By Dakin Andone and Omar Jimenez, As school district officials and the teachers union continue to negotiate a return to classrooms, Chicago Public Schools announced Thursday that while most schools will be closed again Friday, a few will have in-person learning and activities.
By Travis Caldwell, With Covid-19 tests hard to find in many parts of the country and the Omicron variant spreading rapidly, health experts are advising those with symptoms to isolate themselves if they even only suspect they have the virus. And with the recent news that
By Jeff Zeleny and Maegan Vazquez, President Joe Biden is expected to deliver a speech on voting rights during a visit to Atlanta next Tuesday, traveling to the cradle of the civil rights movement to shine a brighter light on election reform in advance of Martin Luther King
By Mallika Kallingal, A fast-moving winter storm that pummeled parts of Kentucky and Virginia is expected to cause widespread disruption across the Northeast on Friday and Saturday, dumping between 4 and 12 inches of snow on the region’s major cities. More than 60 million people are under winter
By Jasmine Wright, Jamal Simmons, a Democratic communications aide and media contributor, has been tapped to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ new communications director, a White House official confirms. News of Simmons’ hire is the first of what is expected to be
By Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles and Whitney Wild, As the first anniversary of the attack on the US Capitol approaches, the House committee investigating January 6 faces its biggest challenge yet: proving allegations that there was a coordinated effort behind the insurrection and convincing
By John Bonifield, The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance for Covid-19 prevention in K-12 schools on Thursday, aligning the recommendations with the agency’s recently updated Covid-19 quarantine and isolation guidelines for the general public. It also expands its recommendations for screening
Written by Howard University Newsroom Dear Howard University Community, On Thursday, January 6, 2022, at 5:30 p.m., Provost Anthony Wutoh will host a town hall meeting for students and parents regarding the planning for the Spring 2022 term at Howard University. The omicron variant has increased the
By Marianne Garvey The 2022 Golden Globe Awards are happening, but also not really happening. There will be a ceremony thrown by The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) on Sunday, Jan. 9, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles — the traditional
By Lucas Johnson Tennessee State University’s classes for the spring semester will be delayed for one week and will begin on Monday, January 24, 2022, due to the COVID-19 omicron variant. TSU opened as planned on January 3 for administrators and staff.
