Admitting that female employees earn 29% less than men, Citigroup vows more diversity for top roles
Citigroup's female employees earn 29 percent less than their male counterparts, the Wall Street bank revealed on Wednesday, while announcing targets for appointing more women and minorities to senior roles. The median pay for Citi's women employees globally was just 71 percent of the median ...
Three nations urge U.S.-bound travelers to be cautions, amid protests
Three countries have warned their citizens to stay on guard when visiting U.S. cities rocked by sometimes violent protests that erupted after a string of police shootings of black Americans. The United States regularly issues travel warnings urging Americans to either avoid or exercise caution ...
Kin call on police, mayor to answer for fatal shootings of two black Chicagoans
The families of two black Chicagoans killed by police on Sunday accused officers of having used excessive force and Mayor Rahm Emanuel of having failed them, piling pressure on a city facing a U.S. federal probe over possible racial bias in policing. Police, responding to ...
Trump vows to 'hit back' if Cruz goes after his support base
Donald Trump previewed a coming political battle with fellow Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, the tea party senator from Texas who many are predicting is jockeying for Trump's base of support. "Even Cruz, I think he's going to have to hit me," Trump told a ...
Fix America's broken criminal justice system
If the Republican Party wants to win a bigger share of the African-American vote, it should hone an agenda for reform of the troubled U.S. criminal justice system.
Obama again calls for restoration of Voting Rights Act in face of Republican opposition
Half a century after the U.S. passed a law intended to give all its citizens equal access to the voting booth, President Barack Obama said that protection is at risk. "In practice we've still got problems," Obama said Thursday at a White House event he ...
Six police officers charged by Baltimore grand jury in death of Freddie Gray
A grand jury has brought charges against six Baltimore police officers in the death of a black man who suffered fatal neck injuries while in police custody, a case that touched off angry protests and a day of looting and arson in the Maryland ...
Closing America's black-white achievement gap
The black-white achievement gap in the U.S. can be slain by better education.
