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The Science of Food: Learn proper ways to reap the benefits of what we eat

Good organic food that is never “genetically modified,” and is free of hormones, chemicals and other impurities is the type of food you should...

Blind compliance’: California threatens funding for schools with ‘low’ vaccination rates

California is auditing 428 schools with “low” vaccination rates amid declining vaccination levels for kindergarteners and a rise in measles cases that health officials...

Holocaust curriculum sparks debate over Black history education

by Sultan Muhammad - -Guest Columnist- “Why does the Devil keep our people illiterate? So that he can use them for a tool and, also,...

Resilience and rebuilding St. Louis: The struggle continues after the storm

ST. LOUIS—Eight months after an EF-3 tornado tore through St. Louis with 165-mph winds, predominantly Black neighborhoods in North City remain trapped in bureaucratic...

Analysis shows rising costs, declining jobs after year of Trump policies

WASHINGTON—One year into President Donald Trump’s second term, a new economic analysis reveals that American families—particularly Black and low-income households—face rising costs for basic...

Teen’s emergency training saves shooting victim

CHICAGO—What began as an ordinary Sunday afternoon at Let’s Eat To Live, a notable, Black-owned restaurant in Chicago’s Woodlawn community, quickly turned into a...

Nurses’ strikes spread to California, Hawaii

LOS ANGELES—Nurses and health care professionals in California and Hawaii launched a strike at Kaiser Permanente on January 26. This comes on the heels...

Winter storm death toll and damages rise as second storm brings even more snow

Nearly two-thirds of the United States is recovering from Winter Storm Fern that brought with it frigid temperatures, freezing rain, snow, ice and sleet. Rain...

Anger at federal government’s immigration operations increases after another killing in Minneapolis

Public scrutiny and anger at federal immigration enforcement tactics in Minneapolis and other cities around the country is intensifying, as leaders, families, activists and...

Iran refuses to be intimidated by U.S. threats, aggression

The United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran are dangerously close to the edge of conflict. Tensions have amped up with U.S. threats...