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The Latest: Nevada has 1st confirmed case of SAfrica variant
RENO, Nev. — Nevada health officials have confirmed the state’s first known case of a…
Canada’s screen world ‘decades behind’ on Black representation, say industry members
TORONTO – The Toronto Black Film Festival is hosting a panel discussion series with a…
Donations pour in to rebuild Newman’s camp for sick kids
Less than a week after a fire tore through Hole in the Wall Gang camp…
Pandemic causes Carnegie Hall to miss season for 1st time
NEW YORK – Carnegie Hall will miss an entire season for the first time for…
In Montreal’s Little Burgundy, hopes of reviving a hub of the city’s Black community
MONTREAL – In Montreal’s Little Burgundy neighbourhood, where the city’s English-speaking Black community is rooted,…
DIY education: Greek teacher creates TV classes for inmates
AVLONA, Greece – Setting up a television channel from scratch isn’t the most obvious or…
Editorial Roundup: New York
Jamestown Post-Journal. March 25, 2024. Editorial: State’s Slow Marijuana Rollout Continues To Cost You It…
Organizers lift age limit on contenders for the $100K Sobey Art Award
Creative Canadians of all ages are now eligible to compete for a $100,000 prize for…
Black creators explore ‘the future of Blackness’ in ’21 Black Futures’ on CBC Gem
TORONTO – From the time Obsidian Theatre artistic director Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu was appointed to…
Woman charged in Capitol melee says Proud Boys recruited her
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. – An Arizona woman charged in the Jan. 6 onslaught of the…
News Corp latest to make deal with Google in Australia push
CANBERRA, Australia – Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp said it has struck a deal for Google…
Fidelity Charitable: Record-high donations fell shy of need
Fidelity Charitable, the nation’s largest grant maker, has reported a banner 2020, with donations surging…
Peter G Davis, New York Magazine critic, dies at age 84
NEW YORK – Peter G. Davis, the longtime classical music critic of New York Magazine,…
Tyler Perry, Clintons attend memorial for actor Cicely Tyson
NEW YORK – Tyler Perry and Bill and Hillary Clinton were among the attendees of…
Investigators: No sign of arson at camp for ill children
ASHFORD, Conn. – Investigators said Tuesday they don’t believe arson was responsible for last week’s…
American university hopes to fill higher-ed gap in Iraq
BAGHDAD – From afar, the sprawling complex of the newly inaugurated American University in Baghdad…
Effort to get statue of Black journalist in US, KY Capitols
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A state senator wants to make some changes in what statues represent…
Egypt: Archaeologists unearth ancient beer factory in Abydos
CAIRO – American and Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed what could be the oldest known beer…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Trump acquitted, denounced in historic impeachment trial WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was acquitted Saturday…
Pioneering Hollywood casting director Lynn Stalmaster dies
Lynn Stalmaster, the Oscar-winning casting director whose eye for talent helped launch the careers of…
Cover that red nose! Circus festival adapts to virus rules
MARSEILLE, France – It’s been a tough year for the performing arts in most countries,…
Fire destroys part of Paul Newman’s camp for ill children
A fire on Friday evening destroyed a large section of Paul Newman’s Hole in the…
Sign of inequality: US salaries recover even as jobs haven’t
WASHINGTON – In a stark sign of the economic inequality that has marked the pandemic…
Fake German heiress released from prison in fraud case
NEW YORK – Anna Sorokin, a grifter convicted of paying for a lavish lifestyle by…