Walter Cronkite was the anchor of “CBS Evening News” for nearly two decades, earning the moniker “most trusted man in America.” He defined the news and shaped opinions by reporting it. Upon Cronkite’s death in 2009, NPR reported on his influence on ending the Vietnam War when it quoted his “Vietnam is to end in a
Photo: National Guard Sgt. Tommy Morga educates parents about how drugs like fentanyl are sold through social media apps As a projection screen displays a collection of rainbow-colored pills, National Guard Sgt. Tommy Morga asks the dozens of parents, teenagers and educators gathered in a sprawling room: “Who here has heard about fentanyl?” A few
You just turned 18. You haven’t registered to vote. You don’t know where or how to register to vote. Or, perhaps you live in one of the 22 states or the District of Columbia that have implemented automatic voter registration, and you don’t even realize you’ve already been opted-in. This is the kind of information routinely disseminated
A high school student held onto a 2016 video of a young girl saying a racial slur, then posted it online after she had chosen to attend her dream school, the New York Times reported. “I wanted to get her where she would understand the severity of that word,” 18-year-old Jimmy Galligan told the New
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