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Lonnie Johnson, the creator of the "Super Soaker," is funding high school robotics teams through his non-profit organization.

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The militant terrorist group Boko Haram reportedly launched attacks on villages near Chibok that claimed the lives of 21 people.

At least six died in the attacks and dozens were injured.

“The nations that remain in the Paris Agreement will be the nations that reap the benefits in jobs and industries created,” Obama said.

Lezley McSpadden, the mother of slain teen Michael Brown, received her diploma alongside her daughter from Jennings Senior High School during a May 26 graduation ceremony.

Scaling back contraception coverage could affect up to 55 million women.

Cahree Myrick, 12, has become the first-ever individual national youth chess champion in Baltimore, Maryland after a major victory in his division at the United States Chess Federation SuperNationals.

A visibly pregnant Serena sat away from the rest of the Williams clan, under an overhang to block out the beating sun.

The university's pioneering student raps about the African-American experience—from slavery to police violence.

Timothy Loehmann was fired for lying on his application with the Cleveland police department, not for killing Tamir, reports say.

Another person tried to justify blackface this week when a makeup artist “transformed” a White woman into a Black woman via the magic of makeup. The Instagram account @PaintDatFace posted a picture to their account, giving the disclaimer: “This is a transformation that I’ve been holding back from releasing for a while now, solely because of the fear I’ve […]