Gen. Michael Langley, USMC, Commander, US Africa Command, center, and Major General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of Moroccan Royal Armed Forces, attend the 21st edition of the African Lion military exercise, in Tantan, south of Agadir, Morocco. (Pic credit: AP) A senior US military leader issued a grave warning on Thursday about the growing threat […]
A Connecticut to Chicago flight had to turn back as American Airlines declared an emergency mid-air after a passenger, a Kansas man, grabbed a flight attendant and assaulted him. The incident took place Tuesday night and now the Kansas man, who has a criminal history, is facing federal charges. 24-year-old Julius Jordan Priester was charged […]
In a moment that will be remembered in the annals of American Idol history, Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old physical education teacher from Meridian, Mississippi, achieved a remarkable milestone by becoming the first black man to win the prestigious reality singing competition in 22 years.His victory in the 23rd season of American Idol, secured with a […]
Black Muslim leader Malcolm X holds up a paper for the crowd to see during a Black Muslim rally in New York City on Aug. 6, 1963. (Photo: AP) “What do you think you would do after 400 years of slavery and Jim Crow and lynching? Do you think you would respond nonviolently?” Those were […]
After weeks of stirring performances and highly charged moments, American Idol has finally crowned its Season 23 winner. On the evening of May 18, the crown was given to Jamal Roberts, a physical education teacher from Meridian, Mississippi. Roberts won the series finale against fellow finalists John Foster and Breanna Nix, who finished second and […]
Ben Cohen, co-founder of the ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s, was detained on Wednesday during a protest in the US Senate.The demonstration was focused on military aid to Israel and humanitarian concerns in Gaza, disrupting a hearing where US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr was giving testimony.Cohen was one of several activists taken […]
BEIJING: China on Monday prepared to welcome Latin American leaders to Beijing for a major summit, seeking to draw the region closer in response to the trade war with the United States.Beijing has stepped up economic and political cooperation with Latin American nations in recent years and urged a united front against US President Donald […]
Venture capitalist Andrew Batey (right) delivers a punch to opponent Chauncey St. John, a crypto entrepreneur, in Denver in Feb. Batey won (NYT photo) Walking into the crowded hotel conference room, Andrew Batey looked like any other tech guy attending ETHDenver, an annual cryptocurrency conference. A venture capital investor based in Florida, Batey, however, was […]
American cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church described the historic papal conclave that concluded this week as relatively easy, with no arm-twisting or overt politicking. When their work was done — and as the outside world waited to learn the new pope’s identity — the cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel “went wild,” one recalled on […]
CHICAGO: After white smoke billowed Thursday from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a pope had been chosen, students in every classroom at The Frances Xavier Warde School in Chicago had their eyes glued to TV screens. As the image of the new pope, Chicago native Cardinal Robert Prevost, appeared onscreen, cheers erupted through the hallways. […]
