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NBC Public Health Analyst: Invest in Our Children Now for the Sake of Our Country’s Future
NBC public health analyst, pediatrician and activist Dr. Irwin Redlener has a powerful message for all of us: too many American children face insurmountable obstacles that keep them from achieving their dreams, and this “reflects a moral failure” and threatens our country’s economic viability and international influence going forward.
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Houston Fans Witness A Non-Traditional Walk Off As The Astros Defeat The Diamondbacks
One thing I have never witnessed until Friday night in the Astros 4-3 extra innings victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks was a bases-loaded walk-off hit by pitch. No, you did not misread that last sentence. Yes, the Astros won a game with a walk-off hit by pitch. The last time Houston got a victory in that fashion was on Aug. 8, 1998. It was also the third time in franchise history that it has happened.
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Uvalde school district looking for interim police chief as Pete Arredondo awaits termination hearing, report says
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District is searching for an interim police chief as Chief Pete Arredondo is on unpaid leave while he awaits a termination hearing, school board President Luis Fernandez said, according to the local online newspaper Uvalde Hesperian.
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White House confirms Biden aides located Obama-era classified documents at two locations in Wilmington home
President Joe Biden's aides located documents with classified markings at two locations inside his home in Wilmington, Delaware, the White House counsel's office said in a statement Thursday.
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National Black Business Chamber champion Harry C. Alford dies
It is with great sadness that our Warrior Leader and President/CEO and Co-Founder of the National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC), Harry C. Alford, transitioned Monday, December 6, in Washington, DC. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kay DeBow, Vice President and Co-Founder of the National Black Chamber five months ago.
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Justice Department launches civil rights investigation into dilapidated and unsanitary conditions at Georgia’s Fulton County Jail
The Justice Department announced Thursday a civil rights investigation into dilapidated and unsanitary conditions at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, as well as violence against detainees.
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Mississippi officer who shot 11-year-old is suspended without pay
Since this story was published in June, a grand jury declined to return an indictment against Sgt. Greg Capers, the officer who shot Aderrien Murry, reporting it found no criminal conduct on behalf of the officer involved.
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Wyden delays key Biden immigration nominee until he gets more info on Portland unrest response
Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon will not advance President Joe Biden's pick to lead US Customs and Border Protection until he receives more answers about the agency's role in the Portland unrest last year, delaying a key nominee as the administration reevaluates border restrictions.
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Parents of Reeva Steenkamp 'still grieving' daughter's death, a decade after she was killed by Oscar Pistorius
Reeva Steenkamp's parents say they are "still grieving" for their daughter, 10 years after she was shot and killed by her boyfriend, former South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius.
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Clive Davis Unveils Untold Musical Plans with Whitney Houston Before Her Tragic Death
Legendary music producer Clive Davis remembers too well when Whitney Houston suddenly died over Grammys weekend 12 years ago.
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Prosecutor asks judge to dismiss a felony charge against an unarmed Black man who was bitten by police dog in Ohio
A prosecutor is asking a judge to dismiss the felony charge against an unarmed Black semi-truck driver who was attacked by a police dog after a chase in Ohio on July 4.
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Texans Defense Restores Order In 45-14 Victory to Advance to the AFC Divisional Round
Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans and defensive coordinator Matt Burke had repeatedly watched the Week 16 tape and knew what the Cleveland Browns offense had done to them in the 36-22 blowout game. He had a sideline view of veteran quarterback Joe Flacco hitting wide receiver Amari Cooper in stride for 53 yards on the first play from scrimmage, and they continued to play catch for the rest of the game.
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House Speaker Paul Ryan presides over a restive group of Republicans who deposed his predecessor. He's dealing with a new president who refuses to stick …
Published on February 27, 2017
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Tennessee Bureau of Investigations has added 50-year-old Tad Cummins to the Tennessee's Top 10 most wanted list. TBI has released more pictures of Cummins and …
Published on March 20, 2017
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The top cop in the Baton Rouge Police Department, police Chief Carl Dabadie, submitted his letter of retirement to the city's mayor on Monday, July …
Published on July 25, 2017
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Secretary of Health and Humans Services Alex Azar, here speaking at the White House on August 16, 2018 in Washington, DC, says Wednesday his department …
Published on November 19, 2020
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President-elect Joe Biden will begin trying to sell his choice for defense secretary, retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, to congressional Democrats who are balking at …
Published on December 9, 2020
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Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his political operation have raised more than $16 million from supporters and foundations over the last week to …
Published on September 22, 2020
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President Joe Biden is set to announce May 17 that his administration will share millions more doses of Covid-19 vaccines with other countries in addition …
Published on May 17, 2021
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ORLANDO, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 20: Tiger Woods of the United States hits his tee shot on the 15th hole during the final round of the …
Published on January 11, 2021
