NYPD cop sleeping in his car takes random bullet to the head outside Harlem precinct

An NYPD officer catching a nap in his car between two New Year’s shifts took a random bullet to the head outside a Harlem precinct house ear...
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Ex Black Panther Russell ‘Maroon’ Shoatz Dies 52 Days After Being Released from 50 Years In Prison

Former Black Panther and political prisoner Russell “Maroon” Shoatz has died at the age of 78. The activist, who was also a Black Liberation...
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US Rapper Kodak Black arrested on trespassing charge in Florida

  Rapper Kodak Black was arrested on a trespassing charge Saturday in South Florida, authorities said. The Broward Sheriff’s Office said Bla...
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A Bus carrying mourners veers off Nepal highway, killing 7

A bus veered off a mountain highway in Nepal on Sunday, leaving at least seven dead and about a dozen injured, officials said. The bus wa...
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Rev. Walter E. Jenkins President of top U.S. high school for football steps down after hazing alleged

The president of California's Mater Dei High School, a Catholic prep academy whose  top-ranked football team  was accused of hazing in a...
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Keechant Sewell sworn in as the first NYPD’s female police commissioner

As she was sworn in late Saturday  Keechant Sewell  made history, becoming the first female commissioner of the  New York Police Department ...
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Kentucky gov declares state of emergency as New Year Day brings weather threats

A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Kentucky and Tennessee on Saturday, effective until 6 p.m. CT. The tornado watch warning includ...
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Alvin Bragg confirmed as First Black Manhattan DA, assuming control over Trump case

Alvin Bragg has already notched one historic first, taking office Saturday as Manhattan’s first Black district attorney. Now he’s weighing a...
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Eric Adams Takes Office as New York City’s 110th Mayor at a Perilous Moment

Eric Leroy Adams was sworn in as the 110th mayor of New York City early Saturday in a festive but pared-down Times Square ceremony, a signal...
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Taiwan urges China to curb its ‘military adventurism’

Taiwan’s president has urged China to curb its “military adventurism” as tensions between the two sides reach their highest level in years. ...
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Few dead in stampede at Hindu religious shrine in Kashmir

At least 12 people have died and 13 injured in a stampede at a religious shrine in Indian-administered Kashmir. The disaster happened around...
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Mali proposes five-year election delay to West African bloc

Mali’s interim authorities have proposed to its West African neighbours that a  transition back to democracy  following a 2020 military coup...
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South Africa says goodbye to anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu

South Africa has bid farewell to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the last great hero of the struggle against apartheid, in a funeral stripped of po...
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