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(NEW YORK) — Author Zarifa Adiba discusses her journey from Afghanistan to international music fame in her new book “Playing for Freedom: The Journey of a Young Afghan Girl.” Adiba said she was just like other Afghan girls, with ambition, dreams and courage. However, she says what made her luckier was her passion for music. […]
(BALTIMORE) — Maryland’s Democratic Senate primary is careening toward a bitter finish as voters decide who to nominate in an unexpectedly competitive race in the deep blue bastion. Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and Rep. David Trone are the two main contenders in a primary that has sparked debates over everything from money in […]
(OAKLAND, Calif.) — Officials in Oakland, California, approved modifying the name of the city’s airport to include “San Francisco,” despite a federal trademark lawsuit from the city of San Francisco, while also filing their own lawsuit against the neighboring city over the name-change dispute. The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners unanimously voted Thursday to rename […]
(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal charges. Trump last April pleaded […]
(WASHINGTON) — A federal appeals court upheld the criminal conviction of ex-Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon for defying a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Bannon was sentenced to four months in prison for contempt in October 2022, but U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols agreed to […]
(NEW YORK) — A new genus of tiny, hornless deer that lived in South Dakota during the Oligocene Epoch approximately 32 million years ago has been discovered by a team of researchers from Badlands National Park, the American Museum of Natural History and California State Polytechnic University, officials said. The new deer, called Santuccimeryx, meaning […]
(DOTHAN, Ala.) — Jeanette McCraney said she once was “living an American dream,” happily in Dothan, Alabama. “My kids are growing up in church,” she recalled about life in early 2019. “They’re seeing their mom and their dad do the right thing.” But on March 15, 2019, that dream would quickly turn into a nightmare […]
(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice and civil rights groups filed two separate lawsuits on Thursday aiming to block a controversial immigration law — known as SF 2340 — from going into effect in Iowa. SF 2340 authorizes local law enforcement officials to arrest migrants who have previously been deported or removed from the country, […]
(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal charges. Trump last April pleaded […]
(NEW YORK) — As the largest growing group of eligible voters in the United States, the Asian American Pacific Islanders vote will be crucial in the upcoming election. In an effort to harness that vote, several organizations are launching campaigns with influencers who have large AAPI followings to mobilize voters ahead of November. Ameya Okamoto, […]
