An estimated 270,000 Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar in the past two weeks and sought refuge in Bangladesh, where two existing refugee camps are "bursting at the seams", the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday. More »
Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters appeared to stage a silent protest before the NFL's season opener on Thursday as he stayed seated during the playing of the U.S. national anthem. More »
Pop stars Ariana Grande, Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams will join the Dave Matthews Band in a free concert aimed at promoting unity in Charlottesville following clashes between white supremacists and anti-racist protesters last month. More »
Breaking the brittle veneer of the picture-perfect suburbs of 1950s America, George Clooney's new satire tackles racial prejudice which the actor and director said on Saturday continues to erupt in today's angry society. More »
Nearly 9,000 Rohingya Muslims, many sick and fearing for their lives, have fled the worst violence to grip northwest Myanmar in at least five years, while thousands more are stuck at the Bangladesh border or preparing to reach it in coming days. More »
About 18,000 Rohingya Muslims are estimated to have crossed into Bangladesh in the last week, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday, seeking to escape the worst violence in Myanmar's northwest in at least five years. More »
The White House on Tuesday downplayed talk of division among President Donald Trump's advisers after Secretary of State Tillerson and economic adviser Gary Cohn appeared to criticize Trump for his response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. More »
Bangladesh border guards on Monday moved to push back thousands of Rohingya Muslims fleeing the worst violence in Myanmar in five years, with 104 people killed and the United Nations and aid groups forced to pull out some staff. More »
U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to rescind an Obama-era policy that protects nearly 600,000 immigrants who entered the country illegally as children and are known as "Dreamers," according to media reports on Friday. More »
Two prominent religious conservatives defended U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday after he was widely criticized for blaming both white nationalists and counter-protesters for last weekend's violence at a Virginia rally organized by neo-Nazis and white supr... More »
Dick Gregory, a comedian who lambasted racism and played a prominent role in the 1960s civil rights movement after becoming one of the first black comics to perform for white audiences, died on Saturday at age 84, his son said. More »
Urged by his Yale University classmates to resign as treasury secretary following President Donald Trump's response to a white nationalist protest, Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday he would stay in office and that Trump "in no way, shape or form" equates neo-Na... More »
President Donald Trump's ouster of chief strategist Steve Bannon is unlikely to mark the abandonment of the administration's "America First" agenda that has unnerved investors and trade partners and split the White House into nationalist and globalist camps. More »
With Stephen Bannon, the worry always was that he could be even more disruptive to President Donald Trump’s White House from outside than he was within. More »
The web hosting company GoDaddy said on Sunday it had given The Daily Stormer 24 hours to move its domain to another provider after the extremist web site posted an article denigrating the woman who was killed at a white nationalist rally in Virginia. More »
For President Donald Trump, this was the week when the real world began to intrude upon his presidency. More »
A German-Israeli artist who accuses Twitter of failing to delete hate speech tweets has taken matters into his own hands - by stencilling the offending messages on the road in front of the company's Hamburg headquarters. More »
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting director Thomas Homan addresses the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. July 27, 2017. U.S. immigration authorities signed deals on Monday with 18 of Texas’ 254 counties to expand a progra... More »
FILE PHOTO: David Benioff (L) and Dan Weiss, creators and executive producers, arrive for the season premiere of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” in San Francisco, California March 23, 2015. Cable channel HBO urged critics of its planned slavery-themed drama “Confedera... More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Hailing from the so-called stroke belt, a band of southern U.S. states with high stroke mortality rates, is associ More »
A general view shows the location of the exhibition entitled ‘Hitler – How Could it Happen?’ about German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler during a media tour in a World War Two bunker in Berlin, Germany, July 27, 2017. More than 70 years after Adolf Hitler committed ... More »
Earl Simmons, also known as the rapper DMX, exits the U.S. Federal Court in Manhattan following his presentment on income tax evasion charges in New York City, U.S., July 14, 2017. Rap artist and Hollywood actor DMX pleaded not guilty on Friday to federal char... More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – A shift in how donor kidneys are allocated in the U.S. has been linked with higher transplant rates for black and More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – When ambulances go on diversion, bypassing the nearest hospital because emergency rooms are overcrowded, black pat More »
Protesters rally outside the federal court just before a hearing to consider a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of Iraqi nationals facing deportation, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily bloc... More »
FILE PHOTO: Illimani mountain is seen after a snowstorm, as pictured from El Alto, July 4, 2015. REUTERS/David Mercado/ File Photo A team of international scientists are transporting samples of ice from a melting glacier in Bolivia to Antarctica, for study and... More »
FILE PHOTO: Actor/comedian Kumail Nanjiani, recipient of the Comedy Star of the Year Award, and his wife writer Emily Gordon pose on the red carpet during CinemaCon, a convention of movie theater owners, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Stev... More »
Actor and comedian Bill Cosby (2nd L) stands as his publicist, Andrew Wyatt, addresses the media after a judge declared a mistrial in Cosby’s sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 17, 2017. REUTERS/Luc... More »
By Shereen Lehman(Reuters Health) – – Death rates from liver cancer in the U.S. have doubled since the 1980s and continue to rise, largely due to ris More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – After an abnormal mammogram, Asian women in the U.S. are less likely than white women to get follow-up tests to de More »
Actor and comedian Bill Cosby leaves with his spokesman Andrew Wyatt (R) and lawyer Brian McMonagle after the second day of his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Defense attorney Bria... More »
Actor and comedian Bill Cosby (C) arrives with publicist Andrew Wyatt (L) and comedian Joe Torry for the fifth day of his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Jurors at ... More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Black and Hispanic patients with neurologic disorders are less likely to see brain specialists than white people w More »
Oct 6, 2016- Santa Clara, CA, USA- San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Eli Harold (58), quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) and free safety Eric Reid (35) kneel in protest during the playing of the national anthem before a NFL game against the Arizona Cardinal... More »
70th Cannes Film Festival – Event for the 70th Anniversary of the festival – Red Carpet Arrivals – Cannes, France. 23/05/2017. Actress Salma Hayek poses. Picture taken May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier A dinner party turns into a debate on humanity, ra... More »
FILE PHOTO – International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney addresses a ‘Bringing Da’esh to Justice’ event at United Nations headquarters in New York, U.S. on March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo The birth of George and Amal Clooney’s twins sent med... More »
People participate in a protest against President Donald Trump’s travel ban, in New York City, U.S. January 29, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith President Donald Trump on Wednesday attacked a federal judge’s ruling that blocked his executive order seeking to with... More »
Fox News host Kelly Wright reacts during a news conference to address a race discrimination class-action lawsuit filed against Fox News on behalf of former and current Fox News employees, in New York City, NY, U.S. April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Fox ... More »
Singer Cher (R) poses with television personalities Kim Kardashian (C) and Kourtney Kardashian at the premiere of ‘The Promise’ in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Celebrities of Armenian descent including Cher and the Karda... More »
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – Gay and bisexual men in the United States who are diagnosed with HIV are promptly receiving the necessary trea More »
FILE PHOTO: Model Kendall Jenner presents a creation from the Ralph Lauren Spring/Summer 2017 collection at New York Fashion Week in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 14, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo PepsiCo pulled a commercial featuring model Kend... More »
FILE PHOTO: A truck with a sticker indicating the number of weapons and hand guns is pictured in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, U.S. June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Florida lawmakers advanced a measure on Wednesday that could make it easier to avoid prosecuti... More »
Two black employees of Fox News have accused a white executive of racial harassment and the cable network of ignoring their claims of discrimination in a lawsuit filed in New York City. More »
Wyclef Jean arrives at the 42nd American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California November 23, 2014. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department apologized on Tuesday for briefly detaining Grammy-winning hip hop artist Wyclef Jean ... More »
By Carolyn Crist(Reuters Health) – Neighborhoods with a high proportion of black residents or high poverty tend to have the greatest density of store More »
Demonstrators rally against the Trump administration’s new ban against travelers from six Muslim-majority nations, outside of the White House. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Several states said on Thursday they would move forward with legal challenges to a revised exe... More »
(L-R) Wang Aili, Director-General of the Office of Criminal Laws of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, Zhang Rongshun, Vice Chairman of the Legislative Affairs Commission of NPC Standing Committee, Xu... More »
U.S.-based Spanish-language actors and other performers at Telemundo Television Studios LLC have voted for the first time to form a union, which many of them say is necessary to address inequities between them and English-speaking actors. More »
Brian Cullinan (R) and Martha Ruiz (L) of PricewaterhouseCoopers confer on stage after the Best Picture was mistakenly awarded to ‘La La Land’ instead of ‘Moonlight’. Cullinan gave presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway the wrong envelope for the Best Pictu... More »
89th Academy Awards – Oscars Awards Show – Producer Jordon Horowitz holds up the card for the Best Picture winner Moonlight. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson African-American coming-of-age tale “Moonlight” won the Oscar for best picture on Sunday on a big night for Holl... More »
89th Academy Awards – Oscars Backstage – Hollywood, California, U.S. – 26/02/17 – Casey Affleck poses with his Oscar for Best Actor for ‘Manchester by the Sea’ REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Silicon Valley crashed Hollywood’s biggest awards show on Sunday as Amazon.com... More »
89th Academy Awards – Oscars Awards Show – Director Barry Jenkins and producer Adele Romanski celebrating the best picture win for ”Moonlight.” REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson “Moonlight,” a drama about a gay black youth coming to terms with his sexuality in an impover... More »
89th Academy Awards – Oscars Awards Show – Viola Davis accepts the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ‘Fences.’ REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Viola Davis won her first Oscar on Sunday for her supporting role as a long-suffering housewife in the African... More »
South Africa’s government still plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), Justice Minister Michael Masutha said on Wednesday, after a court ruled that it was unconstitutional to do so. More »
Ryan Gosling (L), Emma Stone and Damian Chazelle pose together after ‘La La Land’ won the award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, as well as individual awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Gosling, Best... More »
Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck, director of Oscar-nominated documentary ‘I Am Not Your Negro,’ poses for a portrait at the 89th Oscars Nominee Luncheon in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Roy More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Doctors may diagnose breast cancer later and be less likely to offer needed radiation for Hispanic immigrants than More »
YouTube unveils their new paid subscription service at the YouTube Space LA in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles, California, United States October 21, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson YouTube and Walt Disney Co have cut their ties with influential Swedish social media s... More »
Myanmar is to investigate whether police have committed abuses against Rohingya Muslims, the government has said, after officials promised that allegations of atrocities against members of the Muslim minority would be looked into. More »
Shanez Tabarsi is greeted by her daughter Negin after traveling to the U.S. from Iran following a federal court’s temporary stay of President Trump’s executive order travel ban at Logan Airport in Boston. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Three of the 19 Democratic state a... More »
FILE PHOTO – U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Sessions to become U.S. attorney general on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo A bitterly divided U... More »
By Will Boggs MD(Reuters Health) – A genetic trait that affects red blood cells and is fairly common among African Americans and Hispanic Americans c More »
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) President Cheryl Boone Isaacs arrives at the 89th Oscars Nominee Luncheon in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Roy More »
A protester marches through the streets as he demonstrates against what they say is police brutality after the Ferguson shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, by a white police officer, in St. Louis, Missouri, March 14, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Young/F... More »
Britain’s police watchdog is to hold an investigation after officers were filmed firing a stun-gun at their own local black race relations adviser who they apparently mistook for a wanted suspect, the force involved said on Friday. More »
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump greets Vice President-elect Mike Pence during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Donald Trump’s vice president and top aides on Sunday joine... More »
U.S.President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with television personality Steve Harvey after their meeting at Trump Tower in New York, U.S., January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton President-elect Donald Trump and Housing Secretary-designate Ben Carson spo... More »
FILE PHOTOS: Pop star Michael Jackson flashes a peace sign in Santa Maria, California December 3,2002 and British actor Joseph Fiennes pauses during the filming of the movie ‘The Games Maker’ in Buenos Aires June 27, 2013 in a combination of file photos. REUTE... More »
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke (R-MT) arrives for a meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 12, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Top Montana Democratic and Republican lawmak... More »
Malaysia Foreign Minister Anifah Aman (L) arrives to attend ASEAN Foreign Minister Meeting for Rohingya issue in Sedona hotel at Yangon, Myanmar December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun Malaysia said on Monday the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar was a reg... More »
New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 28, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday launched an initiative to combat hate... More »
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg addresses the audience during a meeting of the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Ceo Summit in Lima, Peru, November 19, 2016. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo Facebook Inc, facing withering criticism for failing to stem a flood of p... More »
Entertainer Kanye West arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala in New York, May 2, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Rapper Kanye West has come out in support of Republican President-elect Donald Trump, drawing boos and whistles f... More »
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is seen on stage during a town hall at Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California September 27, 2015. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo Facebook Inc chief executive Mark Zuckerberg again rejected the idea that the social networ... More »
A boy holds a sign during a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Bria Webb Demonstrators in major U.S. cities took to the streets on Sunday for a fifth straight day to protest President-elec... More »
Former FIFA referee Hamdi Al Kadri conducts a German 9th division soccer match between TSV Pyrbaum and FC Altdorf in Pyrbaum, southern Germany, November 6, 2016. Picture taken November 6, 2016. Syrian migrant Al-Kadri was member of the referee team at high lev... More »
Hopewell Baptist Church is damaged by fire and graffiti in Greenville, Mississippi, U.S., November 2, 2016. Courtesy Angie Quezada/Delta Daily News via REUTERS A historic black church in Mississippi was burned and spray-painted with “Vote Trump” and authoritie... More »
Director Jeff Nichols (R), cast members Joel Edgerton (L) and Ruth Negga pose during a photocall for the film ”Loving” in competition at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 16, 2016. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier/File Photo Roy More »
Actors Lea DeLaria, Emma Myles and Jessica Pimentel (L to R) of ”Orange is the New Black” hold their awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, California January 30, 2016. REUTER... More »
Author Paul Beatty poses for photographs during a photo-call in London for the six Man Booker shortlisted fiction authors, on the eve of the prize giving in London, Britain October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls Paul Beatty was on Tuesday named as the first ... More »
Migrants with their belongs gather on a street and protect themselves from the cold as they prepare to spend the night after the dismantlement of the ”Jungle” camp in Calais, France, October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol Champtercier, a tiny hillside vill... More »
Director Barry Jenkins poses as he arrives for the gala screening of the film ‘Moonlight’, on the second night of the 60th British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival at Embankment Garden Cinema in London, Britain October 6, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall A com... More »
Nine-year-old Zianna Oliphant joins U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at the pulpit at the Little Rock AME Zion Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Hillary Clinton told a majority-black ch... More »
Comedian, actor, director Mel Brooks (C) enters the East Room to receive his 2015 National Medal of Arts from U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron President Barack Obama awarded 24 America... More »
Host Jimmy Kimmel closes the show at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 18, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake Roy More »
The cast of HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ pose backstage with their award for Oustanding Drama Series at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California U.S., September 18, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Fantasy drama series “Game of Thrones” and comedy “Veep... More »
A Baltimore commission has urged the removal of two city-owned Confederate monuments, including one to a Supreme Court justice notorious for a 19th century ruling against black Americans, the mayor said on Wednesday. More »
Sep 18, 2016- Denver, CO, USA- Denver Broncos inside linebacker Brandon Marshall (54) kneels during the National Anthem prior to the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sport... More »
A cyclist passes presidential election campaign posters of Norbert Hofer (L) of the FPOe and Alexander Van der Bellen, who is supported by the Greens, in Vienna, Austria September 6, 2016. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader A re-run of Austria’s presidential election s... More »
Sep 11, 2016- Kansas City, MO, USA- Players stand for the national anthem before the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers in the first half at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports Kansas City Chiefs cornerback... More »
Director Nate Parker arrives for the premiere of the film The Birth Of a Nation at TIFF the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, September 9, 2016. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill Roy More »
Actor David Oyelowo arrives at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California January 10, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo A new film about the true story of an African king and white British woman whose marriage triggered a political crisis i... More »
Actor Nate Parker poses at the premiere of his new film ‘Non-Stop’ in Los Angeles, California, U.S. February 24, 2014. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo Roy and Alastair Sharp More »
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attends a church service, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., September 3, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stepped up his bid to win over minority voters by addressing a largely bl... More »
Republican nominee Donald Trump speaks at ”Joni’s Roast and Ride” in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., August 27, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump offered fresh details of how he would tackle illegal immigration on Saturday... More »
Actor Nate Parker poses at the premiere of his new film ”Non-Stop” in Los Angeles, California, U.S. February 24, 2014. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo Actor-director Nate Parker says he never gave another thought to his trial and acquittal on rape charges in 2... More »
Maine Governor Paul LePage speaks at the 23rd Annual Energy Trade and Technology Conference in Boston, Massachusetts November 13, 2015. REUTERS/Gretchen Ertl/File Photo Maine Governor Paul LePage apologized on Friday for an obscenity-laced voicemail he left fo... More »
DUBAI Islamic State on Sunday condemned as an “apostate” a U.S. Muslim soldier killed in Iraq whose story has re-ignited debate in the 2016 presidential election on the role of Muslims in American life. Dabiq, the militant group’s online magazine, showed a pic... More »
CLEVELAND The head of the Cleveland police union on Sunday urged Ohio’s governor to declare a state of emergency and to suspend laws allowing the open carrying of firearms during the Republican National Convention, after the shooting of six police officers in ... More »
LOS ANGELES “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” a TV mini-series exploring racial tensions that strained the criminal justice system 20 years before Black Lives Matter, dominated the Primetime Emmy nominations on Thursday along with HBO’s medie... More »
