(CNN)Nearly 1 out of every 100 Americans has tested positive for Covid-19 as the virus rages uncontrolled across the country. The US has recorded more than 3.3 million coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, according to Johns Hopkins University, and at least 135,205 Americans have died. […]
A liquor store in Austin on the West Side of Chicago is being transformed into a pop-up food market after local teens were given the chance to come up with solutions to their neighborhood’s challenges. According to Block Club Chicago, much of Austin is […]
By Pam Belluck Researchers on Tuesday reported strong evidence that the coronavirus can be transmitted from a pregnant woman to a fetus. A baby born in a Paris hospital in March to a mother with Covid-19 tested positive for the virus and developed symptoms of inflammation in […]
Last month, Black Lives Matter demonstrators in Bristol, UK, made headlines around the world when they toppled a statue of 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston and dumped it into the River Avon. Now, the city has an entirely new figure being celebrated on the […]
By Viviane Faver A press conference, “Haitian Voice United: Shut Down Berks,” was held today to discuss the situation of Haitian families in ICE detention centers in Berks County, PA. Coronavirus is spreading like wildfire; the lives of the families are at significant risk. Among […]
By Steven Lee Myers China on Wednesday sharply criticized President Trump’s moves to strip Hong Kong of its preferential trading status with the United States and clear the way for new sanctions on officials and companies there, vowing to retaliate with punitive measures of […]
Photo credits: Michael Rubinkam By Viviane Faver Allentown, Pennsylvania – Cops were filmed Saturday night, restraining a man on the ground outside the emergency room of the Sacred Heart Campus of St. Luke’s Hospital. One cop used his elbow on the man’s neck to restrain […]
Shamima Begum, the 20-year-old woman who left east London as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State, should be allowed to return to the UK to challenge the Home Office’s decision to revoke her British citizenship in person. The court of appeal partially overturned an earlier […]
Upon news Thursday that Showtime is developing a limited series about the life of singer, actress and activist Lena Horne, we’re revisiting her Tony Award-winning 1981 Broadway musical that also portrayed her life story and will be included in the series. Showtime’s “Blackbird: Lena Horne and America,” from […]
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday extended a statewide moratorium on foreclosures and evictions until Aug. 31, saying renters need more breathing room in the midst of the pandemic. The Wolf administration has been facing growing calls to extend the four-month-old moratorium — which […]
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