Black-led nonprofit receives 'reparations payment' from slaveholder's descendant
(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Lindi Bobb, 6, attends a slavery reparations protest outside New York Life Insurance Company offices August 9, 2002 in New York City. (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — A nonprofit organization supporting the Black community
Latin America reels from pandemic, desperate for vaccines as Blinken makes first trip to region
US Department of State (San José, Costa Rica) — Days before Vice President Kamala Harris heads south to Central America, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making a similar trip focused on migration and development, but to
FBI agent charged with attempted murder in 2020 shooting
Kuzma/iStock (WASHINGTON) — An FBI agent has been charged with attempted second degree murder stemming from a December 2020 shooting aboard a Washington-area subway train, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday. The Montgomery County, Maryland, district attorney’s
WHO switches to a Greek naming system for coronavirus variants
mseidelch/iStock (NEW YORK) — Pop quiz: In which country was the B.1.617.2 coronavirus variant first detected? If the answer (India), wasn’t on the tip of your tongue, the World Health Organization is here to help. On Monday,
Shooting reported at LA County fire station, suspect at large: Sheriff
tillsonburg/iStock (LOS ANGELES) — A gunman is at large after at least one person was shot at a fire station in Southern California on Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The gunfire was reported
Fire burns PA city councilmember’s home
PORT ANGELES – A Port Angeles City Councilmember’s house burned over the long holiday weekend. Sunday evening firefighters were called to Charlie McCaughan’s house in south Port Angeles. One side of his residence on East Hawthorne Place
COVID-19 vaccines safe and effective for pregnant people, NIH director says
bogdankosanovic/iStock (NEW YORK) — Two new studies show Pfizer and Modern’s COVID-19 vaccines appear to be “completely safe” and effective for pregnant people, according to Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Collins
Biden to 'shine a light' on Tulsa Race Massacre with remarks, meeting with survivors
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (TULSA, Okla.) — President Joe Biden is in Tulsa, Oklahoma to mark the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, becoming the first sitting president to visit the historic Greenwood
Who killed 11-year-old Dima Asaliah?: Reporter's notebook
(Photo by Fatima Shbair/Getty Images) Palestinians inspect damage to buildings in Al-Saftawi street northern Gaza City on May 20, 2021 in Gaza City, Gaza. (NEW YORK) — Something was off about this one. The explosion punched a
New recommendation issued on weight gain and pregnancy: What to know
Blue Planet Studio/iStock (NEW YORK) — A new government recommendation on healthy weight gain during pregnancy calls for more counseling from health care providers, and emphasizes working routinely on this with all women throughout their pregnancy. The