By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO What does it take for Republicans to elect a Speaker? Apparently, in 2023, it takes 15 rounds of voting. Kevin McCarthy was finally sworn in as Speaker of the House in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, after arguments and even threats of physical violence were broadcast
By Courtney Walsh, The Associated Press Venus Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open for an undisclosed injury she sustained while playing in a tournament in Auckland, New Zealand this week. A seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, Williams received a wild-card entry into the Australian Open last month to compete in what would have been
By Kate Brumback, The Associated Press Rapper Young Thug, accused by prosecutors of co-founding a criminal street gang responsible for violent crimes and using his songs and social media to promote it, is set to go to trial starting Jan. 9. The Atlanta-based artist, whose given name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, was charged along with
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By AFRO Staff Members of the Baltimore community are raising their voices in protest of the decision to cancel the 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade. Produced by the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts (BOPA), the organization said in a Jan. 5 statement that while COVID-19 precautions prevented the parade from taking
By Sen. William Smith The paramount strength of our state is our rich-growing diversity, and if we are to leverage that strength, we must act and think inclusively. The people we elect and the symbols we choose to surround ourselves with are critical to fostering such an inclusive environment. As Chair of the Judicial Proceedings
By Hillel Italie, AP National Writer Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is working on a memoir. Jackson, the first Black woman appointed to the court, is calling the book “Lovely One.” “Mine has been an unlikely journey,” Jackson said in a statement released Jan. 5 by Random House. “But the path was paved by
Travelers rush to take advantage of China reopening The Associated Press – en EspañolView Full Coverage on Google News
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Avalanche in Colorado leaves one person dead, another still buried, sheriff’s office says Fox News 2 people killed following avalanche reported at Mount Epworth CBS Colorado An avalanche killed two people on snowmobiles near Winter Park on Saturday Denver 7 Colorado News One dead after snowmobilers caught in Grand County avalanche FOX 31 Denver Penn State student, 22, dies