Rights Advocates Honored at Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
The laureates from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus have become symbols of resistance during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Jimmy Lai of Hong Kong Gets Five Year Sentence
Jimmy Lai, the outspoken owner of a pro-democracy newspaper, was sentenced to more than five years in prison for violating terms of a lease contract.
German Police Block Off Parts of Dresden After Standoff With Gunman
The police said they believed that the suspect, whom they identified as a 40-year-old German citizen, had shot his mother before moving on to the center of the city.
Fool’s Paradise
The finale of “The White Lotus” airs tomorrow. Here’s to being a fan, without going overboard.
The World Comes to Montreal to Reverse a Rise in Species Extinction
A conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the United Nations’ biodiversity negotiations in Montreal.
With narrow House majority in divided Congress, GOP signals more conflict than consensus
By Courtney Cohn and Ekaterina Pechenkina, Capital News Service While the anticipated Republican “red wave” did not materialize, the GOP-controlled House will impact President Joe Biden’s policy agenda and increase the chances for possible investigations when the divided 118th Congress convenes in January, analysts say. “One-party Democrat rule in Washington is finished. We have fired
Local centenarian Arthur Greencelebrates 106 years
By Bianca Crawley, Special to the AFRO It’s not often that a magnificent and inspiring local centenarian marks 106 years of life– with most of it spent in the bustling Baltimore area. On Dec. 9 Arthur Green, the admired veteran who still lives on his own in Baltimore County, celebrated another year of life. Green
Maryland gets its first Black governor. What does that mean for the Black community?
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com In our country’s 246-year history, we’ve had just three Black governors. The first came in 1990, more than a century after Black people were granted citizenship and Black men were formally given the right to vote. Lawrence Douglas Wilder was elected as Virginia’s
Splashdown! Here’s how NASA will recover the Artemis I Orion capsule in the Pacific Ocean – Florida Today
Splashdown! Here’s how NASA will recover the Artemis I Orion capsule in the Pacific Ocean Florida TodayView Full Coverage on Google News
Attacks on Pacific north-west power stations raise fears for US electric grid – The Guardian US
Attacks on Pacific north-west power stations raise fears for US electric grid The Guardian US Feds: Power substations under attack in Washington, Oregon FOX 13 Seattle Attacks on electrical substations in Oregon and Washington resemble those in North Carolina and raise questio OregonLive Dark intentions The Seattle Times Two Puget Sound Energy substations attacked last month | FOX 13