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In an effort to curb the spread of Ebola in the United States, the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday announced that all travelers from…
After 20 reported cases and eight deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Nigeria Ebola-free on Monday, reported the Associated Press. ! LIKE BlackDoctor.org on Facebook!…
Viewers of the World Series Tuesday night got an unexpected surprise during a commercial break when Chevrolet debuted its new Spike Lee-directed spot starring Mo’ne Davis, the 13-year-old who became a national sensation while pitching in the Little League World Series. Within seconds, social media began wondering whether her paid appearance in the ad would […]
What do you get when you take your love of film outside of the classroom? A invitation to one of the world’s top film schools! HBCU Digest reports: North Carolina A&T State University alumnus and aspiring filmmaker Jelani Elom may have been rejected by several domestic film schools, but will soon begin his journey to […]
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A man who allegedly confessed to killing seven women in Indiana refused to even acknowledge his name to the judge Wednesday during his initial court appearance, and a sheriff explained later that the suspect was upset his hearing was in open court before dozens of journalists. The judge asked Darren […]
LONDON (AP) — He might have got away with it if it hadn’t been for his supermarket loyalty card. A British fraudster who pretended to be quadriplegic and sometimes comatose for two years to avoid prosecution has been convicted after police caught him on camera driving and strolling around supermarkets. Alan Knight of Swansea, Wales, […]
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Days after Nigeria’s military raised hopes with the announcement that Islamic extremists had agreed to a cease-fire, Boko Haram still is fighting and there is no word on the fate of 219 schoolgirls held hostage for six months. Officials had said talks would resume in neighboring Chad this week, but there […]
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson will begin safety testing in early January on a vaccine combination that could protect people from a strain of the deadly Ebola virus. The health care products maker said Wednesday that the vaccine being developed by its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies protects against an Ebola strain that is […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple has posted a new security warning for users of its iCloud online storage service amid reports of a concerted effort to steal passwords and other data from people who use the popular service in China. “We’re aware of intermittent organized network attacks using insecure certificates to obtain user information, and […]
President Barack Obama needs your help. This year’s midterm elections, taking place nationwide on November 4, are crucial to the President’s legislative agenda in his last two years in office. “We know what we’ve got to do,” he says. “We’ve got to increase the minimum wage. We’ve got to make sure that women are getting paid […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin judge is expected to decide Wednesday whether the second of two 12-year-old girls charged with stabbing a classmate to please the fictional horror character Slender Man is fit to stand trial. Prosecutors say the two girls plotted for months to kill their classmate before luring the child to a wooded […]
Seven women have been found dead this week in northwestern Indiana, one in a motel and six in abandoned houses in Gary. Darren Vann, 43, was charged Monday in the death of the woman whose body was found Friday at a Motel 6 in Hammond, 20 miles southeast of Chicago. Police say Vann has confessed […]
