Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Top News

White House beer might help nation chill

Jul. 30, 2009
Lucia Whalen strolled down a sidewalk near Harvard, enjoying a lunchtime ritual. But on July 16, her outing would lead her to the center of a national drama. Today, President Obama sits down for beer with the men at the center of the controversy, Professor Henry Louis Gates and Sgt. James Crowley.
Related Stories from UPI.com
Crowley: Meeting 'cordial,' no apologies

Crowley: Meeting 'cordial,' no apologies

WASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) -- Cambridge, Mass., Police Sgt. James Crowley says his White House meeting with Professor Henry Louis Gates Thursday was "very cordial" but included no apologies.
Gates caller says she'd dial 911 again

Gates caller says she'd dial 911 again

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 29 (UPI) -- The neighbor who reported a possible break-in at the Cambridge, Mass., home of Henry Louis Gates Jr. said she has been called a racist, scorned and threatened.
Obama, prof, cop to meet on race incident

Obama, prof, cop to meet on race incident

WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama plans a White House meeting Thursday over beers with a professor and a Cambridge, Mass., officer, the president's spokesman said.
Gates 911 caller, police report at odds

Gates 911 caller, police report at odds

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 27 (UPI) -- A recording of a 911 call that led to the arrest of a prominent black scholar contradicts a Cambridge, Mass., police report that the caller saw two black males.

Obama now avoids racial profiling label

WASHINGTON, July 26 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama has not decided whether the arrest of a black Harvard professor was a case of racial profiling, his spokesman said Sunday.

Gates says he'll meet at White House

WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) -- Black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. says he would have a beer at the White House with President Obama and the Cambridge, Mass., police officer who arrested him.
Obama backpedals on scholar arrest comment

Obama backpedals on scholar arrest comment

WASHINGTON, July 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Friday clarified his comments on the arrest of a black professor, saying he should have been more careful in choosing his words.
Tapes from Gates's arrest may be released

Tapes from Gates's arrest may be released

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 24 (UPI) -- Recordings made during the arrest of black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. in Cambridge, Mass., may be made public after being reviewed, police say.
Obama stands by his comments on Gates

Obama stands by his comments on Gates

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 23 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama Thursday stood by his comment that a Massachusetts police officer who arrested Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. acted "stupidly."

Cop called racist tried to save hoops star

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 23 (UPI) -- The Cambridge, Mass., police officer accused of racism in the arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr. was credited in 1993 with trying to save a black basketball star.
1 of 28
Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
View Caption
Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler