A photo of a Black woman sitting on a Washington Metro train surrounded by members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front has gone viral, with many calling it a "defining" image of America today. The group marched in Washington on July 4th.
Joyce Carol Oates, a prolific author, discusses her new short story collection, "The Frenzy," exploring themes of isolation, friendship, and loss. She reflects on her personal experiences with grief, her views on societal issues like AI and wealth, and the recurring presence of violence in her literary work.
A former Taliban commander, Haji Najibullah, has been sentenced to 42 years in prison in Manhattan federal court for kidnapping Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Rohde and providing support that led to the deaths of three American soldiers. Najibullah pleaded guilty to terrorism and hostage-taking charges.
Robert Coles, a Harvard professor, psychiatrist, and Pulitzer Prize winner known for his work on children in poverty and segregation, died at 97 in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
Coverage of the Trump administration dominated the Pulitzer Prizes announced on Monday as the prize committee unleashed a searing attack on US President Donald Trump’s attempts to limit freedom of reporting. “We stand for civil discourse and against censorship,” said Pulitzer Administrator Marjorie Miller ahead of the announcements, which honoured coverage of Trump’s immigration crackdown and his enrichment of his allies. “Unfortunately, this bears repeating now, as media access to the White...
Former AP photographer Jack Thornell, who won a 1967 Pulitzer Prize for his photograph of James Meredith being shot during a 1966 civil rights march in Mississippi, has died at 86. He documented major Civil Rights Movement events including the integration of Mississippi schools and Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.
