The US election was largely trouble-free, but a flood of misinformation raises future concerns
A relatively trouble-free presidential election was good news for those working to restore faith in the system. Less ...
A guide to key figures in Donald Trump’s orbit
Donald Trump will return to the White House accompanied by a crew of longtime friends and aides as well as newfound, splashy ...
At an art festival in Dakar, artists from both sides of the Atlantic examine the legacy of slavery
A whirlwind of color and art at the opening of this year’s Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Art in the Senegalese ...
Majority Black Louisiana elementary school to shut down amid lawsuits over toxic air exposure
A southeast Louisiana school board voted on Thursday to shut down a predominantly Black elementary school adjacent to a ...
‘Selected to be a slave’: Racist texts sent to Black Americans in multiple states
The day after Election Day, Black Americans across nearly a dozen states started receiving text messages telling them they ...
Texas Democrats’ longtime chairman steps down after big losses continue for the party
The longtime leader of the Texas Democratic Party announced his resignation Friday after another election cycle of lopsided defeats and voters making a dramatic swing toward ...
A Ukrainian medic fell in love with a soldier on the front. They died together in a Russian attack
A crowd of mourners lit torches and intoned a military chant to honor a Ukrainian medic and a soldier who fell in love on the frontline and died together in a Russian shell attack. Valentyna ...
Aaron Boone to return for eighth season as Yankees manager after New York exercises 2025 option
Aaron Boone will return for an eighth season as New York Yankees manager after the team exercised his 2025 option on Friday. Boone has led the Yankees to a 603-429 record, three AL ...
Some of Pompeii’s victims were not who they seemed to be, DNA suggests
POMPEII, Italy ( KMID/KPEJ) – A family frozen in time by the volcanic eruption that hit Pompeii nearly two millennia ago. It’s one of the many stories told by observers of the victims of the tragedy ...
India’s ban on Salman Rushdie ‘The Satanic Verses’ may end — thanks to missing paperwork
The decadeslong ban of Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses” in his native India is now in doubt — not because of a change of heart more than two years after the author’s ...
Russian authorities seek a 6-year prison term for pediatrician accused of criticizing war in Ukraine
Russian authorities are seeking a six-year prison term for a pediatrician accused of criticizing the war in Ukraine in front of one of her patients and his mother, Russian independent news site ...
Don’t flush that! Ohio mayor warns
Hubbard Mayor Ben Kyle took to social media this week to warn residents about what not to flush down the toilet or pour down the drain.