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A white woman in Florida who fatally shot a Black neighbor who confronted her amid a longstanding dispute over the neighbor’s children was sentenced on Monday to 25 years in prison. In a case that prompted national outrage and reignited debate around “stand your ground” laws, Susan Lorincz, 60, shot Ajike (A.J.) Owens as Ms. […]
A white Florida woman who fatally shot a Black neighbor through her front door during an ongoing dispute over the neighbor’s boisterous children faces sentencing Monday for her manslaughter conviction. Susan Lorincz, 60, was convicted in August of killing 35-year-old Ajike “A.J.” Owens by firing a single shot from her .380-caliber handgun in June 2023. […]
CNN — The USS Beloit, a littoral combat ship, was commissioned Saturday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with African American trailblazer Maj. Gen. Marcia Anderson as the ship’s chosen sponsor. Anderson is nationally recognized for being the first Black woman to achieve the rank of major general in the United States Army Reserve. The 2011 promotion made […]
DOVER, Del. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester defeated Republican Eric Hansen in Delaware’s U.S. Senate race on Tuesday. Blunt Rochester will become the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in the Senate. Only three other Black women have served in the Senate, two of them elected and one who was […]
When 20-year-old Katelyn Yates from Illinois went to her doctor for a sore throat, she never expected the visit would result in life-changing news. To her shock, Yates walked out not just with a diagnosis but with the revelation that she was pregnant with quadruplets. Speaking to USA Today, she shared how she initially thought […]
Lisa Kauffman was over Florida’s hurricanes and the faster pace of life in the US. In 2023, Kauffman moved to a remote Panamanian island, where she now lives off the grid. Living in Panama has been a “game changer” for Kauffman, who said she’s happier and more relaxed. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite […]
DOVER, Del. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester won her contest for a seat in the U.S. Senate Tuesday, setting her up to become the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in the Senate. She’ll join another Black woman, Maryland Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, who also won a U.S. Senate seat Tuesday […]
We shall overcome someday, but not now. Now, I feel hopeless and abandoned by the people, the very system that has promised to protect me and never leave me behind. President-elect Donald Trump’s election win proves what we already knew: America is not ready to challenge the status quo and force a reckoning with its […]
In a historic victory, Angela Alsobrooks has emerged as the winner of the Maryland Senate race, defeating Republican Larry Hogan, according to reports. This landmark achievement positions Alsobrooks as the first Black woman to represent Maryland in the United States Senate and marks her as just the fourth Black woman ever elected to the Senate. […]
DOVER, Del. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester won her contest for a seat in the U.S. Senate Tuesday, setting her up to become the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in the Senate. She’ll join another Black woman, Maryland Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, who also won a U.S. Senate seat Tuesday […]