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Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year’s Eve

A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early on Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate New Year’s, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in the dark. Officials said it could take up to two days to restore power. The outage hit at dawn, plunging the island into an eerie silence

The Pentagon chief loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals

WASHINGTON (AP) — A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the 9/11 attacks, a U.S. official said. The decision puts back on track the agreements that would have the three men plead guilty

For 2025, a word to me and you, your momma and your cousin, too

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. 2024 was a rough year for me. From January through December, each month provided a different fire that had to be put out. And while all of those fires

Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year’s Eve

A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early on Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate New Year’s, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in the dark. Officials said it could take up to two days to restore power. The outage hit at dawn, plunging the island into an eerie silence

The Pentagon chief loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals

WASHINGTON (AP) — A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the 9/11 attacks, a U.S. official said. The decision puts back on track the agreements that would have the three men plead guilty

For 2025, a word to me and you, your momma and your cousin, too

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. 2024 was a rough year for me. From January through December, each month provided a different fire that had to be put out. And while all of those fires