Press secretary hopes her rise helps kids ‘dream bigger’
Washington (AP) – Karine JeanPierre, the new White House press secretary, hopes she can inspire young people to “dream big and dream bigger” now that …
Landmark police standoff: ‘Hold Your Fire’ in Brooklyn
When there are so many fictional, burly varieties of heroes so regularly on movie screens, it’s jarring to see that the genuine article can be …
Buddhist chaplains on rise in U.S., with broad appeal
Portland, Ore. (AP) – Wedged into a recliner in the corner of her assisted living apartment in Portland, Skylar Freimann, who has a terminal heart …
Food banks struggling
Kendall Nunamaker and her family of five in Kennewick, Wa., faced impossible math this month: How to pay for gas, groceries and the mortgage with …
NBA force Bob Lanier, 73, dies, left big shoes to fill
Bob Lanier, the left-handed big man who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA’s top players of the 1970s, …
Theory of White replacement fuels racist attacks nationwide
NEW YORK (AP) – A racist ideology seeping from the Internet’s fringes into the mainstream is being investigated as a motivating factor in the supermarket …
Biden urges unity to stem racial hate after Buffalo shooting
Washington (AP) – President Joe Biden urged unity Sunday to address the “hate that remains a stain on the soul of America” after a deadly …
Formula One meets Miami
Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP) – DJ’s spinning at the beach. Drinks flowing in the marina. Celebrities roaming the grounds in the shadow of an NFL …
Ala. ‘Bloody Sunday’ church on endangered places list
Like religious congregants all over, the people of historic Brown Chapel AME Church turned off the lights and locked the doors at the beginning of …
Recipe for Mother’s Day: French Toast Casserole
There are two camps of Mother’s Day celebrators: those who like nothing more than a lavish brunch/lunch/dinner at a restaurant, and those who hope for …