Nursing homes saw a sevenfold increase in COVID cases from a month ago COVID-19 infections are soaring again at U.S. nursing homes because of the omicron wave, and deaths are climbing too, leading to new restrictions on family visits and a renewed push to get more residents and staff members vaccinated and boosted. Nursing homes…
Keita’s death comes as the West African nation faces a deepening political crisis Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the former president of Mali who took office in a landmark election held after a destabilizing coup only to be ousted in another military takeover nearly seven years later, has died. He was 76. Keita, known to Malians by…
“Our daughter has less rights around voting than she had when she was born,” Martin Luther King III says Martin Luther King III came to Arizona with harsh words for Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, whose refusal to change the Senate’s Jim Crow-era filibuster rules makes voting rights legislation unlikely to pass. King told a crowd…
Daniel Triplett faces charges of first-degree murder and desecration of a corpse in the death of Brent Mack An Oklahoma judge on Friday revoked the bond of a white local businessman accused of killing a Black man who worked for him after a prosecutor said the businessman was spotted in a bank drive-thru and visited…
Saousoalii Siavii Jr. was being held on charges of illegal firearms possession A former Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle was found dead in a Kansas federal prison where he was being held on charges of illegal firearms possession, a prison official said. Saousoalii Siavii Jr., 43, was found unresponsive at the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth…
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…
