor who appears to be reporting ...

Wes Craven's Scream changed slasher movies when it came out in 1996. The meta horror film winked at the history of the subgenre and created an iconic new franchise. Along with Neve Campbell as the ...

AKRON, Ohio — Ronald Jones, one of nine men recently indicted for his alleged role in Akron's Down the Way gang, has also been charged by police for a fatal shooting at a bar last year. According to a ...

The passing of the Rev. Jesse Jackson brings to my mind a meeting between him and Ronald Reagan during the 1980 presidential campaign. It might have been a lost opportunity. During the Republican ...

Behind the closed doors of the Vatican Library, two of the most consequential leaders of the 20th century met face to face for the first time. They came from opposite ends of the world — President ...

SAIC’s board of directors has appointed James “Jim” Reagan, the company’s interim CEO since October and a previous Wash100 awardee, as chief executive officer. The latest leadership appointment at ...

Ronald and Nancy Reagan in 1953. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Ronald Reagan, before he was president, ate breakfast, lunch and dinner at the Queensbury Hotel on March 6, 1956. Keep up with the ...

Ronald Heath is scheduled to be the first person executed in Florida in 2026 for a 1989 murder. The U.S. Supreme Court and Florida Supreme Court both denied attempts to stay his execution. Heath was ...