Four swastikas found etched into dorm elevator
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Johns Hopkins University officials are investigating after four…
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Elliot Page and Emma Portner say they are divorcing
Elliot Page and Emma Portner are getting divorced. The couple announced the decision in a statement to CNN on Tuesday. “After much thought and…
Continue ReadingDefeat in Texas shows how the conservative judiciary can thwart Biden’s agenda
A federal judge’s action Tuesday preventing President Joe Biden’s 100-day pause in deportations demonstrated the land mines that await…
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NBA reporter and analyst Sekou Smith dies of Covid-19
Sekou Smith, a NBA reporter and analyst for more than two decades, has died from Covid-19. He was 48. Smith worked for NBA TV and wrote for NBA.com…
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Analysis: My Covid-19 vaccine trial experience remains vital as vaccination rates are lagging
Over a month ago, I got injected with either a Covid-19 vaccine candidate or placebo from Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen unit. Since…
Continue ReadingFirst lady Jill Biden expected to take active role in immigrant family reunification
The Biden administration’s planned task force aimed at reuniting children who were separated from their parents at the border under the…
Continue ReadingLawmakers in 14 states have proposed anti-LGBTQ bills, many of which target trans youth
As is custom at the beginning of the legislative session, state lawmakers across the country have proposed a torrent of bills intended to boost local…
Continue ReadingStudents stage walkout in response to old racist social media posts allegedly made by police chief’s daughter
Click here for updates on this story NAUGATUCK, Connecticut (WFSB) — Students at Naugatuck High School staged a walkout…
Continue ReadingNASA astronauts Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins conduct spacewalk Wednesday
Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr. conducted a spacewalk Wednesday to upgrade and maintain the International Space Station. It was the…
Continue ReadingTibet Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Tibet, an autonomous region within China. About Tibet (from National Bureau of Statistics of China)Area: 1.22 million sq km…
Continue ReadingTunisia Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Tunisia, a country in northern African. Tunisia borders Algeria, Libya and the Mediterranean Sea. About Tunisia (from the CIA…
Continue ReadingTwo police officers died by suicide after responding to Capitol riot
Acting Metropolitan Police Chief Robert J. Contee told the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that two police officers have died by suicide…
Continue ReadingBiden to halt new oil and gas leases on federal lands and take other climate-related action
President Joe Biden will sign several executive actions related to the climate crisis on Wednesday, including one directing the secretary of the…
Continue ReadingFacing back-to-back crises, Boeing posts a record loss
Boeing closed the books on its worst year ever, posting record losses and plunging sales on the backs of combined crises: the Covid-19 pandemic and…
Continue ReadingBen & Jerry’s wants to make it easier to sue cops who abuse their authority
Ben & Jerry’s two co-founders want to make it easier for Americans to sue police officers who abuse their authority, a move that reform…
Continue ReadingChristina Anstead is back to her maiden name on Instagram amid divorce
New Year, the old you. That’s the case for Christina Anstead, who has changed her name amid her divorce from Ant Anstead. She will now go by…
Continue ReadingHalsey reveals she’s pregnant
Surprise! Halsey is pregnant. The singer, who is active on social media, took to her verified Instagram account Wednesday to share the news that she…
Continue ReadingMelania Trump hires staff and establishes post-White House office
Former first lady Melania Trump is establishing a post-White House office in Palm Beach, Florida, according to two sources familiar with her plans.…
Continue ReadingWoman finds GoPro while scuba diving in Cozumel, learns it belongs to fellow Oklahoman
Click here for updates on this story MOORE, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Kellee Bouchard was 2,100 miles away on vacation for a…
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I witnessed the rise of Nazism firsthand. We must act now to protect American democracy
I am a survivor of the Holocaust and a proud American. I first landed on the shores of this country in Baltimore Harbor on December 25, 1945, under a…
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