A damaging earthquake struck Puerto Rico early Monday, with plenty of aftershocks expected. The magnitude 5.8 tremor happened at 5:32 a.m. ET, the US Geological Survey said. It was centered about 8 miles south-southeast of Indios, Puerto Rico, at a depth […]
In retaliation for the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general at the Baghdad Airport last week, Iran has launched over a dozen ballistic missiles at an airbase in northern Iraq, which houses U.S. soldiers. National Public Radio reported on Tuesday evening […]
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Sunday it would no longer abide by any of the limits of its unraveling 2015 nuclear deal with world powers after a U.S. airstrike killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, abandoning the accord’s key provisions that block […]
He left Cleveland for Miami, finally became a champion, went back to his beloved northeast Ohio, delivered on another title promise, then left for the Los Angeles Lakers and the next challenge. He played in eight straight finals. No NBA player won more games […]
*On Sunday, Kanye West appeared at the Union Rescue Mission on Skid Row in Los Angeles and chopped it up about his spiritual journey and the one year anniversary of his Sunday Service experience. The hip-hop star also confessed that working with the choir […]
The city of Philadelphia has a new police commissioner, and she’s a Black woman. On Monday, Mayor Jim Kenney named Danielle Outlaw as the new head of the city police department, making her the first African-America woman to hold the position. Outlaw, former police chief […]
Officials in Arizona killed three mountain lions who ate human remains close to a popular hiking trail. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department discovered the human remains Tuesday during an investigation at Pima Canyon Trail near Tucson and closed the trail, the department said. The Arizona […]
A New York City police sergeant who claims he faced retaliation for seeking treatment for his 9/11-related health issues has since been suspended. Sgt. Cyress Smith spoke with the New York Post about how he was reportedly forced out after leaving work to pick […]
In a Greek refugee camp, adults are being stabbed or raped, while children freeze. This suffering shames our continent Last month, I took a plane to Athens, and then another to get to the island of Lesbos. From the airport in Mytilene we drove […]
Before there was Venus and Serena Williams, there were other Black female tennis stars who shined on the national spotlight. Many people know of Althea Gibson’s success as the first Black woman to win a Grand Slam tennis championship. But there were others, like […]
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