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WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 898,000, a historically high number and evidence that layoffs remain a hindrance to the economy’s recovery from the pandemic recession that erupted seven months ago. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department shows that the job market remains fragile, and it coincides […]

1. Supreme Court Rules Trump Administration Can Stop Census Count While Appeal Plays Out What You Need To Know: In a win for the Trump administration, the Supreme Court has granted a request this week from the administration to stop the 2020 census count while an appeal takes place over a lower court’s order that […]

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — They came by the thousands to vote early, descendants of slaves, children of the civil rights era and other Georgians standing in line for hours when all could have been somewhere else. Yet in a year when issues including prejudice, racial justice and voter suppression are at the forefront, the Black […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Amy Cooper, the white woman charged with filing a false police report for calling 911 during a dispute with a Black man in New York’s Central Park in May, made a second, previously unreported call in which she falsely claimed the man had “tried to assault her,” a prosecutor said Wednesday. […]

On Monday evening, Toni Braxton posted a message on her Instagram account where she publicly chastised her baby sister Tamar’s ex-boyfriend David Adefeso. While there was no real context provided for her statement, she was clearly very upset, calling Adefeso a “weasel,” a “ferret,” saying he is “beyond contempt” and telling him “DO NOT include my children […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A new film examines the history of African Americans driving on the road from the Great Depression to the height of the Civil Rights movement. “Driving While Black,” airing this week on most PBS stations in the U.S., show how the automobile liberated African Americans to move around the country while […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis couple celebrated in some circles and vilified in others for waving guns at protesters marching on their private street pleaded not guilty to two felony charges at a brief hearing Wednesday. Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who are both attorneys in their early 60s, were indicted by a St. Louis […]

The sequel to the 1988 classic arrives after initially being slated to hit theaters for the Christmas holidays.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has extended the deadline for registering to vote in Virginia by 48 hours after the state’s online voter registration system went down because of an accidentally severed cable. Wednesday’s order by U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr. in Richmond is an effort to make up for several […]

This exclusive interview conducted by host Gayle King is the first time the public is hearing Walker's account.

Dr. Dre’s estranged wife, Nicole Young, is under investigation for alleged embezzlement. We previously reported, according to TMZ_tv, a letter sent to Nicole from attorneys for Record One recording studio alleges that she drained the primary business account for the studio by writing a check to herself for more than $350,000. The letter claims that she “decimated” […]

1. Supreme Court Nominee Hearing 2. Group of Faith Leaders From Both Sides of the Aisle Form Super PAC Opposing Trump What You Need To Know: During this crucial point in the presidential election, leaders of the Christian faith are stepping up and using their influence to persuade fellow Trump-supporting Christians to vote for Democratic […]