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1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Master Sgt. Shatekia Mitchell, equal opportunity advisor, 7th Mission Support Command, gives opening remarks at the 21st Theater Sustainment Command Black History Month fashion show at Daenner Chapel, Daenner Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany, on Feb. 22, 2024. The models of the fashion show chose to […]
US gymnast is now the world’s most decorated gymnast ever with 34 medals across world championships and Olympics. Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles continued her spectacular return from a two-year break by claiming her 21st world title with all-around gold at the world gymnastics championships in Antwerp, Belgium. The United States gymnast produced a dominant display […]
The U.S. has a signifcantly higher maternal death rate than many other high-income countries, and maternal mortality among Black Americans is more than double that of white Americans. Jose Luis Pelaez via Getty Images The maternal death rate in the United States more than doubled between 1999 and 2019, according to a new study published […]
MORGAN PARK — Taking charge seemed to come naturally to Ronnie Mosley. As a student at Simeon High School in Chatham, Mosley organized protests against gun violence following the death of a close friend, earning him the nickname “Mr. President.” At Morehouse College in Atlanta, he helped the Service Employees International Union unionize cafeteria workers. […]
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. and Taiwan reached agreement on the first part of their “21st Century” trade initiative, covering customs and border procedures, regulatory practices, and small business, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said on Thursday. After the initial agreement of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade is signed, negotiations will […]
(Adds details on texts, China tensions, paragraphs 5-10) By David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. and Taiwan reached agreement on the first part of their “21st Century” trade initiative, covering customs and border procedures, regulatory practices, and small business, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said on Thursday. After the initial agreement of […]
President Joe Biden marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, laying a wreath at the Pentagon in a somber commemoration held under a steady rain. Sunday’s ceremony occurred a little more than a year after Biden ended the long and costly war in Afghanistan that the U.S. and allies launched in response to […]
FILE – Members of the public arrive at the south pool after the conclusion of ceremonies to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Sept. 11, 2021, at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, in New York. On Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband are due […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are remembering 9/11 with moments of silence, readings of victims’ names, volunteer work and other tributes 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Victims’ relatives and dignitaries will convene Sunday at the places where hijacked jets crashed on Sept. 11, 2001 — the World Trade Center in […]
RemarksAntony J. Blinken, Secretary of StateWashington, D.C.April 14, 2022 Welcome, everyone. And on behalf of the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, welcome back to those of you who just watched the first half of our fourth annual Vandenberg Lecture, and welcome to those of you who are just tuning in. […]