Day: March 26, 2024
Baltimore ranks first in the United States for the volume of automobiles and light trucks it handles, and for vessels that carry wheeled cargo, including farm and construction machinery, according to a statement by Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland last month. The incident is another stark reminder of the vulnerability of the supply chains that […]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged Israel on Tuesday to abandon plans for a major ground offensive against Hamas militants in southern Gaza, as the Biden administration attempts to curtail a spiraling humanitarian crisis at a moment of acute strain between the United States and its closest Middle Eastern ally.
There’s little indication that the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge early Tuesday morning was realistically preventable. A key support for the structure was struck by a massive container ship, a heavy vessel with enormous momentum that the bridge was unable to withstand. The bridge wasn . . .
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ricky Hill packed his bags and prepared to uproot his life again. Next stop: Chicago. The former England international soccer player is accustomed to making sacrifices and traveling far to build his coaching career, an effort he says has been stymied because he is Black. “It is something that I hate […]
NBA By Erich Richter Published Jan. 1, 2024, 7:18 p.m. ET ESPN’s Marc Spears made sure to say he loves the city of Healdsburg, Calif., but that didn’t stop him from lambasting a store that he says racially profiled him. “On this night, however, while enjoying Healdsburg, my friends and I, all African-American, were racially […]
In Port Isabel, Tex., runaway barges crashed into the Queen Isabella Causeway in the early morning darkness when a tugboat lost control of them. Two support pilings were knocked out, causing a section of the bridge to tumble into the water, according to the Federal Highway Administration. Eight people died when motorists, unwarned and unable […]
In this feature, we interview organizers, journalists, scholars, and athletes working at the intersection of sports and Black struggle. We ask three general questions to all contributors and two questions related specifically to the contributor’s area of expertise. This week, we interview Courtney Cox. Dr. Courtney M. Cox is an assistant professor in the Department […]
Following his five-year UNC basketball career, Leaky Black went undrafted last summer but earned a two-way contract with the lowly Charlotte Hornets (10-31) for his NBA rookie campaign. He doesn’t see much action off the bench. But the 24-year-old defensive stopper from Concord, N.C., made every late second count in Monday night’s 128-125 upset win on […]
Russia’s intelligence chief on Tuesday directly blamed Ukraine for orchestrating the assault on the Crocus City Hall concert venue with Western help, alleging without evidence that Kyiv “trained militants in the Middle East.” The accusation by Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, seemed intended to deflect . . .
Paul Young will have an inaugural meeting in Memphis with 20 other mayors on March 27-28. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Mayor Paul Young, partnering with the African American Mayors Association, is launching a new coalition to fight crime across the nation, the city announced Tuesday morning. The Black Mayors’ Coalition on Crime (BMCC) is an […]