No woman had ever preached the keynote sermon at the Joint National Baptist Convention, a gathering of four historically Black Baptist denominations representing millions of… Read More »Obstacles remain as women seek more leadership roles in America’s Black Church
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin likely didn’t order the death of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny in… Read More »Putin likely didn’t order death of Russian opposition leader Navalny, US official says
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — President Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential primary Sunday in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico was… Read More »Joe Biden wins Democratic primary in Puerto Rico
Candace Parker always said she’d know when it would be time to retire. That day came Sunday. The three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold… Read More »Candace Parker, a 3-time WNBA champion and 2-time Olympic gold medalist, announces retirement
BAGHDAD (AP) — Human rights groups and diplomats criticized a law that was quietly passed by the Iraqi parliament over the weekend that would impose… Read More »Passage of harsh anti-LGBTQ+ law in Iraq draws diplomatic backlash
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is out to win votes by scoring some laughs at the expense of Donald Trump, unleashing mockery with the… Read More »Have you heard the one about Trump? Biden tries humor on the campaign trail
Deputy Steven Mills of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office was on patrol one night in 2013 when he received a call about a naked Black… Read More »Myth of ‘superhuman strength’ in Black people persists in deadly encounters with police
LONDON (AP) — Arsenal kept up its push for the Premier League title with a 3-2 win at Tottenham on Sunday. Mikel Arteta’s team raced… Read More »Arsenal beats Tottenham
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Aston Villa squandered a two-goal lead to draw with Chelsea 2-2 in the English Premier League on Saturday, denting its push… Read More »Chelsea F.C.
HOLDENVILLE, Okla. (AP) — At least two people, including a child, died in tornadoes that swept through Oklahoma, authorities said Sunday as emergency crews assessed… Read More »Midwest tornado damage
ATLANTA (AP) — As Donald Trump campaigns for a return to the White House, he often reaches back more than 40 years and seven administrations… Read More »Donald Trump is running against Joe Biden. But he keeps bringing up another Democrat: Jimmy Carter
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A senior Qatari official has urged both Israel and Hamas to show “more commitment and more seriousness” in cease-fire negotiations… Read More »A top Qatari official urges Israel and Hamas to do more to reach a cease-fire deal
NEW YORK (AP) — From New York to California, students protesting the Israel-Hamas war slept in tents at college campuses, as some universities moved to… Read More »Campus anti-war protesters dig in from New York to California as universities and police take action
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers finally cracked the Denver Nuggets’ mastery of this rivalry and extended their playoff lives for at least… Read More »Lakers beat Nuggets
CHBAR MON, Cambodia (AP) — Security was tight around a military base in southwestern Cambodia on Sunday, a day after a huge explosion there killed… Read More »A munitions explosion at a Cambodian army base kills 20 soldiers, but its cause is unclear
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty and devastating fragility, where history, religion, art and nature have… Read More »Pope visits Venice to speak to artists and inmates and finds a city taxing day-trippers like him
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are looking… Read More »African farmers look to the past and the future to address climate change
LIMA, Peru (AP) — At age 75, one of Latin America’s most storied journalists had been looking forward to weaving into books the fragmented threads… Read More »Renowned Peruvian investigative reporter battles criminalized smear campaign — and cancer
JERUSALEM (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday claimed shooting down another of the U.S. military’s MQ-9 Reaper drones, airing footage of parts that corresponded… Read More »Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim downing US Reaper drone, release footage showing wreckage of aircraft
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East on his seventh diplomatic mission to the region since the Israel-Hamas… Read More »Top diplomat Blinken will visit the Mideast again this coming week. What can he achieve this time?
OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) — As winter fades to spring and the bright purple blossoms of the redbud trees begin to bloom, Cherokee chef Bradley James… Read More »Wild onion dinners mark the turn of the season in Indian Country
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) — Richelle Dietz, a mother of two and wife of a U.S. Navy officer, often thinks about water. The… Read More »A Hawaii military family avoids tap water at home. They’re among those suing over 2021 jet fuel leak
Maryam Alwan figured the worst was over after New York City police in riot gear arrested her and other protesters on the Columbia University campus,… Read More »College protesters seek amnesty to keep arrests and suspensions from trailing them
DETROIT (AP) — The NFL draft has a new attendance record after more than 700,000 fans flooded downtown Detroit for the three-day event. Michigan Gov.… Read More »NFL draft attendance record set with more than 700,000 fans attending the event in Detroit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to deliver an election-year roast Saturday night before a large crowd of journalists, celebrities and politicians against… Read More »Biden will give election-year roast at annual correspondents’ dinner as protests await over Gaza war
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s landmark New York sexual assault conviction was thrown out by an appeals court Thursday, and most of the dozens… Read More »A look at past and future cases Harvey Weinstein has faced as his New York conviction is thrown out
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer said Saturday that the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalized for a battery of tests after his return… Read More »Lawyer: Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after his return to New York from upstate jail
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals used the NFL draft to take some of the pieces they believe were most needed to address weaknesses. The… Read More »NFL Draft
The top 100 prospects are off the board but plenty of playmakers remain for teams to pick through Saturday in the NFL draft ‘s final… Read More »Top 100 prospects already scooped up but Saturday still stocked with NFL difference-makers
MEXICO CITY (AP) — If a woman wins Mexico’s presidency on June 2, would she rule with gender in mind? The question has been raised… Read More »A woman might win the presidency of Mexico. What could that mean for abortion rights?