By AMY FORLITI PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, averting a trial
By LAURAN NEERGAARD Pfizer said Wednesday that a booster of its COVID-19 vaccine may offer important protection against the new omicron variant even though the initial two doses appear significantly
By DAVID BAUDER and MICHELLE L. PRICE NEW YORK (AP) — CNN fired anchor Chris Cuomo on Saturday less than a week after new information emerged about how
By ACACIA CORONADO and NICHOLAS RICCARDI AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department sued Texas on Monday over its new redistricting maps, saying the plans discriminate against minority
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Symone Sanders, Vice President Kamala Harris’ chief spokesperson and senior advisor, plans to leave the administration later this
To honor the life and legacy of the late Rosa Parks, whose efforts sparked a national civil rights movement for racial equality, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) reserved
By AAMER MADHANI President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visit the National World War II Memorial to mark the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on
Written by Stacy M. Brown Tony Humphrey, a standout baseball player at Iona Preparatory School who already has committed to play collegiately at Boston College, said that now-former assistant
By RODRIQUE NGOWI and JEFFREY COLLINS Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery, holds her granddaughter, Aubrey Nicholson, on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, at a residence on St.
By ZEKE MILLER and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of the omicron variant Wednesday — in a vaccinated traveler