By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire As COVID-19 continues to evolve, a new variant has emerged, garnering attention from health officials across the United States. Known as HV.1, the latest variant has shown a significant surge in cases, raising questions about its potential impact on public health. According to data from the Centers for Disease
By Colleen Long, Associated Press The mayors of Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York are pressing to meet with President Joe Biden about getting federal help in managing the surge of migrants they say are arriving in their cities with little to no coordination, support or resources from his administration. The Democratic leaders
By Doug Feinberg AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia set a course record to win the New York City Marathon men’s race on Nov. 5 while Hellen Obiri of Kenya pulled away in the final 400 meters to take the women’s title. Tola finished in 2 hours, 4 minutes and
The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A stretch of street in Oakland, Calif., was renamed on Nov. 3 for Tupac Shakur, 27 years after the killing of the hip-hop luminary. A section of MacArthur Boulevard near where he lived in the 1990s became Tupac Shakur Way, following a ceremony that included his family members
Journalism trailblazer to offer words of inspiration to graduating class of more than 500 students; former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to receive honorary degree (Black PR Wire) Baltimore — Morgan State University President David K. Wilson announced recently that Kim Godwin, president of ABC News, will be the keynote speaker for the University’s 10th Fall
An ongoing eruption from the volcano has created a small new land mass less than a mile off Iwo Jima island. It’s great case study of how volcanoes work.
Our chief Africa reporter was wary of journalism that made broad predictions about the continent, but a statistic made clear that staggering change was approaching.
Calls for a cease-fire in Gaza.
Costa Rica and Panama are busing people through their countries to ease the concentration of people along their borders, which Biden officials fear will encourage more people to travel to the U.S. border.
The proposed name change, reportedly at the behest of parents and employees who found Frank’s story difficult to explain to children, comes amid acute concern about rising antisemitism in Germany.