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March is National Women’s History Month, but since women are pretty historic year-round, it begs the question: Why March? Is this month significant to women’s history, or is it just an arbitrary month on the calendar? The answer involves a little bit of history and a little bit of coincidence. From day to week to

When American author Meena Harris tweeted criticism of the Indian state’s clampdown on farmers protesting agricultural reforms, nationalist counter-protesters responded by burning her portrait. Hundreds of Indians barraged her with abuse on Twitter, telling her to stay out of their country’s affairs. Harris — who is the niece of US Vice President Kamala Harris and

Two men have been arrested following a manhunt in Georgia that left a deputy in critical condition, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The GBI said preliminary information indicated the deputy was shot during a pursuit Saturday that began in Seminole County, Georgia, when a deputy tried to conduct a traffic stop for reckless

Vanessa Bryant has asked a US court to publicly name four Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies she claims took or shared pictures of the remains of her late husband, basketball legend Kobe Bryant, their daughter and seven others killed in the January 2020 helicopter crash. The request comes as part of Bryant’s federal lawsuit against

Major League Baseball celebrated Black History Month this year by merging America’s favorite pastime with art. The MLB commissioned 10 artists to celebrate the careers of legendary Black baseball players, in an effort to “honor the past and current game changers in baseball,” said Barbara McHugh, MLB’s senior vice president of marketing. “We also wanted

Two men have been arrested following a manhunt on Saturday that crossed from Florida into Georgia and left a deputy in critical condition, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The GBI said preliminary information indicated the deputy was shot during a pursuit that began in Seminole County, Florida, when a deputy tried to conduct

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Saturday for the withdrawal of Eritrean and Ethiopian regional forces from the Tigray region of Ethiopia, and an end to killings and human rights violations there. His call came a day after investigations by CNN and Amnesty International into the massacre of civilians in two separate assaults in

Click here for updates on this story     MAUI, Hawaii (KITV) — The Hawaii Department of Health reported 75 new cases of COVID-19 in Maui County. This includes 31 historical cases dating back to November 9, 2020 and 19 cases from the Maui Community Correctional Center cluster, nine cases attributed to a Pacific Islander cluster and

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A planned protest happening this weekend in Northwest Portland has some business owners on edge. The Fields Bar and Grill was vandalized on Feb. 26, and now the owner is boarding up the windows and doors as a precaution. The protest is planned at

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Good news: There’s no serial killer going around the Kansas City metro area. The Kansas City Police Department tweeted on Saturday about a rumor apparently going around the city right now concerning a serial killer. The flyer the department tweeted out claims that

Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — It’s a day that rocked the Milwaukee community. Friday, February 26, was the one year anniversary of the Molson Coors deadly shooting. Five people were shot to death before the shooter turned the gun on himself. Among those was 33-year-old Jesus Valle Jr. Family

Click here for updates on this story     FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — Like many small businesses around the country, Black-owned barbershops and hair salons have had to adapt to operating during a pandemic. Many locally have had to evolve to survive, but business remains strong because it’s a staple for the Black community. Hair salons and

Click here for updates on this story     MERIDEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A woman was seriously injured after being pinned between a vehicle and a wall on Friday. Meriden Police say that a box truck had gone off of Old Colony Road and struck three parked cars, a utility pole, a granite post, and a tree.

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — An innocent child was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance as an officer trailed behind and taken into emergency surgery Saturday night after he was shot while sitting in a car, just outside of his fathers home in Mobile. The 5-year-old boy was