WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 19: Newly re-elected House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks with reporters as he leaves a news conference after House Democrats’ Leadership Elections on Capitol Hill on November 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. Jeffries joins much of the same House Democratic leadership, winning re-election despite the Democrats falling short in winning…
FILE – Hunter Biden steps into a vehicle as he leaves federal court, Sept. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles, after pleading guilty to federal tax charges. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File) President Joe Biden is hardly the first president to deploy his pardon powers to benefit those close to him. President Joe Biden had long pledged that he…
President Joe Biden is greeted by Cape Verde’s Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva at Amilcar Cabral international airport on Sal island, Cape Verde Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, en route to Angola as he makes his long-promised visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) President Joe Biden is making a long-promised visit to Africa to showcase a U.S.-backed railway project…
Source: GoFundMe / GoFundMe The trial for two Indianapolis cops who killed Herman Whitfield III during a mental health crisis is set to begin this week. According to the AP, opening statements in the trial against Officers Adam Ahmad and Steven Sanchez will begin Monday morning. The trial is expected to last at least a…
Let’s hope this is Scottie Pippen’s first and last attempt at being a recruiter. The legendary Chicago Bulls forward recently sparked outrage among fans with a social media post that abruptly suggested tech and finance tycoon Elon Musk could have cut it as a member of the iconic 1990s Chicago Bulls teams. On Saturday, Nov….
Statue called Monument of the African Renaissance in Dakar, Senegal. Photo: AdobeStock Hundreds of West African soldiers who fought for France during World War II were likely killed by the French army on Dec. 1, 1944, after demanding unpaid wages. THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Biram Senghor regularly pays his respects at a military cemetery in…
Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden looks toward the scoreboard after making a three-point shot that put him at 2,998 points for three-point shots during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Harden hit the milestone in the first…
Kentucky sheriff’s deputies were supposed to transport William Martin to jail on a public intoxication charge and release him eight hours later. Instead, they ended up killing him on the side of the road by tasering, pepper spraying and kneeling on his neck for almost two minutes. “You’re going to kill me!” Martin pleaded before…
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock Images) Taking off National Day of Rest for Black Women isn’t realistic for everyone, but “rest” can come in many forms. Today is National Day of Rest for Black Women. So, sorry if you’re reading this from work. Much like Black Girl Day Off, which arrived in the middle of October,…
Asma Al-Kharobi, 16, feeds her 10-month-old baby sister bread mixed with water at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) The U.N. agency’s decision could worsen Gaza’s humanitarian crisis, with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians reliant on international aid. DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip…
