NAACP Restructures to Advance Advocacy Strategy

The nation’s most prominent civil rights organization announced over the weekend during its annual national board meeting in New York, a strategic restructuring which better positions the...

New Database Would Protect Lost African-American Burial Sites

When new construction projects break ground across the United States, they regularly encounter archaeological materials. Those materials can represent the last surviving trace of the lives lived by...

Pfizer Receives European Approval for ZIRABEV™ (bevacizumab), a Biosimilar to Avastin®*

-Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced the European Commission (EC) has approved ZIRABEV™ for the treatment of metastatic carcinoma of the colon or rectum, metastatic breast cancer, unresectable advanced, metastatic or recurrent non-small cell lung...

Hurricanes owner Dundon invests $250 million in Alliance

Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon is investing $250 million in the Alliance of American Football.

Dundon also will serve as chairman of the fledgling eight-team league that began play on Feb. 9. His involvement came together in a matter of days last...

Indonesia makes 2032 Olympics bid official

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has officially joined bidding to host the 2032 Olympics following its success staging the Asian Games last year, the deputy chairman of its national Olympic committee said Tuesday, highlighting the rising ambitions of...

Vatican admits secret rules for priests who have kids, report says

Atlanta pollen: How to deal with those pesky pollen allergies

googletag.cmd.push(function () ); googletag.cmd.push(function () ); Atlanta’s pollen count has soared to four digits much earlier than expected this year. googletag.cmd.push(function () ); On...

Knight Foundation doubling spending to boost local news

NEW YORK (AP) - The Knight Foundation says it will invest $300 million in local journalism over the next five years, seeding several programs designed to kick-start an industry decimated by layoffs and newspaper closures over the last 15 years.

The...

'Friends From College' Cancelled After 2 Seasons On Netflix

Netflix has cancelled fan favorite show Friends From College after only two seasons, a rep from Netflix confirms to TVLine . The show's co-creator, Nicholas Stoller , announced the news late Monday...

Razor blades underneath cart handles reported at Walmart Source: WSB-TV

SILER CITY, N.C. - Razor blades have been found under the handles of shopping carts at a Walmart store in North Carolina, police said.

The blades were found at the store in Siler City, about 35...

Burgers Never Say Die is finally open in Silver Lake

Openings

Burgers Never Say Die, known for its double cheese smash burgers, opened its first bricks-and-mortar restaurant in Silver Lake last week. Owner Shawn Nee began selling burgers from his backyard in 2017, quickly becoming a viral pop-up sensation...

Chicago-area winter weather advisories for ice, snow and chance of slick Wednesday morning commute

Snow and ice are again threatening to accumulate in the Chicago area, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a winter weather advisory for much of northern Illinois through Wednesday afternoon.

While Cook County could get another one to two...

High Court Won't Hear Anti-Death Penalty Arkansas Judge Suit

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is leaving in place a decision dismissing a lawsuit filed by a judge in Arkansas who was barred from overseeing execution-related cases after he participated in an anti-death penalty demonstration.

The justices said...

Bachelor Colton Underwood still hasn’t jumped the fence and fans are fed up

Since the very first season preview of The Bachelor was aired months ago, fans of the show been patiently waiting for one particular scene from Colton Underwood’s unpredictable season.

The clip has...

Roadside bomb kills 6 civilians in eastern Afghanistan

By Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan official says at least six civilians were killed by a roadside bomb as their vehicle was traveling through the eastern province of Laghman.

Asadullah Dawlatzai, the provincial governor’s spokesman, says...

Bay Area temperatures dive below freezing, triggering 'black ice'

You may have woken to a car window coated in frost Tuesday morning.

Cold temperatures gripped the San Francisco Bay Area with urban areas and coastal locations dropping into the 30s and 40s and many...

Bay Area temperatures dive below freezing, triggering 'black ice' warning

You may have woken to a car window coated in frost Tuesday morning.

Cold temperatures gripped the San Francisco Bay Area with urban areas and coastal locations dropping into the 30s and 40s and many...

US, China resume trade talks in Washington ahead of deadline

By | AP February 19 at 9:48 AM WASHINGTON — The United States and China resume talks Tuesday aimed at ending a fight over Beijing’s technology ambitions ahead of a deadline for a massive U.S. tariff hike.

The White House said that meetings between...

Ukraine president signs amendment on NATO, EU membership

By Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president has signed a constitutional amendment committing to join NATO and the European Union.

Speaking in parliament Tuesday, President Petro Poroshenko said he sees securing Ukraine’s membership in the EU...

Egypt Turns Back Veteran New York Times Reporter

CAIRO — Egyptian officials detained a New York Times correspondent after he arrived in Cairo on Tuesday, holding him incommunicado for hours before forcing him onto a flight back to London without...