By Jill Colvin and Eric Tucker, The Associated Press Former President Donald Trump is suing the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to block a subpoena requiring him to testify. The suit contends that, while former presidents have voluntarily agreed to provide testimony or documents in response
By Mark Sherman and Hannah Schoenbaum, The Associated Press Once a bastion of segregation, the University of North Carolina now takes account of race to make up for its sordid history and to increase the number of Black students and other underrepresented minorities on campus. Its affirmative action program, using race among many factors to
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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The District of Columbia counts among the top 10 states with the best mental health, or the combination of the lowest prevalence of mental illness and greater access to care, according to Mental Health America’s annual “State of Mental Health in America” report. Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Delaware
By AFRO Staff Bowie State University has become the first HBCU in Maryland to offer a degree program for persons incarcerated at a state correctional facility. The program, offered by the school through the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, would allow qualified inmates at the Jessup Correctional Institution to pursue a bachelor’s
By Sudhin Thanawala, The Associated Press Fans celebrated the musical legacy of slain rapper Takeoff on Nov. 11 at a memorial service in Atlanta, near where the artist grew up, that drew Justin Bieber, Drake and other big names in the music industry. Takeoff, part of the Grammy Award-nominated trio Migos with uncle Quavo and
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé has propelled herself into the highest Grammy echelon: The star singer claimed a leading nine nominations Tuesday, making her tied — with her husband Jay-Z — as the most nominated music act in the history of the awards show. Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” reeled
Dutch court sentences three to life in prison for 2014 downing of MH17 over Ukraine Reuters 2 Russians, 1 Ukrainian get life sentences for downing 2014 Malaysia Airlines flight, killing 298 aboard Fox News Dutch court convicts three over MH17 Ukraine disaster Reuters MH17 ruling gives glimpse of Putin’s possible fate – DW – 11/17/2022 DW (English) Dutch court
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Resignations Roil Twitter as Elon Musk Tries Persuading Some Workers to Stay The New York Times Elon Musk’s new email pushes Twitter managers to do his dirty work The Verge Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover proves the modern CEO job is broken Business Insider “The longer this chaos continues, the bigger the risks for Twitter”—Musk’s management The Economist View Full