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UPLAND, Calif. (AP) — A mother suspected of killing her 7-month-old daughter, then throwing or dropping her young son from a second-story apartment building and jumping herself could face a murder charge while investigators hunt for a motive, police said. The 24-year-old woman and her 1 ½-year-old boy were hospitalized in stable condition after Upland […]
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man who bought more than 120 boxes of Girl Scouts cookies to help the scouts escape the cold has been arrested on drug charges. News outlets report the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency says 46-year-old Detric Lee McGowan was arrested Tuesday on charges including conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and […]
We’re at the end of our 40 over 40 series but last doesn’t meant least. We’ve highlighted some names you know and some you don’t this Black History Month and for the first time in these kind of roundups we’ve acknowledged the accomplishments of those who’s been doing the work for decades. Yes, we want […]
While Charlotte E. Ray’s legal career was brief, the trail she blazed as America’s first Black woman lawyer is still inspirational. On February 27, 1872, she left Howard University with a law degree and embarked on her journey before entering into other ventures. Ray was born January 13, 1850 in New York City. Her father […]
WHAT IS RARE DISEASE DAY AND WHAT IS ITS SIGNIFICANCE? Rare Disease Day takes place each year on the last day of February and the goal of it is to raise awareness about rare diseases and their impact on patients’ lives. In the United States, a rare disease is defined as affecting less than 200,000 […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Two African-American women will face each other in a runoff for Chicago mayor after defeating a member of the Daley family that has dominated the city’s politics for most of the past six decades and 11 other candidates in Tuesday’s election. Political outsider Lori Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor, and Cook County […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey stands to see the value of her investment in Weight Watchers shrink after the company said it hasn’t signed up as many subscribers as it hoped this winter and expects its profits to suffer. Weight Watchers International’s stock tumbled more than 30 percent in after-hours trading Tuesday. If that […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Stepping further toward a 2020 presidential run than he ever has before, former Vice President Joe Biden declared Tuesday that his family — including his grandchildren — are encouraging him to launch a White House bid. “There’s a consensus,” Biden told an excited crowd during an appearance at the University of […]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The United Methodist Church, America’s second-largest Protestant denomination, faces a likely surge in defections and acts of defiance after delegates at a crucial conference voted Tuesday to strengthen the faith’s divisive bans on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT clergy. Emotions were high throughout the third and final day of the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Washington has agreed to move quickly on a lawsuit filed by a former Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State and wants to return to the United States. The family of 24-year-old Hoda Muthana filed suit last week against the Trump administration after the government said she wasn’t […]
LeBron James is considered one of the best basketball players in the world, but according to one NBA executive, the 15-time All-Star is responsible for ruining the chemistry among the Los Angeles Lakers. When the Lakers were at the center of trade rumors surrounding Pelicans star Anthony Davis, James publicly endorsed the potential move — something […]
R&B singer R. Kelly was released from a Chicago jail Monday night, three days after being booked on charges alleging that he sexually abused four women, including three who were underage at the time. Kelly’s release came hours after his lawyer pleaded not guilty on his behalf to all 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse. Reports claimed […]
