As an alumna of Howard University, Anika Prather remembers feeling that the classics were everywhere during her years as a student. No matter your major or field of study, she recalled, it was practically a given that classics would be woven into your educational experience. “My brother was a pre-med student — we both went […]
By January, we were 10 months into the pandemic and I couldn’t remember the last time I had left Long Island. My husband and I were raising two young children and working, cleaning and cooking, indefinitely, from home. It was hard to imagine a time when I had felt more claustrophobic. But one frigid morning, […]
One New York City Correction officer struck a jailed person in the face for no legitimate reason. Another put a detainee in a banned chokehold several times. A third failed to stop subordinates from using unnecessary force, according to newly released discipline records. But what was equally notable was what happened after the encounters: In […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Former president Donald Trump on Friday (April 23) accused his South Korean counterpart of ripping off the United States, while continuing to highlight his supposed friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Kim Jong-un of North Korea, who I have gotten to know (and like) under the most trying of circumstances, […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Former president Donald Trump on Friday (April 23) accused his South Korean counterpart of ripping off the United States, while continuing to highlight his supposed friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Kim Jong-un of North Korea, who I have gotten to know (and like) under the most trying of circumstances, […]
This is the Coronavirus Briefing, an informed guide to the pandemic. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox. Some mass vaccination sites in the U.S. are beginning to close as demand in some places falls. The Indian Supreme Court ordered the government to come up with a national oxygen distribution plan as […]
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Now comes the hard part. President Joe Biden’s summit meeting on climate change ended on Friday (April 23) with the United States promising to pivot away from fossil fuels and to help other countries do the same. But the real test for the United States will be to use its enormous […]
In 2019, the last time the Scripps National Spelling Bee was held, the final rounds dragged on for hours before resulting in an eight-way tie, with the champions announced after midnight. Looking to avoid a similar outcome in the future, organizers have announced the addition of new challenges to the competition when it returns this […]
A panel of health experts recommended that the pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine be lifted, after a discussion on rare blood clot cases including two deaths that were newly revealed. On a 10-4 vote with one member abstaining due to clinical trial conflicts, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee […]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The killings came in rapid succession. On a cold night in late January, a high school football player was found unconscious and bleeding from a single gunshot wound. Two weeks later, a 16-year-old student was killed by what the authorities said may have been a stray bullet. Four days after that, a […]