Gunmen attack convoy evacuating medical staff after Haiti hospital shutters
San Juan, Puerto Rico (AP) — Doctors Without Borders said Monday that four of its vehicles came under fire while they evacuated staff from a …
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Icon Barbara Lee wants to be mayor of an Oakland marked by crime and homelessness
Progressive Rep. Barbara Lee PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.COM SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Oakland, California, voters who recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and …
Thousands allege sexual abuse in Maryland’s youth detention centers
Arlando “Tray” Jones PHOTO COURTESY OF PRISONSANDJUSTICE.GEORGETOWN.EDU Baltimore (AP) — Arlando “Tray” Jones was a toddler when his dad was killed by Baltimore police during …
North Carolina’s largest public university NC State names new chancellor
Kevin Howell PHOTO COURTESY OF UNC Raleigh, N.C. (AP) — The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has chosen the next person to lead …
White couple enslaves Black children
The Sissonville W. Va., couple, right, accused of child trafficking, forced slavery and more are required to disgorge illegal profits through payments to the enslaved …
A Florida bill prohibits incineration at Miami-Dade proposed sites
Miami-Dade firefighters work to extinguish the fire at the Covanta incinerator plant in Doral on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. The fire continued to burn on …
The world honors The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
PHOTO COURTESY OF BRITISHONLINEARCHIVES.COM The transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans was a crime against humanity that resonates through history and continues to scar societies. Today, …
U.S. Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick announces $1 million grant for WPB affordable housing project
Photo courtesy of the Office of U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick MIAMI – U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick announced a $1 million grant for the City of …
Florida considers rolling back child labor laws to address shortage by migrants crackdown
Photo courtesy Stock.adobe.com MIAMI – Florida lawmakers are proposing to scale back on child labor laws to address the labor shortage due to the crackdown …
Cop killers get life imprisonment under proposed Florida bill
Photo courtesy of Pinterest MIAMI – An individual convicted of killing a law enforcement officer could spend the rest of his/her life in prison if Florida …