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HOUSTON (AP) — The daughter of the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died last month after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, will seek to finish her mother’s term in office. Erica Lee Carter submitted paperwork by Thursday’s deadline to be a candidate in a special election in which voters

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s deputy was charged with manslaughter with a firearm, launching a rarely seen criminal case against a Florida law officer after a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman was killed after answering his apartment door while holding a gun pointed toward the ground. Former

DETROIT (AP) — Attorneys for a teenager who was ordered into jail clothes and handcuffs during a field trip to a Detroit court filed a lawsuit against a judge Wednesday, accusing him of humiliation, false arrest and unlawful detention. It is the latest fallout since Judge Kenneth King singled out 15-year-old Eva

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Cornel West lost a legal challenge Friday in his bid to get on the ballot in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer, in a 15-page opinion, sided with the Secretary of State’s office under Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro in rejecting

WASHINGTON (AP) — On the heels of a summer wave of COVID-19 cases, Americans will be able to get free virus test kits mailed to their homes, starting in late September. U.S. households will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests when the federal program reopens,

Phaedra Parks is opening up about her return to the “Real Housewives of Atlanta.” The reality star, who announced in July that she will return to the hit Bravo series, told PEOPLE in a recent interview that filming the 16th season of “RHOA” has been ​​”a real welcome home feeling.”

After Kamala Harris accepted her historic nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention, Black leaders in politics and within the civil rights community told theGrio they were all in to ensure her victory in November. “This night means everything,” said Raymond Santana, a member of the Central Park Five,

Social media was ablaze Thursday night when TMZ reported that the Queen herself, Beyoncé, would close out the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago with a performance.  The report, which claimed Beyoncé would appear before Vice President Kamala Harris spoke, was quickly picked up by other media outlets and the

Health professionals have long encouraged people to live healthy lifestyles with balanced eating habits. However, a new study found that implementing a specific type of diet can help reduce the risk of infection for coronavirus. According to research published in the journal PLOS One, a Mediterranean diet, long touted for

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky love almost everything about life as parents. Recently, the Harlem-born rapper revealed that his sons RZA and Riot Rose are big fans of the children’s series “Cocomelon.” During an interview with Billboard, the father of two couldn’t help but vent his feelings about the popular cartoon.