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During a speech at the Munich Security Conference, Vice President Kamala Harris vowed that the United States would help Ukraine in its war against Russia for “as long as it takes” as fighting in the region continues and nears its second anniversary. “So, as we move forward, the President and I […] will continue to […]
This map shows interstate highway routes as of Oct. 1970. Highway construction in the United States displaced many Black communities. Now, some Black activists are using mapping to highlight hidden parts of history. Photo via Wikimedia Commons When historian Carter Woodson created “Negro History Week” in 1926, which became “Black History Month” in 1976, he […]
Four years after the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers continue the search to uncover the causes of long COVID and develop treatments. Nearly one in four adults who contracted COVID-19 developed long COVID symptoms, according to the most recent data from the Census Bureau. Anyone infected with COVID-19 can develop long COVID, but the […]
Judge, attorney and television star Glenda Hatchett and former U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman visited Sarasota’s Church of the Redeemer last week to speak about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., remembering him as an advocate for change and a man of action. The talk—”Then and Now: The Life and […]
In the summer of 1984, after he finished his first U.S. Foreign Service assignment, in Yugoslavia, Jan Krc flew to Washington, D.C., for what he thought would be a couple of weeks’ training en route to his next post, in South Africa. He thought nothing of it when he was called in for a security […]
The US is disappointed Hungary’s ratification of Sweden joining Nato is taking so long, Washington’s ambassador has said, saying that Budapest is “really alone” and that the Hungarian government is pursuing a “foreign fantasy” instead of foreign policy. After months of delays, Turkey’s parliament approved Sweden’s Nato membership this week. The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip […]
The View suggested that legislative measures in various states are limiting the teaching of some black history curricula in light of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. “Only about 12 states have a black history mandate, while 18 have passed laws severely limiting this curriculum. Now, it’s a vital part of American history, so […]
By Stephen Kalin and Saleh al-Batati Updated Jan. 13, 2024 10:27 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) In disrupting international shipping and
A man wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 44 years has reached a $25 million combined settlement with a central North Carolina city and the state of North Carolina involving a lawsuit accusing authorities of misconduct, the man’s lawyers said Tuesday. The settlement, which will end a wrongful incarceration lawsuit filed by attorneys for Ronnie Wallace […]
Many people now view covid-19 as an almost routine inconvenience, much like flu, RSV and other seasonal infections. But four years after reports surfaced of a new respiratory illness, prompting a massive response among researchers, the disease’s aftereffects — commonly called long covid — continue to confound doctors and patients alike. “We know . . […]