R&B superstar R. Kelly convicted in sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK — R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” was convicted Monday in a sex trafficking...
Met season to open with first-ever opera by Black composer
NEW YORK — Charles Blow recalls being in the audience at the premiere of the opera based on his memoir, “Fire Shut Up in...
Jackson released from Chicago facility after COVID recovery
CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse Jackson was released Wednesday from a Chicago facility a month after he was hospitalized for a breakthrough COVID-19 infection...
Union members vote to accept new Mondelez contract
HENRICO, Va. — Striking union members voted to accept a new four-year collective bargaining agreement with snack company Mondelez International, ending a walkout that...
R. Kelly behavior mirrors abuse tactics, expert witness says
NEW YORK — Prosecutors inched closer on Friday to concluding their case at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial, calling two final witnesses to try...
Rittenhouse hearing to decide on evidence allowed at trial
MADISON, Wis. — A judge was set to decide Friday whether jurors at the trial of a man accused of killing two men and...
EPA strikes deal for cleanup of battery site that burned
CHICAGO — The Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with a northern Illinois battery company to clean up a warehouse where a June...
Union, Mondelez reach tentative agreement amid strike
HENRICO, Va. — A tentative contract agreement reached between snack company Mondelez and striking union workers could end a walkout that began last month.
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Pandemic tie to vision issues seen in Chinese kids’ study
Research suggests vision problems increased among Chinese schoolchildren during pandemic restrictions and online learning, and eye specialists think the same may have happened in...
In Sandra Cisnero’s new book, an overdue letter
NEW YORK — With her new book, “Martita, I Remember You," Sandra Cisneros feels like she's finally answered a long overdue letter.
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