For Anthony Williams, being black in America means being a suspect. The 39-year-old former Marine said he's never had any major trouble with the law, but the Atlanta, Georgia, native said he still gets nervous around cops. "You never know what to expect when you get pulled over by police, and that's how it is when you're black," he said.
The U.S. government today announced its highest penalty for coal mine safety violations, $1.85 million, for a collapse that killed six miners in Utah last year. The mine's owner had insisted that earth movement detected at the time had caused the collapse. But federal investigators found instead that the collapse caused the earth movement.
A convicted South Florida child molester who has avoided serving a 43-year prison sentence may soon be taken back into custody, according to a court document filed Thursday afternoon.
The Dodgers are diving into the middle of a lot of trade talks, but skepticism remains steep about whether they'll actually pull anything off. "They're a mess,'' one NL executive says, flatly.
It was an era bereft of high-tech suits or caps, but it did feature ... the 'stache. Mark Spitz ruled the pool in '72. Elizabeth McGarr checks in with the legend.