Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs aspires to create new Black Wall Street through online marketplace Empower Global

BY JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sean "Diddy" Combs wants to strengthen the Black dollar: The music mogul is spearheading a new online marketplace called Empower Global that will specifically feature Black-owned businesses. "I want to create our own Black Wall Street," Combs told The Associated Press about his e-commerce platform, which launched last week. He feels passionate about building substantial wealth in his community similar to the Greenwood

Arrests have been made in a human remains trade tied to Harvard Medical School

BY DYLAN LOVAN Federal investigators discovered a human remains trade with connections to Harvard Medical School and have arrested people in several states. According to prosecutors, the defendants were part of a nationwide network of people who bought and sold remains stolen from the medical school and an Arkansas mortuary. One of those charged, 55-year-old Cedric Lodge, of New Hampshire, allegedly took dissected parts of cadavers that had been donated to

Gov. Roy Cooper tests positive for COVID-19

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said he'll keep to a lower public profile this week after testing positive for COVID-19 on Monday. In a tweet, the Democratic governor described the case as mild and that he was feeling fine. "I'm working remotely for the rest of the week and ready to be back out and about by the weekend," Cooper said. Cooper, 66, attended the National Governors Association annual meeting

Second Alzheimer’s drug in the pipeline promises to slow worsening but with safety concern

BY LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) - Another experimental Alzheimer's drug can modestly slow patients' inevitable worsening - by about four to seven months, researchers reported Monday. Eli Lilly and Co. is seeking Food and Drug Administration approval of donanemab. If cleared, it would be only the second Alzheimer's treatment convincingly shown to delay the mind-robbing disease - after the recently approved Leqembi from Japanese drugmaker Eisai. "Finally there's some hope, right,

Massive search is underway for missing children swept away in suburban Philadelphia flash flood

WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) - Crews in suburban Philadelphia on Monday intensified the search for a missing 9-month-old boy and his 2-year-old sister, swept away after weekend rains swelled the banks of a creek while they were driving to a barbecue with their family. Upper Makefield Township Fire Chief Tim Brewer said Monday the effort would be a "massive undertaking" and that 100 search crew and numerous drones would be

Alabama woman who disappeared after reporting child on highway returns home following two-day search

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) - A 25-year-old Alabama woman returned home late Saturday after being the focus of a two-day search by police and family members who reported her missing after she stopped to check on a child who was walking along a highway. Police said Carlethia "Carlee" Nichole Russell had returned to the home she shares with her parents in Hoover, AL.com reported late Saturday night. Hoover Police Chief Nick

Georgia mass shooting suspect is killed during intense search and 3 officers are wounded, police say

BY JEFF AMY HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) - Officers on Sunday shot and killed a man wanted in four weekend killings near Atlanta during an exchange of gunfire, with a sheriff's deputy and two police officers wounded while trying to take the suspect into custody, authorities said. Officials said Andre Longmore was shot during an intense search for the 40-year-old suspect. The exchange of gunfire came a day after Saturday morning's shootings

In unrelenting heat, millions plunge, drink and shelter to cool off

Millions around the world have been seeking refuge from the scorching sun as climate change, a strong El Nino and summer in the Northern Hemisphere converge, toppling temperature records. In Phoenix, temperatures have hit 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) for 13 consecutive days. Volunteers are helping residents, typically hardened by the desert's sweltering summers and insulated by air conditioning, that now need relief. The heat in the southwestern U.S.