By Travis Caldwell, Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James is cleared to return to play after a brief stint isolated from his team due to the NBA’s Covid-19 health and safety protocols. James has provided negative PCR tests since he was scratched from playing Tuesday,
Stillman College is increasing its recruiting footprint through a new membership with the Interstate Passport Network. Comprised mostly of Western colleges and universities, the Interstate Passport Network simplifies the transfer process for students and guarantees that all their credits will transfer to any of
By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Eva McKend, When Danielle Atkinson’s daughter brought home a second-grade assignment that highlighted Christopher Columbus’s explorations, Atkinson said she began to notice inequities in the curriculum being taught in the school district. There were plenty of lessons
By Anneken Tappe, The US jobs recovery has picked up steam again in the final months of the year, bringing some good news in the face of persistently rising prices and a new Covid variant. Economists polled by Refinitiv expect another sizable jobs gain in
By Amy Scott The bond market may seem like an unlikely place to find racism at work. But a new report suggests that discrimination may play a role in higher borrowing costs for historically black colleges and universities, or HBCUs. The research was inspired
By Kristin Fisher, Leaders from all corners of the US government condemned Russia’s recent test of an anti-satellite weapon on Wednesday at the inaugural meeting of the National Space Council under the Biden administration, calling for accelerating the development of rules and norms in space. “Without
By Ariane de Vogue, The nine Supreme Court justices will gather in their private conference room Friday, if they follow general practice, to cast initial votes in a case that could determine the future of Roe v. Wade and radically transform — after a
By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, Congress averted a government shutdown Thursday evening when both chambers voted to pass a stopgap bill to extend funding through mid-February after party leaders brokered a deal to overcome GOP brinkmanship over vaccine mandates.
By Sana Noor Haq, A petition asking reporters to stop interviewing Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith has garnered more than 2,500 signatures and counting. Appearing on the petition-hosting site Change.org, the appeal was started by user Dexter Morales on November 26, with the caption “Stop interviewing Will
By Lisa Respers France, Friends and family paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman on Monday. The “Black Panther” star, who would have turned 45 on November 29, died in August 2020 after a private battle with colon cancer. A posting on his verified Instagram account showed
