Volunteers and community members support local children during the pandemic by donating school supplies nationwide Who: The Salvation Army and Walmart What: During this year’s “Stuff the Bus” campaign event, shoppers visiting a Walmart between August 7-9 can purchase and drop off requested

By Lauran Neergaard AP Medical Writer Who gets to be first in line for a COVID-19 vaccine? U.S. health authorities hope by late next month to have some draft guidance on how to ration initial doses, but it's a vexing decision. 'Not everybody's going to like the answer,' Dr. Francis

Dean Holmes, a York, Pa. student who recently graduated from York Catholic High School is speaking out after being pulled away from his graduation ceremony on July 28 and told

Ota Benga. (Photo: “The Tragic Life Of Ota Benga, The Man Who Was Caged In the Zoo” YouTube/screenshot) The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which runs New York’s Bronx Zoo, has apologized for its racist past. The WCS issued a statement on Wednesday, in the wake

Georgia’s largest school district is having a rough time grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic. According to CNN, Gwinnett county has confirmed that roughly 260 employees have either tested positive or

By STEPHEN GROVES the Associated Press undefined SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sturgis is on. The message has been broadcast across social media as South Dakota, which has seen an uptick in coronavirus infections in recent weeks, braces to host hundreds of thousands of bikers for the 80th edition of

Once again, Barack and Michelle Obama have lit up our day with a sweet family photo. Today (Aug 1), Michelle Obama celebrated Barack Obama's 59th birthday with a throwback vacation

By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press Shannon Dunn has to report to her job this week as a cafeteria manager at an elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but she has no idea what she will do when her daughter starts kindergarten with online-only instruction. With a new school year beginning

By TAMARA LUSH and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Early bands of heavy rain from Isaias lashed Florida's east coast before dawn Sunday as authorities warily eyed the approaching storm, which threatened to snarl efforts to quell surging cases of the coronavirus across

By Alexandra Jaffe Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Joe Biden nears the announcement of his vice presidential choice, the top contenders and their advocates are making final appeals. The campaign hasn't finalized a date for naming a running mate, but three people who spoke on condition of

Statement of Common Council President Cavalier Johnson I want to applaud Governor Tony Evers for taking the necessary step of declaring a Public Health Emergency and issuing an Emergency Order requiring individuals to wear face coverings. The order, which goes into effect August 1st, requires

National Geographic is finally taking us behind the scenes of their upcoming Genius: Aretha, the first time the acclaimed series tells the truth about Black women—that we're geniuses

Peter Thomas announced that he got COVID -19 on his Instagram. He explains the importance of wearing masks and gloves and practicing social

A GROUP of young Londoners have created a website which aims to encourage challenging