Very soon, the imaginary line between the rich and the poor could be separated by an actual door. New York City officials have approved a “back door” proposal that will allow a high-rise condo building to create separate entrances for those living in the affordable-housing section of the building, the New York Post reports. And…

Four New York City emergency workers who responded to a 911 call after police apparently choked a man—who later died while in police custody—have been put on “modified” duty, the Associated Press reports. According to the Fire Department of New York, two EMTs and two paramedics have been barred from responding to 911 calls after…

They were 13 brightly colored statues of boys and girls wearing aviator goggles, who stood proudly on Chicago’s lakefront. They were called “The Watch” and were Chicago artist Hebru Brantley’s tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, the brazen men of color who flew and fought in World War II. On Sunday, vandals destroyed them. According to…

Eric Garner was standing on a sidewalk Thursday when police, who accused him of selling untaxed cigarettes, approached him. Garner, 43, told police that he hadn’t sold anything and to leave him alone. After a brief standoff, five police officers attempted to take the 400-pound Staten Island, N.Y., father of six down to the ground.…

Treme actor Rob Brown, who was handcuffed and accused of using a fake credit card while trying to purchase a watch for his mother at Macy’s flagship store in New York City’s Herald Square, has settled his lawsuit against the department store. According to the New York Daily News, Brown has reached an agreement in…

If only comics were like the real world, then the second-in-command who has been valiantly putting in the work and learning the trade would get promoted regardless of color. On Wednesday, Marvel Comics announced just such a promotion as Falcon, the African-American character born and raised in Harlem, will become the new Captain America. (Comic…

A Texas actress who mailed ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama, then-New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a gun control advocate was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison on Wednesday, the Associated Press reports.  Shannon Guess Richardson, 36, pleaded guilty in December to the federal charge of possessing and producing a biological toxin. In…

Three children were selling candy at a San Francisco intersection when a woman who was short the $1.25 she needed to buy a beer approached one of the kids, twisted her arm and stole the 8-year-old’s cash, news station KTVU reports. The children told police they were selling the candy for a school fundraiser and…

A three-judge federal appeals court decided Tuesday that The University of Texas at Austin can use affirmative action when considering whether college applicants gain admission, according to U.S. News & World Report. The 2-1 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit comes as a win for proponents of affirmative action and a…

Two kids stuck in a hot Jeep on a 90-degree day with the windows up, crying. Shoppers in Katy, Texas, saw the situation and didn’t wait for this scene to turn any more tragic: They began trying to break the Jeep’s window with their hands in order to free the little boy and girl whose…