High blood pressure plagues many Black Americans. Combined with COVID, it’s catastrophic
By KAT STAFFORD Associated Press DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. (AP) — Charles Thomas was unwell but he had no time for rest. He was on the cusp of a…
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Black kids face racism before they even start school. It’s driving a major mental health crisis.
By ANNIE MA Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — To her students who need the most support, India Strother is rarely just “Ms. Strother” —…
Continue Reading Black children are more likely to have asthma. A lot comes down to where they live
By KAT STAFFORD Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Amid the balloons, cake and games at his best friend’s birthday party on a farm,…
Continue Reading Trump makes video appearance in New York criminal case, trial date set for March primary season
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump threw up his hands in frustration Tuesday as a judge scheduled his criminal trial…
Continue Reading Why do so many Black women die in pregnancy? One reason: Doctors don’t take them seriously
By KAT STAFFORD Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Angelica Lyons knew it was dangerous for Black women to give birth in America. As a public…
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Judge dismisses Kari Lake’s final claim in election loss for Arizona governor
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge on Monday dismissed the only remaining legal claim in Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her loss in last year’s…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses Kari Lake’s final claim in election loss for Arizona governor
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge on Monday dismissed the only remaining legal claim in Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her loss in last year’s…
Continue Reading Federal judge extends temporary halt on appointed judges in Mississippi capital
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has extended his order temporarily stopping the Mississippi Supreme…
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Son accused of murdering his father formally charged
The Yuma man arrested for allegedly killing his own father was formally charged today in…
Continue Reading Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi cheered by 20,000 fans at Sydney stadium
By RICK RYCROFT and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — About 20,000 cheering fans have welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a…
Continue Reading Gurriel extends majors’ longest hitting streak to 15 games, D-backs beat Phillies 6-3
By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. extending the longest active hitting streak in the majors to 15 games with…
Continue Reading 9th Circuit rules US deportation law that fueled family separations is ‘neutral as to race’
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that a U.S. deportation law that fueled family separations at the…
Continue Reading ‘Mother Nature has no mercy’: Man gets stuck waist-deep in Alaska mud flats, drowns as tide comes in
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man who was walking on tidal mud flats with friends in an Alaska estuary got stuck up…
Continue Reading Actor Jeremy Renner wants tax credits for film projects in northern Nevada, but he may have to wait
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Actor Jeremy Renner’s hopes to expand a measure for the film…
Continue Reading North Carolina governor says GOP teacher pay, voucher plans a public education ‘disaster’
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is embarking on a campaign to beat back…
Continue Reading Family of suicidal Black teen killed by police in Nevada agrees to $2M settlement, more training
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — The parents of a suicidal Black teenager who was fatally shot by police in 2020 in Nevada have…
Continue Reading China’s Sinopec signs agreement to enter retail fuel market in crisis-hit Sri Lanka
BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Chinese petroleum giant Sinopec has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka to enter…
Continue Reading Los Angeles Dodgers reinstate gay ‘nun’ group for Pride Night award
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Monday that a satirical LGBTQ+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will again be…
Continue Reading Stanford’s Rose Zhang 1st to win consecutive NCAA women’s golf titles
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Rose Zhang won just about everything there is in amateur golf. With a flawless…
Continue Reading E. Jean Carroll adds Trump’s post-verdict remarks to defamation case, seeks at least $10M
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — E. Jean Carroll, the advice columnist who won a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation award…
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