Over the course of a day-and-a half in late May and early June 1921, a white mob, angered by the alleged assault of a white woman by a black man, burned and looted the predominantly […]
Funeral services are set this week for the Mississippi city of Laurel’s first Black mayor, who served two terms. Melvin Mack died Friday. A cause of death was not released. He was 72. Mack was […]
LOKICHAR, Kenya — When Kenyan President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta announced in August 2019 that the country had joined the oil-exporting nations, Abraham Lokopir, a businessman in Lokichar, Turkana County, saw an opportunity. “I took a bank […]
A 42-year-old elephant at Hagenbeck Zoo has been selected to try to predict team results at the UEFA European Championship this month. Yashoda, the oldest elephant at the Hamburg, Germany, zoo, was chosen to predict […]
MELBOURNE, Australia — Victoria Police will have 450 officers patrolling the state’s roads to make sure Melbourne residents comply with Covid restrictions. The rules have been eased in regional Victoria, and police say there is a risk people […]
SYDNEY — Financial regulators are keeping an eye on Australia’s booming housing market, but at this stage, they are comfortable that lending standards have not been relaxed. New lending figures for April are released on June […]
PARRAMATTA, Australia — As a police officer, David Vidal has seen many bodies, but he cannot rid himself of the moment he had to identify his high-achieving son. “That image of Aaron on the table, lying […]
SYDNEY — The weary New South Wales Labor Party will meet on June 4 for the first time since its leader Jodi McKay stepped down, sparking a drawn-out process to choose her successor. Kogarah Member of Parliament […]
It was breakfast time, and Wanda Armstrong was rolling out the crust for her famous peach cobbler at Evelyn’s Soul Food Restaurant, a well-known dining spot in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that’s frequented by NFL veterans, politicians […]
“Hamilton” star Lin-Manuel Miranda and “Fearless” actress Rosie Perez were part of Ballet Hispánico’s 50th Anniversary Celebration. The ceremony’s recording will be available online for free on YouTube, Facebook and ballethispanico.org for the next two weeks. One of the nation’s most prominent Latino […]
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