Geraldine Brooks' 'Horse' and biography of George Floyd win Dayton literary awards
Geraldine Brooks’ “Horse,” a novel about race and forgotten history, and Robert Samuels’ and Toluse Olorunnipa’s “His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice” have won awards from the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation
2023-10-10 22:16
Closing arguments to begin in manslaughter trial of officers who arrested Elijah McClain
Closing arguments are set to take place Tuesday in the trial of the two Aurora, Colorado, police officers who arrested Elijah McClain, an unarmed 23-year-old Black man who died after he was subdued by police and injected with ketamine by paramedics in 2019.
2023-10-10 21:17
Laphonza Butler's ascent to the Senate is a key moment for Black LGBTQ representation, advocates say
Shay Franco-Clausen said she has been waiting a long time for someone like Laphonza Butler to rise to one of the highest positions in US government.
2023-10-10 20:25
Western firms have supplied critical components for Turkish drones
By Lena Masri and Amina Ismail Turkey has escalated its use of airstrikes in its fight against the
2023-10-10 18:53
Trump team hits out at Kennedy as independent candidates inject new drama into campaign
The sleepy countdown to the 2024 presidential primaries got a jolt on Monday when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped his primary challenge to President Joe Biden and announced plans to run as an independent -- a move that triggered a barrage of attacks from former President Donald Trump and Republicans worried over polling that shows the longtime Democrat could gnaw into Trump's support.
2023-10-10 18:28
House GOP conference remains bitterly divided amid fight to find next speaker
House Republicans gathered for the first time since last week's historic vote to oust Kevin McCarthy, but the two-hour session left them no closer toward coalescing around a speaker nominee and a path forward.
2023-10-10 17:16
Liberia elections: Voters head to polls as George Weah faces Joseph Boakai
President George Weah is facing a strong challenge from the opposition in his bid for a second term.
2023-10-10 13:23
How McCarthy's fall and Trump's rise will shape the 2024 GOP strategy
When House Republicans elect a new speaker this week, the only question is not whether, but how far, they will move the party to the right.
2023-10-10 12:29
Person drives into Chinese consulate in San Francisco and is killed by police after confrontation, authorities say
A person who crashed a vehicle into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco Monday was shot and killed after being confronted by police in the lobby, authorities said.
2023-10-10 11:51
Tulsa race massacre survivor Hughes Van Ellis dies at 102
Hughes Van Ellis, one of the last three known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died, according to his grandnephew, Ike Howard. He was 102.
2023-10-10 11:27
Many in House GOP caution against tying Israel and Ukraine aid together
The Biden administration and congressional Democrats are weighing tying legislation for additional military support for Israel with military assistance for Ukraine, setting up a showdown with congressional Republicans opposed to helping Ukraine amid the tumult in the speaker-less chamber.
2023-10-10 09:16
Colorado dentist accused of poisoning his wife with arsenic pleads not guilty
A Colorado dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife in March pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence.
2023-10-10 08:59