The COVAX program has made deliveries to 144 countries so far, but much work remains, officials say The World Health Organization said Sunday that a U.N.-backed program shipping coronavirus vaccines to many poor countries has now delivered 1 billion doses, but that milestone “is only a reminder of the work that remains” after hoarding and…
Martin Luther King III said there should be “no celebration” in honor of MLK Day until Congress passes voting rights legislation The family of civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated his 93rd birthday by continuing his fight for voting rights. King’s eldest son, Martin Luther King III, along with his wife Andrea…
Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has been indicted on federal fraud charges. Authorities allege that she lied about financial transactions in order to purchase real estate in Florida. She says she is innocent and that this is all a “distraction.” State’s Attorney for Baltimore, Maryland, Marilyn J. Mosby stands in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood, where Freddie…
Actress Jenifer Lewis is gearing up for her 65th birthday by showing her fans she still has it. Wearing a white robe and what appeared to be a pink pajama set underneath, Lewis revealed just how “stretched” she was in a new Jan. 13 Instagram video. Filmed by famous drag queen Shangela Laquifa Wadley, the…
Theodore Edgecomb, 31, is just days away from learning if he’ll spend the rest of his life in prison or if his self-defense claim will set him free after killing Milwaukee immigration attorney Jason Cleereman. According to police, in September 2020 Edgecomb was riding his bicycle through oncoming traffic on a Milwaukee street, causing Jason…
Nicaraguan migrant Ubaldo López expressed hope that local officials would not try to hinder this group, as they have in the past Some 600 migrants hoping to reach the United States set off in a caravan Saturday from the northern Honduran city of San Pedro Sula. Hundreds of young men, women and children, most from…
Nearly 4 calendar years have passed since the last measurable snowfall hit the region, per the National Weather Service The City of Atlanta is preparing for what may be its first snowfall in nearly 4 years by opening two additional warming centers to community members after winter storm warnings were issued to areas of northeast…
“This incident was unprovoked, and the victim does not appear to have had any interaction with the subject,” said NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell A woman was pushed to her death in front of a subway train at the Times Square station Saturday, police said, a little more than a week after the mayor and…
Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty New Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signaled his commitment to extreme conservativism with a slate of executive orders passed quickly after his inauguration. During his inauguration, he seemed to strike a civil and even bipartisan tone, but a slew of executive orders released by the new governor says otherwise. Immediately…
Taxes on Prince’s fortune will run into the tens of millions of dollars The six-year legal battle over pop superstar Prince’s estate has ended, meaning the process of distributing the artist’s wealth could begin next month. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the Internal Revenue Service and the estate’s administrator, Comerica Bank & Trust, agreed to value…
