Human remains of a 12-year-old girl who was killed in a police bombing in Philadelphia nearly 40 years ago were discovered last week at the Penn Museum, where they were stored among thousands of artifacts being relocated to an upgraded storage facility at the University of Pennsylvania.  Museum officials announced Nov. 13 that they discovered…

(Photo: Getty Images) For many, the contrast between Trump’s inauguration and MLK Day is stark, considering Dr. King would’ve been politically opposed to Trump’s MAGA agenda.  When Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States at his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, it will coincidentally fall on the federal holiday…

Namibia’s vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, center, of the ruling South West Africa People’s Organization, (SWAPO) attends an election rally in Windhoek, Namibia, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, ahead of elections Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Esther Mbathera) Namibia’s Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah could become the country’s first female president if she wins the election on Wednesday….

A Texas mother who had left her child home alone so she could go on a date with a man she met on a dating app was arrested in California earlier this month, a fugitive from justice charged with unthinkable neglect. The incident traces back to July 28, when police in Killeen, Texas, received an…

FILE – Supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris hold up their fists in the air in unison after she delivered a concession speech after the 2024 presidential election, Nov. 6, 2024, on the campus of Howard University in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) After Trump was declared the winner over VP Kamala…

FILE – Defendant Susan Lorincz takes notes during her trial Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Ocala, Fla. (Doug Engle/Ocala Star-Banner via AP, Pool) A white Florida woman who shot a Black neighbor through her front door during an ongoing dispute faces sentencing Monday for her manslaughter conviction. A white Florida woman who fatally shot a Black neighbor through…

The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Buyenlarge / Getty The announcement Friday that President-elect Donald Trump had tapped motivational speaker and former NFL player Scott Turner to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was unexpected. But,…

It has been almost 20 years since singer Carrie Underwood competed on and won the fourth season of the Fox competition show “American Idol.” Throughout her career, she has had four Top 10 hits, including the #1 singles like “Before He Cheats” and “Inside Your Heaven.” And so, one might think that the chart-topper would…

FILE – President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., closes a door to a private meeting with Vice President-elect JD Vance and Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members, at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Trump’s desire to pack the government with loyalists and…

Photo: AdobeStock Thanksgiving Week 2024 is likely to see another record day for air travel in the United States. DALLAS (AP) — Just as there are good odds the turkey will taste dry, airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday period likely to end in another record day for air travel in the United…