NEW YORK (AP) — Mobile carrier T-Mobile has completed the takeover of smaller rival Sprint, creating a new wireless giant that rivals AT&T and Verizon in size. The companies announced the deal, valued at $31.6 billion based on T-Mobile’s closing stock price Tuesday, two years ago. It has taken a long time to close because […]

1. Coronavirus Update: Medical Equipment And Protective Gear Held In Limbo As Hard-Hit Hospitals Seek Help What You Need To Know: Those on the front line of the battle against coronavirus continue to plead for protective masks, gowns and ventilators from state and government leaders.  2. Senator McConnell: Impeachment “Diverted Attention” From Coronavirus What You Need To […]

Democratic lawmakers are calling out an apparent lack of racial data that they say is needed to monitor and address disparities in the national response to the coronavirus outbreak. In a letter sent Friday to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, both from Massachusetts, said comprehensive demographic […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial distracted the federal government from the coronavirus as it reached the United States in January, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday, despite warnings at the time from public health experts and members of Congress about the spread of the deadly virus. The outbreak “came up while […]

Those on the front line of the battle against coronavirus continue to plead for protective masks, gowns and ventilators from state and government leaders. And a recent report from the Trump administration is now adding insult to injury. Seven weeks ago, the U.S. State Department shipped 17.8 tons of donated coronavirus medical supplies to China. […]

1. Dear Black People: STOP IT! What You Need To Know: Dear Black People, If you can read these words, if you can hear my voice, if you are watching the video, please, please, please, I beg you to take this coronavirus seriously.  2. Coronavirus Update: White House To Rural America — You Have To Prepare What […]

As city dwellers settle into the new way of life in the age of the coronavirus, many in rural America have yet to feel the effects of the pandemic and continue with life as usual. But the Trump administration is hoping to change this as it tries to hammer home the importance of stopping the […]

OAK PARK, Ill. (AP) — It was a sunny day, the first in about a week when temperatures had climbed past the 50-degree mark, and people in Chicago did what they always do on such a day: They flocked to the shores of Lake Michigan. Mayor Lori Lightfoot did not consider that the kind of […]

1. Civil Rights Giant, Rev. Joseph Lowery Dies At 98  What You Need To Know: In an age where far too many “talk the talk,” it is incumbent upon us to recognize and thank those who truly “walk the walk,” AND “talk that talk.” Thank you Reverend Joseph Lowery. This lion of the civil rights movement […]

What You Need To Know: Tracy Scott is a black woman who is on the battlefield to ensure that black women are recognized and accounted for in society. While most of the news is dominated by the horrific coronavirus, Tracy is keeping our eyes on the prize — VOTING. Here is a recent article from […]

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling in favor of a black media mogul and comedian who’s suing cable giant Comcast alleging racial discrimination. The justices agreed unanimously that an appeals court applied the wrong legal standard in allowing business owner Byron Allen’s $20 billion suit against […]

What You Need To Know: The weekend saw a dramatic spike in coronavirus infections all over the U.S. Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the administration’s coronavirus task force, issued a grim warning as the U.S. death toll from the pandemic exceeded 2,300 over the weekend. “Looking at what we’re seeing now, I would say between […]