United Airlines agrees to give union pilots big pay raises
Once the deal is approved, pilots will get immediate wage-rate increases of 13. 8% to 18.7%, depending on the type of plane they fly, followed …
House Republicans push through defense bill limiting abortion access and seeking to halt diversity efforts
Nation`s military caught as GOP dis putes equity, women`s health care. STOCK PHOTO WASHINGTON (AP) – The House passed a sweeping defense bill Friday that …
New drug to protect babies and toddlers from RSV gets FDA approval
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. officials on Monday approved the first long-acting drug to protect babies and toddlers against a respiratory virus that sends tens of …
Second Alzheimer’s drug in pipeline can slow the disease by a few months but with brain swelling, bleeding risks
WASHINGTON (AP) – Another experimental Alzheimer’s drug can modestly slow patients’ inevitable worsening by about four to seven months, researchers reported Monday. Eli Lilly and …
The Rev. Jesse Jackson resigns from Rainbow Push
The Rainbow PUSH Coalition (RPC) is an international human and civil rights organization founded by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. RPC seeks to empower people …
Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest living Tulsa victim, publishes memoir
VIOLA FORD FLETCHER: She has been living prayerfully since a white mob’s 1921 race massacre that she witnessed at age seven laid waste to her …
Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar stabbed multiple times at Florida federal prison
WASHINGTON (AP) – Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another …
Mississippi justices hear arguments over appointed vs. elected judges in majority African American capital
The Mississippi Supreme Court in Jackson PHOTO COURTESY OF MPBONLINE.ORG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday about a state law …
Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma Race Massacre
The Greenwood District was reduced to ruins following the Tulsa Race Massacre of May 31-June 1, 1921. PHOTO COURTESY OF IMAGO / GLASSHOUSEIMAGES An Oklahoma …
Smoke from Canada wildfires increasing health risks in Black and poorer U.S. communities
DETROIT (AP) – Smoky air from Canada’s wildfires shrouded broad swaths of the U. S. from Minnesota to New York and Kentucky on Wednesday, prompting …