HARRISBURG — A federal appeals court is reversing a lower court decision and ruling that the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ policy bar…
The 22-year-old accused of fatally stabbing a Center City developer can remain free on bail following questions over social media communicatio…
The Philadelphia Police Department has launched a new website designed to help with unsolved murder cases.
Of the many issues that kept former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross awake at night, nothing troubled him more than the inability…
People who move to New Jersey from another state are allowed to bring their legally acquired guns with them — even if they hail from a state w…
MARYSVILLE, Mich. — A city council candidate in Michigan shocked a public forum when she said she wants to keep her community white "as much a…
HAMPTON, Va. — A family that traces its bloodline to America’s first enslaved Africans said Friday that their ancestors endured unimaginable t…
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A prosecutor told jurors the white man who fatally shot an unarmed Black man after being shoved to the ground is a "vigilan…
NEW YORK — Soon after he took the helm of the nation’s largest school district last year, Richard A. Carranza made his top priority clear: des…
CHICAGO — A judge appointed a special prosecutor Friday to look into why Chicago’s state’s attorney abruptly dropped the case against Jussie S…
RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina man who maintained his innocence even as he served a life sentence for a murder he didn’t commit was freed Th…
RALEIGH, N.C. — A judicial panel ruled Thursday that a mentally ill man who wore a Superman-like cape in police interviews and compared himsel…
NEW ORLEANS — Nancy Parker was known for her off-camera wit, warmth, and devotion to family and for her on-camera, Emmy-winning knack for pres…
After a white supremacist discussed plans on Facebook for a mass shooting at a synagogue, police in Washington used a new law to quickly seize…
HARARE, Zimbabwe — A wave of abductions, torture and arrests in Zimbabwe is targeting opposition activists and other government critics, the l…
NEW DELHI — On Aug. 5, at 1:15 a.m., Asifa Mubeen was woken up by the sound of barking dogs as police officers began pouring into her yard.
SEATTLE — A U.S. judge on Friday ordered a woman accused of hacking Capital One and at least 30 other organizations to remain in custody pend…
WASHINGTON — Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother Charles poured a fortune into right-wing causes, transforming…
CAIRO — On the Libyan comedy show, the punch line was in the baby carriage.
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I was chatting with a friend early last week and told him that I was behind in having my thoughts organized for today’s column. He reminded me…
There is no other business like the NBA. Its rainbow jump shots, rim-rattling dunks and heart-pounding drama are gleaming monuments to Black A…
Once again, the Pennsylvania Sentencing Commission is planning to implement a Risk Assessment Tool (RAT) that could punish young Black men fro…
If you have not noticed, let me suggest that you take a peep at the calendar. You will see what some of my colleagues have been saying to me; …
The deep dive into depression hits me the second I turn the key to my front door. The vacation is over. And I’m so bummed.
Pruning is one of the most fundamental tasks in gardening, and knowing when to trim is as essential as knowing how.
Two working moms have teamed up, bringing the love of their babies and motherhood to the forefront to welcome Little Play Society to Los Angeles.
NEW YORK — Out with the new and in with the old.
When most people think of dinner party necessities, they don’t think of heading to their local hardware store to get ready for the event.
Jackie Glenn is the former Vice President, Global Diversity and Inclusion at Dell Technologies/Dell EMC, with a workforce of 145,000 in 180 co…
DAKAR, Senegal — In the most controversial scene of “Mistress of a Married Man,” a hugely popular new television series in Senegal, the show’s…
DAYTON, Ohio — Comedian Dave Chappelle plans to host a special block party and benefit concert in Ohio for those affected by the recent mass s…
Missy Elliott took a page from Beyoncé's book overnight by dropping a surprise five-track album called "Iconology."
"Jimmy Lee" is a stirring album combining Raphael Saadiq's trademark vintage soul sounds with moving gospel, disquieting soundscapes and closi…
Dancing With The Stars announces their new contestants. Some will shock you and others will please you. Motown Legend & former Supreme Mar…
MIAMI — Rapper Kodak Black is expected to plead guilty to federal weapons charges.
David Alan Grier, Blair Underwood to star in ‘A Soldier’s Play’
The average American eats nearly 60 pounds of beef (27 kg) a year -- roughly equal to a couple of hundred burgers.
NEW YORK — As many as 50 people in at least six states have come down with breathing illnesses that may be linked to e-cigarettes or other vap…
On average American drinks 28 gallons of bottled water a year. Most Americans drink bottled water because they think tap water is not safe. Mu…
During a critical time for reproductive rights, Planned Parenthood has made a shift in leadership, announcing that Alexis McGill Johnson will …
The 2020 Presidential candidate tracker – complete with candidate bios and a tool to compare policy positions – will be updated as news breaks.
WASHINGTON — Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton is exiting the Democratic presidential primary race, becoming the second 2020 candidate to drop o…
LAS VEGAS — Rank-and-file Democrats appear to be shifting to the middle on health care, worried about what's politically achievable on their p…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Former Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee is considering another run for president as a Libertarian.
NEW YORK — Althea Gibson basked in a ticker-tape parade in New York a decade before Arthur Ashe won the 1968 U.S. Open.
Gold-medal sprint contender Christian Coleman’s Olympic prospects might be in jeopardy after three missed drug tests, two people familiar with…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lawyers for men suing Ohio State University over decades-old alleged sexual misconduct by a team doctor say the growing numbe…
NEW YORK — Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will finally meet in the U.S. Open, and they’ll do it in their very first match.
Let’s face it, churches, like people, each have their own distinctive characteristics. Some are laid back and slow going and others, well, the…
CANTON, Ohio — Late in the summer of 1939, crowds of strangers started showing up at Rhoda Wise’s house next to a city dump in Ohio after she …
The Rev. A Richard Dent is stepping down as pastor of First African Baptist Church of Darby Township in Sharon Hill, bringing an end to more t…
Throughout four centuries of slavery and beyond, the Black church has taken on countless forms: a secret meeting place, an intense spiritual g…
Coard: Black history didn't begin in 1619