Here’s what you need to know, January 29. 1. Health Bulletin: Tell Your Families, Relatives And Friends 2. Roscoe Nance, Legendary Sportswriter, Alabama Native, Laid to Rest 3. Impeachment Chronicles: Trump Team Concludes Opening Arguments 4. Detroit Businessman Calls Case Against Kwame Kilpatrick “A Modern Day Lynching,” Pressing For Trump Pardon 5. Shake, Rattle and […]
ATLANTA, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Southern Company and its subsidiaries today announced a $50 million multi-year initiative to provide students attending historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with scholarships, internships, leadership development, and access to technology and innovation to support career readiness. This initiative will provide support for students attending select HBCUs within the […]
HAVANA (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and eastern Cuba on Tuesday, shaking a vast area from Mexico to Florida and beyond, but there were no reports of casualties or heavy damage. The quake was centered 139 kilometers (86 miles) northwest of Montego Bay, Jamaica, and 140 […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans lack the votes to block witnesses at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell conceded late Tuesday, a potentially major hurdle for Trump’s hopes to end the trial with a quick acquittal. Earlier, Trump’s lawyers concluded his defense with a plea to move on. Even after sitting through […]
ATLANTA, Jan. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB) marked its return to Atlanta on Saturday, January 25, with dazzling performances by eight of the nation’s top Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) marching bands and a special set by R&B singer-songwriter Tank. A crowd of more than 58,000 HBCU fans, students […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former national security adviser John Bolton took center stage at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial even though he was nowhere near the Capitol. Bolton’s claims in a forthcoming book — that Trump told him he wanted to withhold security aid from Ukraine until it launched investigations into political rival Joe Biden — […]
Here’s what you need to know, Monday January 27, 2020. 1. Kobe Bryant Dead At 41 2. Impeachment Chronicles: Short First Day of Trump Defense; Will Resume Monday; Dems Seek Witnesses 3. Update: Texas Teen, Deandre Arnold, Withdrawn From School Over Dreadlocks Suspension 4. Coronavirus Continues To Spread 5. Grammy Highlights
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. has five confirmed cases of the new virus from China, all among people who traveled to the city at the center of the outbreak, health officials said Sunday. Two new cases were reported Sunday — one in Los Angeles County in California and the other in Maricopa County, Arizona. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The floor of the U.S. Senate now belongs to President Donald Trump’s lawyers as they push the Republican-led chamber for an acquittal on charges that he abused his power and obstructed Congress. The president’s attorneys will begin their arguments Saturday in the impeachment trial and are expected to insist the president did […]
Here’s what you need to know, January 24, 2020: 1. Another Possible Case of Coronavirus In Texas 2. Pet Owners Getting Emotional Over Proposal To Bump Emotional Support Animals From Planes 3. HAIR We Go Again! Texas Teen With Dreadlocks Suspended, Told No Walking At Graduation Because Of His Hair Length And The Dress Code […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats argued that President Donald Trump sought a phony investigation of a political rival and pursued a discredited conspiracy theory about Ukraine, while restless senators played with a new toy Thursday during Trump’s impeachment trial. Highlights of Thursday’s session and what’s ahead as senators conduct just the third impeachment trial of a […]
The days of passengers bringing their pets on airplanes as emotional-support animals could be ending. The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday proposed that only specially trained dogs qualify as service animals, which must be allowed in the cabin at no charge. Airlines could ban emotional-support animals including untrained dogs, cats and more exotic companions […]