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Joe Biden introduces VP pick Kamala Harris at 1st campaign event

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his newly chosen running mate Kamala Harris campaigned together for...

Kentucky attorney general meets with Breonna Taylor’s family

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general, facing increasing pressure to charge police who fatally shot Breonna Taylor, met with the family...

Companies test antibody drugs to treat, prevent COVID-19

With a coronavirus vaccine still months off, companies are rushing to test what may be the next best thing: drugs...

Politics August 12, 2020

How Biden chose Harris: Inside his search for a running mate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gretchen Whitmer wanted out. The Michigan governor had caught the interest of Joe Biden and his vice presidential vetting committee,...

Featured Opinions Politics August 12, 2020

From ‘WAP’ to Kamala: Black women and the politics of sex

Last week, rappers Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion released their cameo-studded music video for the single WAP. Since the video...

Featured Politics August 11, 2020

Racist videos bring attention to US House race in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — A Republican criticized for promoting racist videos and adamantly supporting the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory faces a...

After losing siblings to police violence, women join forces in Sisters Of The Movement

Terence Crutcher, 40, had finished his first day of music appreciation class at Tulsa Community College just minutes before he...

Parents of Elijah McClain sue Colorado police over his death

DENVER (AP) — The parents of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after officers in suburban Denver stopped...

Featured Politics August 11, 2020

Constraints gone, GOP ramps up effort to monitor voting

WASHINGTON (AP) — Since 1937, the state of Pennsylvania has had strict rules about who can stand in polling stations...

Activist’s arrest in Portland galvanizes Black Lives Matter

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The arrest during a Portland, Oregon protest of a Black woman who became a leading activist...

Russia becomes first nation to clear coronavirus vaccine

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Tuesday became the first country to clear a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for...

Entertainment Featured August 10, 2020

Larry Wilmore, Amber Ruffin anchor weekly late-night shows

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peacock is launching a pair of weekly late-night comedy series with Larry Wilmore and Amber Ruffin...

Entertainment Featured August 10, 2020

Master P on No Limit Records docuseries on BET: ‘It was in God’s time’

For 20-plus years, Southern hip-hop has flourished in cities like Atlanta, Houston, Memphis, Miami and New Orleans. Rap icon Master...

Education News August 10, 2020

HBCU campuses set to safely reopen with help of Thurgood Marshall College Fund, United Negro College Fund

Thurgood Marshall College Fund and United Negro College Fund partnered with Testing For America to help reopen HBCUs during the...

Gas explosion levels 3 Baltimore homes; 1 dead, 1 trapped

BALTIMORE (AP) — A “major gas explosion” completely destroyed three row houses in Baltimore on Monday, killing a woman, injuring...

More than 100 arrests, 13 officers hurt amid Chicago looting

CHICAGO (AP) — More than 100 people were arrested Monday following a night of looting and unrest that left 13...

Featured Opinions Politics August 10, 2020

Joe Biden has taken all the fun out of the VP announcement

Joe Biden can’t keep a secret. Joe Biden is the guy who walks out of the Jordan Peele film, Us,...

5.1-magnitude quake hits North Carolina; no damage reported

The most powerful earthquake to hit North Carolina in more than 100 years shook much of the state early Sunday,...

Featured Health News August 9, 2020

US tops 5 million confirmed coronavirus cases, to Europe’s alarm

ROME (AP) — With confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. hitting 5 million Sunday, by far the highest of any...

Crime Featured News August 9, 2020

Judge orders release of bodycam video in George Floyd case

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge ordered the release of body camera footage recorded by former officers charged in the...