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A tweet by Chance the Rapper, shown at the 2017 BET Awards, slamming a racist ad may have illustrated the old adage: "All press is good press."

When A Brand Does Well Even When It's Called 'Racist'

Chance The Rapper took on Heineken for what he saw as a racist ad. Heineken took it down but didn't suffer any consequences. In fact, its stock is up.

Charlie Walk, former president of Republic Records, left the company after a sexual misconduct investigation. Here, he's speaking on the TV show The Four, where he was a panelist.

Record Company Executive Out Following Sexual Misconduct Investigation

Charlie Walk, former president of Republic Records, is leaving the company. Republic tells NPR Music that they "have mutually agreed to part ways."

Jacksonville Police Charge 38-Year-Old Man In Monday Night Murder

Police have arrested a 38-year-old man in Monday night's killing of a man in the Hillcrest area on the Westside, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced Thursday that Moscow is expelling 60 U.S. diplomats.

Russia Retaliates, Expels 60 American Diplomats After U.S. Action

Tensions between Russia and the West are ratcheting up as the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of the officials and the closure of the U.S. Consulate in St. Petersburg.

Yulia Skripal, seen in an image taken from her Facebook account earlier this month. The 33-year-old daughter of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal is "improving rapidly," according to hospital officials.

Daughter Of Ex-Russian Spy 'Improving Rapidly,' U.K. Health Officials Say

Yulia Skripal was poisoned with her father, Sergei, in an alleged nerve agent attack. While an international dispute has raged, Yulia has been progressing — but Sergei is still in critical condition.

Adnan Syed, subject of the podcast <em>Serial</em>, is escorted from a courthouse in February 2016. An appellate court has upheld a previous decision to vacate Syed's 2000 conviction

'Serial' Subject Adnan Syed Deserves A New Trial, Appeals Court Rules

Maryland's second-highest court has upheld a ruling vacating Syed's murder conviction, which the hit podcast covered. Syed will be retried in a lower court, provided Thursday's ruling isn't appealed.

JEA's CEO Says He Has Nothing To Hide, Giving City Council 22,000 Pages Of Documents

JEA CEO Paul McElroy Thursday presented the Jacksonville City Council with 22,000 pages of documents in response to their questions about potentially…

The Bartram's scrub-hairstreak butterfly lives only in pine rocklands habitat in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.

Want To Help Save Endangered Butterflies? Pass That Beer!

Working to protect a rare, endangered butterfly usually involves work in the field or the lab, or sometimes meetings and conference calls. Now helping...

Hundreds of Kentucky teachers protest outside Gov. Matt Bevin's office Friday in Frankfort, Ky. They crowded into the building, shouting "Vote them out," less than a day after lawmakers quickly passed a surprise overhaul of state employee retirement benefits.

Irate Teachers Skip Class Across Kentucky To Protest Surprise Pension Overhaul

What began as a bill about sewage services quickly became a significant change to state employee benefits Thursday. Now, it is one signature from becoming law — and classrooms are closing in protest.

Maggie Webb, a junior high school math teacher at Clark Avenue School in Chelsea, Mass., volunteered to teach in a high-needs area in exchange for a federal grant called the TEACH grant. But a new report found that Webb and thousands of others had their grants converted to loans because of seemingly minor issues.

New iPads For Classrooms; College Graduation Gaps; Teachers Lose Grants

Plus positive trends in school-related crime, and teacher protests around the county, in our weekly education news roundup.

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