By KRISTEN GRIFFITH of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Dakota and Navajo actor Dallas Goldtooth joins other influencers — people who have earned the community’s trust — in a two-phase public outreach effort by nonprofit organizations IllumiNative, the Urban Indian Health Institute, and 13 Native groups in states including Alaska, Minnesota, and California.
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By KRISTEN GRIFFITH of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Dakota and Navajo actor Dallas Goldtooth joins other influencers — people who have earned the community’s trust — in a two-phase public outreach effort by nonprofit organizations IllumiNative, the Urban Indian Health Institute, and 13 Native groups in states including Alaska, Minnesota, and California.
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OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Schools in Olathe and Kansas City, Kansas, have canceled classes this week as COVID-19 cases surge among staff and students in the districts. The Kansas City Star reports that Olathe Public Schools and Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools canceled classes for Tuesday and Wednesday. Olathe Superintendent Brent Yeager said the cancellations
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has returned to his morning news conference following a week of isolation for his second coronavirus infection. The president used his relatively speedy recovery to remark Monday on the lighter symptoms of the omicron variant, which has quickly become dominant in the region, though he
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Ukraine, the second-largest European country in area after Russia. It borders Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Belarus, Russia and the Black Sea in Eastern Europe. About Ukraine (from the CIA World Factbook) Area: 603,550 sq km (slightly smaller than Teetxas) Population: 43,528,136 (2022 est.) Median age: 41.2 years
Continue ReadingBy Beccah Hendrickson and WPVI Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A Philadelphia gun violence memorial in Overbrook Farms is turning heads on City Avenue. Overbrook Presbyterian Church has hundreds of brightly colored t-shirts on display, each with the name, age, and date of death for a 2021 gun
Continue ReadingBy Matteo Iadonisi Click here for updates on this story ERDENHEIM, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — “I’ve cut Ethan’s hair for a long time,” said Laura Lorenzon Maxwell. “And then one day, Ethan didn’t want me to cut his hair anymore that day and we couldn’t figure out why.” 5-year-old Ethan Franks lives down the street from
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By The Associated Press Timeline of the National Basketball Association during the 1980s. The timeline includes milestone moments in the league’s history and key moments off the court as the NBA celebrates its 75th season.
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By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley tested positive for Covid-19 Sunday and “is experiencing very minor symptoms,” Joint Staff spokesperson Col. Dave Butler announced Monday. In addition to Milley, commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David Berger has also tested positive for the coronavirus, a
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Debido a las intensas lluvias que se registraron en las últimas horas en Uruguay, Montevideo amanece este lunes con inundaciones en diferentes zonas de la ciudad. Según informó la Intendencia en su cuenta de Twitter, cuadrillas trabajan desde la madrugada y pusieron a disposición “todos sus recursos para atender
Continue ReadingBy Jessica D’Onofrio Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — The first-ever Muhammad Ali Day is being celebrated in Chicago Monday. Several state senators sponsored the resolution to make January 17 Muhammad Ali Day. It was passed in June. As Illinoisans celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Chicago History Museum will
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — A cold case team that combed through evidence for five years in a bid to unravel one of World War II’s enduring mysteries has reached what it calls the “most likely scenario” of who betrayed Jewish teenage diarist Anne Frank and her family. The team says it
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Wade Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Dozens of cars made their way through Chicago Sunday, honking their horns and holding signs as they drove through different sites of recent crimes. “We are spreading awareness that we the citizens are tired of this. We are tired of it,” said
Continue Reading By WILLIAM R. BARNARD AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-102 in Game 7 in the first NBA Finals between Boston’s Larry Bird and Los Angeles’ Magic Johnson. Bird averaged 27.4 points and 14 rebounds a game in helping the Celtics win their unprecedented 15th NBA championship.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (AP) — Rookie Earvin “Magic” Johnson steps in and plays center for the injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Game 6 of the NBA Finals with his Los Angeles Lakers holding a 3-2 series lead over the Philadelphia 76ers. Johnson, a 6-foot-9 point guard, finishes with 42 points, 15 rebounds and
Continue Reading By WILLIAM R. BARNARD AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Dominique Wilkins of the Atlanta Hawks outduels rookie Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls in an epic slam dunk contest. Wilkins receives perfect scores on his last two dunks with the first bounced off the floor before slamming it through with the second a two-hand
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Michael Jordan scores 63 points in a 135-131 double-overtime playoff loss to the Boston Celtics. Jordan broke records held by Elgin Baylor, Bob Cousy and Wilt Chamberlain. But Jordan couldn’t stop Boston from making its own bit of history. The Celtics tied a single-season league record of 33 consecutive home victories,
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — Eurogroup finance chiefs are engaged in a high-wire political balancing act prompted by conflicting economic forces: a weaker growth outlook and stronger inflation. Finance ministers from the 19 nations that use the shared euro currency are pledging continued budgetary stimulus for the economy amid headwinds caused by the omicron variant. At the
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — Eurogroup finance chiefs are engaged in a high-wire political balancing act prompted by conflicting economic forces: a weaker growth outlook and stronger inflation. Finance ministers from the 19 nations that use the shared euro currency are pledging continued budgetary stimulus for the economy amid headwinds caused by the omicron variant. At the
Continue ReadingBy Robbin Simmons Click here for updates on this story SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Florida (WSVN) — Strangers became heroes after a car landed upside down in a Southwest Miami-Dade canal, and two of the good Samaritans and a battalion chief behind the rescue described the tense moments when they helped in the efforts to pull a
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