LOS ANGELES (AP) — Khloe Kardashian is pregnant. The reality star confirmed Wednesday on Instagram that she is expecting her first child with boyfriend Tristan Thompson. She included a photo of her pregnant belly with the post. This combination photo shows television personality Khloe Kardashian at the NBCUniversal Network 2017 Upfront at Radio City Music […]
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NYC New Year’s Eve Ceremony to Feature ‘Me Too’ Campaign Originator Tarana Burke
NEW YORK (AP) — An activist who started a “Me Too” campaign a decade ago to raise awareness about sexual violence will start this year’s ceremonial ball drop at Times Square on New Year’s Eve. FILE – In this Oct. 27, 2017 photo, actress Rose McGowan, left, waves after being introduced by Tarana Burke, right, […]
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Suspect Indicted in Charlottesville White Nationalist Rally Car Attack
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — An Ohio man accused of driving into a crowd protesting a White nationalist rally in Charlottesville has been indicted on 10 felony counts, including first-degree murder. This photo provided by the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail shows James Alex Fields Jr., who was charged with second-degree murder and other counts after authorities say […]
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Alexandria, Va. Church Pastor, Wife, Convicted of $2 Million Fraud Scheme
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Virginia pastor and his wife have been convicted of defrauding members of their congregation and investors in a Nigerian oil scheme. Fifty-three-year-old Terry Wayne Millender and 57-year-old Brenda Millender were convicted by a federal jury Monday of a $2 million fraud scheme, according to the United States Attorney’s office for […]
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Virginia Police Chief Retires after Criticism over Charlottesville’s Rally
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Charlottesville’s police chief, who oversaw the department’s widely criticized response to a violent White nationalist rally this summer, abruptly retired Monday. FILE – In a Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017 file photo, Charlottesville Police Chief Al S. Thomas Jr. exits the memorial service for Heather Heyer, at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, […]
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Twitter Suspends White Nationalists under New Rules
NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter suspended the accounts of well-known White nationalists Monday, moving swiftly after putting into place new rules on what it sees as abusive content. The account of far-right group Britain First, a small group that regularly posts inflammatory videos purporting to show Muslims engaged in acts of violence, was among the […]
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APNewsBreak: Army Sgt. La David T. Johnson Killed During Ambush in Niger
WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Sgt. La David T. Johnson died in a hail of gunfire, hit as many as 18 times as he took cover in thick brush, fighting to the end after fleeing militants who had just killed three comrades in an October ambush in Niger, The Associated Press has learned. A military investigation […]
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Prince Harry Interviews Obama for Radio Show
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Harry has interviewed Barack Obama for a radio program in which the former U.S. president shared his memories of the day he left office and his hopes for the future. In this undated photo issued on Sunday Dec. 17, 2017 by Kensington Palace courtesy of the Obama Foundation, Britain’s Prince […]
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Jazz and Pop Singer Keely Smith Dies of Heart Failure at 89
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Keely Smith, a pop and jazz singer known for her solo recordings of jazz standards as well as her musical partnership with Louis Prima, has died of apparent heart failure in Palm Springs. She was 89. FILE – In this Feb. 10, 2008 file photo, Keely Smith presents an award […]
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North Carolina A&T Wins 2nd Celebration Bowl in 3 Years
ATLANTA (AP) — North Carolina A&T won its fourth Historically Black College and University national title Saturday and did it while going unbeaten for the first time. Lamar Raynard scored on a 1-yard sneak with 38 seconds left and the Aggies won their second Celebration Bowl in three years, defeating Grambling State 21-14. North Carolina […]
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Poll: Donald Trump is The Least Popular First-Year President on Record
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump frequently casts his first year in office as a string of successes and campaign promises fulfilled. But less than a quarter of Americans think Trump has made good on the pledges he made to voters while running for president, according to a new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center […]
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White Louisianan Pleads Not Guilty in Deaths of 2 Black Men
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A White Louisiana man accused of shooting two Black men to death and of firing into the home of a Black family in three separate incidents in September has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him. The Advocate reports that Kenneth James Gleason, 23, entered the plea Wednesday […]