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Black celebrities are urging Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo to work with LGBTQ community leaders after security forces raided and shut down an LGBTQ center in the West African country’s capital last week. Actors Idris Elba and Michaela Coel, and supermodel Naomi Campbell joined forces with other influential names in fashion, film and media to express

Click here for updates on this story     Las Vegas (KVVU) — A few months ago, Maria Bassil was standing in Lebanon. Today, she is standing on a corner in a shopping center in Henderson playing the violin to pay for college fees. Maria Bassil is attending the University of Nevada Las Vegas. She grew up

Click here for updates on this story     Portland, Oregon (KPTV) — A wig shop was burglarized in northeast Portland, and it’s not the first time the owner has dealt with a crime like this. Police responded to an alarm at The Wig Gallery near Northeast 84th Avenue and Halsey Street at 2 a.m. Monday. Two

Click here for updates on this story     Atlanta (WGCL) — Police say two juveniles were shot by a 32-year-old customer of a Waffle House restaurant late Monday night as they were allegedly trying to break into his vehicle. The shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. at the location on Memorial Drive in southeast Atlanta. Police say

Click here for updates on this story     DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times ) — Students will be able to participate in the Davenport Community School District’s new plan for dealing with crisis and violence, according to an update on the plan’s implementation presented Monday. The district is working with the Iowa Department of Education to address

Click here for updates on this story     ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herlad) — An Albany dentist is fed up with trash, and he is not the only one as illegal dumping has been a persistent issue for many in the Good Life City. Dr. Charles King brought his complaint on Monday to the Dougherty County Commission

Click here for updates on this story     Raleight, North Carolina (WRAL) — Preliminary data from the North Carolina Department of Public Education shows students scored lower on state tests for math and science this fall compared to fall 2019. About 24,000 tests, out of about 175,000 expected tests total, have yet to be completed. Students

Click here for updates on this story     Baldwin County, Alabama (WALA) — A Gulf Shores woman was arrested on an animal cruelty charge after officials say she took her neighbors’ goat and painted it without permission. Erica Marie Farmer, 34, was arrested for the crime. Farmer also faces a theft of property 2nd charge. According

Click here for updates on this story     Harris County, Texas (KTRK) — A 9-year-old girl with special needs was the victim of a road rage shooting last month near Katy. “It’s just so heartbreaking,” said Arianna Quinton. “As a mom, we don’t like seeing our kids in pain, especially when she can’t even describe to

Click here for updates on this story     Houston (KTRK) — A Houston family said heaven sent them help when they needed it the most, calling a group of Florida plumbers their angels. Caprina Trotter said her 87-year-old mother Ursula Gross’ pipes burst during the winter storm. Gross is homebound and on hospice. Trotter said she

Click here for updates on this story     DuPage County, Illinois (WLS) — Jason Barbosa met the doctor who saved his life for the first time Monday. In fact, the last time Dr Jeffrey Huml treated Barbosa, he was unconscious; COVID-19 forced him into a coma for six weeks. Barbosa said his entire body shut down

Click here for updates on this story     Alma, Michigan (WNEM ) — With nowhere else to go, a mid-Michigan father took to social media from his vehicle, in a hospital parking lot to get help for his son. “It’s very frustrating because he is my child, who I love, our child, who we love very

Click here for updates on this story     Benton County, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO ) — A family is now planning a funeral for two young boys and their father after deputies found their bodies on Monday. Four-year-old Kaiden Peak, 3-year-old Mason Peak and their father, Darrell Peak, were found dead near where they were last seen on

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