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Mildred C. Kelly, the first African-American woman to hold the rank of sergeant major in the Army during 1972, had a community park in Edgewood named after her. The 5.5 acre park houses military-themed equipment, a large gazebo and a walking trail. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed?
A manhunt is under way after a US politician and her husband were shot dead in their home in a “politically motivated assassination” – and another politician and his wife were wounded. Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in the attack at their property, Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, confirmed. […]
Getty Images Harvey Milk was the first openly gay man elected to public office in California The US Navy plans to remove the name of gay rights leader and Navy veteran Harvey Milk from one of its ships, and may change the titles of other vessels honouring civil rights leaders. The plans were outlined in […]
Washington — The U.S. Navy plans to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment oiler named after the slain gay rights leader and Navy veteran, and is considering renaming multiple naval ships named after civil rights leaders and prominent American voices, CBS News has learned . . .
ATLANTA (May 22, 2025) – U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team head coach Katie Schoepfer has named 24 players to the first training camp after her team qualified 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, which starting this year, will be staged annually and has been expanded from 16 to 24 nations. The camp will take place […]
by Sharelle B. McNair May 15, 2025 The Gold Standard award goes to companies recognized four or more years as US Best Managed Companies. Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) – one of the largest Black-owned businesses in the U.S. – was honored as a 2025 US Best Managed Companies Gold Standard Winner, an award
Thursday’s live updates have ended. Follow live updates from Friday, May 9, 2025. Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV. The Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office . . .
DONALD Trump has congratulated American Robert Prevost who has been elected as the new Pope Leo XIV. Prevost, 69, is the first ever American to helm the Catholic Church and was elected after just one day of voting. 3 Robert Prevost will be Pope Leo XIVCredit: Reuters 3 White smoke billows from the chimney of […]
President Trump on Monday appointed Joseph Nocella Jr., a Long Island district judge, to be the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York. In doing so, Mr. Trump sidestepped the objections of Senator Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat and minority leader, who had said he would block Mr. Nocella’s nomination along […]
A proponent of using the drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 despite scant evidence of its efficacy has been named to a top pandemic prevention role at the Department of Health and Human Services, the Washington Post reports. Steven J Hatfill is a virologist who served in Donald Trump’s first administration, during which . . .