Scott Neuman
Stories
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As schools face calls to drop Native American mascots, some could lose state money
New York on Tuesday became the latest state in the nation to move to force schools to do away with the use of Native American team names or mascots. Those that don't comply risk losing their funding.
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Tulsa Race Massacre investigators say they've sequenced DNA from 6 possible victims
The work is part of a years-long effort to get an accurate count of how many people were killed when a white mob decimated the city's prosperous Greenwood enclave, leaving upward of 300 people dead.
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Silicon Valley Bank's fall shows how tech can push a financial panic into hyperdrive
Bank runs, by their very nature, happen fast. But in an age of instant communication, social media and money transfers at the touch of a button, they can now happen in the blink of an eye.
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Russia is firing hypersonic missiles into Ukraine that are nearly impossible to stop
A Russian barrage on Ukrainian targets Thursday included the use of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile — a weapon that can travel four times the speed of sound and is thought to be nuclear-capable.
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States rake in billions from recreational pot sales. That didn't sway Oklahoma voters
Voters in the state turned back a ballot measure that would have legalized adult recreational marijuana. By one estimate, totals for taxes on medical and recreational use reached $3.7 billion in 2021.
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The ripple effects of Russia's war in Ukraine continue to change the world
A year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sparked the largest conflict in Europe since World War II, the repercussions continue to reverberate.
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It's Black History Month. Here are 3 things to know about the annual celebration
The annual celebration started out in 1926 as Negro History Week and expanded to Black History Month in the 1970s. This year's theme is "Black Resistance."
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My wife and I quit our jobs to sail the Caribbean
There's another universe not far from land, devoid of cars, trees and the internet. You don't have to travel a great distance to discover this other cosmos. At 10 miles offshore, you're already there.
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Epstein's sex trafficking was aided by JPMorgan, a U.S. Virgin Islands lawsuit says
The U.S.V.I. says JPMorgan Chase didn't report Jeffrey Epstein's suspicious financial activities and provided him banking services after his 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor.
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In 2 U.S. cities haunted by race massacres, facing the past is painful and divisive
Tulsa, Okla., has offered a blueprint, however imperfect, for how to confront a history of racial violence. In neighboring Arkansas, the city of Elaine has found the Tulsa model hard to replicate.
