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Rolling Stoneand NYU are teaming up with the online education platform Yellowbrick to teach aspiring journalists the tools of the trade.Modern Journalismis a six-part educational content series that features an esteemed roster of lecturers, from NYU adjunct professor of journalism Liza Kaufman Hogan toRolling Stone’sown culture editor Elizabeth Garber-Paul. In …

The police officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya — a Michigan Black man who was pulled over for a traffic stop in early April — was charged with second-degree murder on Thursday. Officer Christopher Schurr, who was on paid leave during the investigation, was seen shooting and killing Lyoya …

Officers called in to stop a mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas on May 24 delayed confronting the gunman for 77 minutes, despite supervisors being aware that some of the people trapped with the shooter needed medical attention, according to The New York Times, who reviewed video footage …

This story was originally published by Searchlight New Mexico and is published here as part of an ongoing collaboration with Rolling Stone. TIERRA MONTE, NM — The air smells of ash and the landscape is leached of color. Spots of green punctuate the valley floor in places. But along the …

When Jonathan Hillman was growing up in rural Wisconsin, he says he frequently felt “small.” He was a boy in a family of dirt track racers who played with Barbies, who would pull his turtleneck up over his head to make a pretend wig when he was playing with the …

The victims of Larry Nassar are begging the public — and the federal government — not to look away from what happened to them. On Wednesday, dozens of former gymnasts who say Nassar abused them as young girls brought claims against the FBI, saying the agency was negligent in handling …

Matthew McConaughey, the actor and Uvalde native who has been one of the most outspoken and prominent voices since the mass shooting in his hometown last month, called for “reasonable, practical, tactical” gun regulations during an emotional speech at a White House press briefing Tuesday, June 7. The speech was …

Two weeks ago, Matthew McConaughey published a lengthy statement on social media following the mass shooting in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children and two teachers dead. In a state of frustration, the actor spoke of tragedy and community values without delving deeper into the conversation of …

Elon Musk is threatening to terminate his deal to buy Twitter — even though he signed a contract saying he would — with his lawyer alleging that the social media company has not properly allowed Musk to evaluate the number of fake accounts on the platform. In a letter to …

On a cold morning in upstate New York, I got arrested while walking down the street with a small Tupperware container filled with heroin. Even though I was at the tail end of my senior year at Cornell University, that outcome should not have been a surprise to anyone who …