Crypto investors flock to a market where tech giants Amazon, Google and Facebook are absent

Money is pouring into cryptocurrencies at a furious clip. You can call it a bubble, or the Wild West. Some say it’s reminiscent of dot-com stocks in 1999, or “tulip mania” from 400 years ago. There’s plenty of speculation, to be sure, and more...

He Called the School Board Racist. Now, He’s Joined It.

By JOHN ELIGON July 24, 2017 DECATUR, Ill. — Back when he was a member of a notorious street gang, Courtney Carson was as loyal as they come. When he heard that a confidant had flipped from the Black Stones to the rival Gangster Disciples, he rounded...