WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for an Army private who fled to North Korea and was later charged with desertion and possessing sexual images of a child said Wednesday that he was in negotiations with military prosecutors to resolve the case against his client. Army Pvt. Travis King had been

Andrew McCaskill, a LinkedIn career expert, joins theGrio’s “Life Hacks with Liana” to share some do’s and don’ts to help professionals network on LinkedIn. “I think some of the biggest do’s and don’ts are don’t just assume that because you engage with somebody one time, you’re one and done,” McCaskill

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Nearly half of the WNBA season remains with another two months left on the schedule. That’s plenty of time for a player to get hot or go cold, ample

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. “I got this,” I said, lying through my teeth. I could feel my sisters’, cousins’ and friends’ sense of imminent doom as we approached the rendezvous point for my

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In a critical election year, the race for Louisiana’s new mostly Black congressional district is heating up as three candidates — including a longtime Democratic state lawmaker and former congressman and an 80-year-old Republican who is a former state senator — officially submitted paperwork on

WASHINGTON (AP) — An iconoclastic filmmaking legend and one of the world’s most enduring musical acts headline this year’s crop of Kennedy Center Honors recipients. Director Francis Ford Coppola and the Grateful Dead will be honored for lifetime achievement in the arts, along with jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, blues legend

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors who were found to be unjustly punished in 1944 following a horrific port explosion that killed hundreds of service members and exposed racist double standards among the then-segregated ranks. On July 17, 1944, munitions being loaded onto a cargo

Summertime brings with it a general celebration of the great outdoors. From beach retreats to hiking adventures, this time of year inspires myriad reasons to leave the house. Though a sunny day can always motivate me to head outside, there’s nothing that boosts that desire more than an opportunity to

Though you would never know it today, before he was selected as Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, J.D. Vance repeatedly called out Trump and the Republican Party’s politics of racism.  However, years later, the U.S. senator from Ohio emerged as a carbon copy of the former president based on

The 2024 Emmy Award nominations were announced on Wednesday morning with Black talent picking up nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress, Outstanding Lead Actor, and more.  Emmy winner Sheryl Lee Ralph joined actor Tony Hale and Television Academy chair Cris Abrego to announce this year’s nominees at the El Capitan Theatre