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Hall of Famer, former home run king Hank...

Hall of Famer and longtime home run king Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron died Friday morning, his daughter confirmed to WSB-TV in Atlanta. The Atlanta Braves legend was 86. Aaron, a 25-time All-Star,...

Biden takes the helm as President facing pandemic,...

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, swearing the oath of office just before noon to take the...

A Star Is Born....Amanda Gorman: Meet Joe Biden's...

Amanda Gorman "screamed and danced her head off" when she found out she had been chosen to read one of her poems at Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony. At the age of...

McConnell said Trump 'fed lies' to mob about...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed Friday that President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court will be put to the Senate floor for a...

THIS HBCU GRAD WENT FROM EMPLOYEE TO FRANCHISE...

Ashley Lamothe started working at Chick-Fil-A when she was 15 years old to earn money for her first car purchase. Little did she know that she would become the youngest...

Here's who gets a payment under Biden's $1,400...

The new $1.9 trillion ‘rescue plan’ introduced by President-elect Joe Biden includes an additional $1,400 in direct payment to Americans. “We will finish the job of getting a total of $2,000 in cash...

Attack on Capitol was the beginning of...

After ransacking the U.S. Capitol and threatening the lives of members of Congress on Jan. 6, they walked down the building’s broad steps unmolested and into the mythology of right-wing extremism. Many...

Hall of Famer, former home run king Hank Aaron dies at 86

22-01-2021

Hall of Famer and longtime home run king Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron died Friday morning, his daughter confirmed to WSB-TV in Atlanta. The Atlanta Braves legend was 86. Aaron, a 25-time All-Star, played in MLB from 1954-76 almost entirely with the Braves organization first in Milwaukee and then in Atlanta. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1982. He passed Babe... Read more

Biden takes the helm as President facing pandemic, divisions

20-01-2021

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, swearing the oath of office just before noon to take the helm of a deeply divided nation while inheriting a confluence of crises arguably greater than any faced by his predecessors. Biden's inauguration came at a time of national tumult and uncertainty... Read more

A Star Is Born....Amanda Gorman: Meet Joe Biden's 22-year-old inaugura…

20-01-2021

Amanda Gorman "screamed and danced her head off" when she found out she had been chosen to read one of her poems at Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony. At the age of 22, the Los Angeles-born writer and performer is the youngest poet to perform at a presidential inauguration. She told the BBC's World Service she felt "excitement, joy, honour and humility" when... Read more

McConnell said Trump 'fed lies' to mob about Biden election

19-01-2021

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed Friday that President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court will be put to the Senate floor for a vote, setting off a titanic political clash over the future of the high court and plunging the Senate into a crisis less than 45 days before the voters head to... Read more

THIS HBCU GRAD WENT FROM EMPLOYEE TO FRANCHISE OWNER AT CHICK-FIL-A

17-01-2021

Ashley Lamothe started working at Chick-Fil-A when she was 15 years old to earn money for her first car purchase. Little did she know that she would become the youngest franchise owner in the history of Chick-Fil-A at the age of 26. “Chick-Fil-A has been a part of my life since high school, so I don’t feel like I am making... Read more