CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer, fresh off her nomination for a second Oscar, has picked up yet another award: Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s […]
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Mexican President Cancels Planned DC Meeting with Trump
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto canceled a planned Tuesday meeting with President Donald J. Trump on Thursday, signaling a remarkable souring of relations between Washington and […]
Attorneys Release Bodycam Footage of Fort Worth Arrest
DALLAS (AP) — Bodycam footage from a White Fort Worth police officer who was suspended for wrestling a Black woman and her daughter to the ground appears to show the […]
Bolt Stripped of 2008 Olympic Relay Gold in Teammate’s Doping Case
GENEVA (AP) — Usain Bolt has lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals because of a doping case involving Jamaican teammate Nesta Carter. FILE – In this Saturday, Aug. […]
Publicist: Actress Mary Tyler Moore is Dead at Age 80
NEW YORK (AP) — Mary Tyler Moore, the star of TV’s beloved “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” whose comic realism helped revolutionize the depiction of women on the small screen, […]
New Oscar Nominee Octavia Spencer Plans Talk with Steinem
NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off her second Oscar nomination, Octavia Spencer has signed up to talk with Gloria Steinem about the progress of women of color in Hollywood and […]
Madonna Applies to Adopt 2 More Children from Malawi
LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) — Pop star Madonna has filed for the adoption of two more children from Malawi. U.S singer Madonna arrives in Kasungu, about 150 kilometers north of the […]
Trump Set to Govern with Whitest Cabinet in Decades
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland — Somewhat reflective of American demographics, more than half of President Barack Obama’s and President Bill Clinton’s cabinet members and slightly less than half of President George […]
Official: 236 Dead at Refugee Camp Mistakenly Bombed by Nigeria’s Air Force
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from the bombing of a refugee camp by Nigeria’s air force has climbed to 236, a local official said Monday — a sharp […]
In Zimbabwe, Losing Husband Can Mean ‘Losing Everything’
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — For many Zimbabwean women, the death of a husband means much more than losing a spouse. A couple leaves the magistrates courts after tying the knot […]
‘Cosby Show’ Star Keshia Knight Pulliam Welcomes Baby Girl
Former “Cosby Show” star Keshia Knight Pulliam has given birth to a baby girl. The 37-year-old Pulliam shared a picture of her cradling the baby’s legs on Instagram on Monday with the […]
Bengals’ “Pacman” Jones Issues Apology after Police Release Video
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals player Adam “Pacman” Jones has apologized through his attorneys after Cincinnati police released video showing his raucous, often-vulgar reaction to his latest arrest. Bengals cornerback […]