White House makes history with deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House made history Wednesday when Karine Jean-Pierre, the principal deputy press secretary for the White House, briefed reporters on behalf of the president. Jean-Pierre is the first Black
UPS driver shares message of hard work, inspires scholarship fund
Courtesy of UPS (NEW YORK) — Jake Pratt is no stranger to hard work. The 22-year-old from Vestavia Hills, Alabama, who has Down syndrome, worked hard in school, played football, graduated college and applied to work at
Former Mets manager Callaway placed on ineligible list following sexual misconduct investigation
Al Bello/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Major League Baseball has placed former New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway on the ineligible list through the end of 2022 following its investigation into his alleged sexual misconduct. The Athletic
Man accused of 4 murders in South Carolina, Missouri appears in court
WSOC-TV (CHESTER, S.C.) — Tyler Terry, the South Carolina man who was arrested in connection with four murders after a weeklong police search, appeared in court Tuesday. Terry is accused of killing four people from May 2
Ohio's 1st million-dollar vaccine lottery winner to be revealed Wednesday night
Bill Oxford/iStock (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — One lucky Ohio resident will find out Wednesday night if they’re getting a million-dollar check to go with their clean bill of health. The state will announce the first winners of its
US embassies authorized to hang Black Lives Matter flags, banners on anniversary of Floyd's murder
Kittipot Suwattarakul/EyeEm/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In advance of the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, Secretary of State Antony Blinken authorized all U.S. embassies and consulates overseas to fly the Black Lives Matter flag on their official
Anti-transgender legislation reignites classroom hardships for trans students
Courtesy Esmée Silverman (NEW YORK) — Esmée Silverman, an openly transgender senior in Massachusetts, says her high school experience “had a lot of its ups and downs … mostly downs.” Silverman, 19, came out to her close
Tokyo Olympics sponsor joins calls for summer games to be canceled
Ryosei Watanabe/iStock (TOKYO) — One of Japan’s largest newspapers, which also happens to be a sponsor of the Tokyo Olympics, has now added its voice to the growing chorus of opposition for holding the summer games this
VCU freshman who attended fraternity event died of alcohol poisoning: Medical examiner
peterspiro/iStock (RICHMOND, Va.) — Virginia Commonwealth University freshman Adam Oakes, who died after attending an alleged fraternity hazing event, died from alcohol poisoning, the medical examiner’s office has ruled. Oakes’ cause of death was “ethanol toxicity” and
Adam Toledo's family announces nonprofit on what would have been his 14th birthday
Courtesy of the Toledo Family (CHICAGO) — The family of Adam Toledo, a 13-year-old killed by a Chicago police officer, is creating a “rural sanctuary” for at-risk youth just outside of Chicago in Adam’s honor. The nonprofit