Harris and Yellen work with Black business leaders on recovery plan
Vice President Kamala Harris called on America’s Black business leaders to help spread the word that it is critical for Black Americans to take the…
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Fake N95 masks have flooded the market. Here’s how to tell the difference
There’s one mask guideline that hasn’t changed throughout the pandemic — you definitely should be wearing one. But what happens…
Continue ReadingWhite House reinstates regular presidential addresses to the nation in the style of FDR’s fireside chats
The White House is bringing back weekly addresses from the President directly to the American people, continuing in the tradition of President…
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2 men who appeared on Netflix’s ‘Cheer’ accused of separate sex crimes involving minors
Two men who appeared on the Netflix docuseries “Cheer” have been arrested and charged in separate sex crime cases involving minors,…
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Kroger to pay workers $100 if they get the Covid-19 vaccine
Kroger has joined a growing list of large US grocery store chains offering incentives for workers to get the Covid-19…
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Super Bowl LV Coaches Panel
Our panel of prep football coaches share their thoughts on all the intriguing matchups in this game and leave us with their game…
Continue ReadingNewsom faces intensifying recall threat as pandemic frustrations grow in California
As efforts to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom gather momentum, the California Democrat once heralded even by former President Donald Trump as a hardworking…
Continue ReadingOne killed, several injured in suburban Chicago hotel shooting
One person was killed and several others injured Saturday morning in a shooting at a suburban Chicago hotel, according to police. Officers responded…
Continue ReadingHow a freed slave triumphed over a White lynch mob in the Jim Crow South
On the night of January 21, 1897, a mob of White men armed with pistols and shotguns surrounded the home of freed slave George Dinning in southern…
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Nurses rally for safer working conditions
Click here for updates on this story Portland, Oregon (KPTV) — Friday, nurses with the Oregon Nursing Association held…
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Americans are wondering: Will I get the vaccine or the virus first?
“It’s a black hole.” That’s how one reader described the process of trying to sign her elderly parents up to receive the…
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China’s top diplomat takes hardline stance in first call with new US Secretary of State
In his first phone call with new United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, China’s top diplomat has again pinned the blame on Washington…
Continue ReadingMore than 100 students and staff quarantined in San Diego County 2 days after resuming in-person learning
Two days after officials welcomed back students to on-campus instruction, about 100 students and staff across a San Diego County school district were…
Continue Reading Four family members, including three children, killed in fire in Georgia
Four family members, including three children, were killed in an early Saturday morning mobile home fire in Snellville, Georgia, according to…
Continue Reading‘Definitely getting better’: The United States is making vaccine progress on several fronts, and experts are encouraged
The United States has seen progress on several fronts against Covid-19 this week — including the opening of new mass inoculation sites and a…
Continue Reading A student athlete sparked national change after being disqualified from a volleyball match for wearing a hijab
US high school volleyball players no longer need approval to wear religious head coverings during matches, thanks to a 14-year-old Muslim player who…
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8 questions for David Culver about what it was like to return to Wuhan, China
More than a year after the first cases of Covid-19 were detected in Wuhan, China, Go There travels back to the city of 11 million people to hear…
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1 year after the first known US coronavirus death, over 450,000 families will never see a loved one again
When Patricia Dowd passed away last February, no one knew it was from Covid-19. She was 57 and very active, her brother said. Dowd had come down with…
Continue Reading Super Bowl LV will be unlike any other (except, of course, for Tom Brady)
Super Bowl LV will be more than a battle between two of the premier quarterbacks in the National Football League. The crown jewel of American sports…
Continue Reading Make your favorite team food for the Super Bowl, no matter who’s playing
As a Pittsburgher by birth, I’ve got a lot of hometown pride. (Just ask anyone who’s ever met me.) I love Heinz Ketchup, the Pirates, the…
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