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By GARY D. ROBERTSON Lawmakers point at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., after President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Washington. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP) An 1868 amendment to the U.S. Constitution best known for protecting the due process rights of previously enslaved Americans has resurfaced in certain congressional races this

FILE - Pandora Harrington, right, cries as she holds a sign with an image of Jason Walker during a demonstration in front of the Fayetteville Police Department, Jan. 9, 2022, in Fayetteville, N.C. An autopsy released Thursday, March 24, 2022, by North Carolina’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said that 37-year-old pedestrian Jason Walker had wounds to his head, chest, back and thigh in the Jan. 8 shooting. The

By MARK KENNEDY FILE - This image released by O&M shows Myles Frost as Michael Jackson in the musical "MJ." (Matthew Murphy/O&M via AP, File) The new, splashy Broadway musical about Michael Jackson is going to moonwalk across America next year. “MJ,” packed with dozens of songs by the King of Pop and others, plans to hit 17 major cities over two years starting in 2023. It kicks off in

By MEG KINNARD FILE - House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn of South Carolina speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Jaime Harrison on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in North Charleston, S.C. On Monday, March 21, 2022, Clyburn filed for his 16th term representing South Carolina's 6th District, saying that he is in good health and feels best positioned to represent his constituents and aid President Joe Biden,

Three people were killed and two others wounded following reported shootings in the parking lot of a North Carolina hotel, police said.  Fayetteville officers responding shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday arrived at the parking lot of the Baymont Ramada and found four people who had been shot, according to a police department news release. A fifth shooting victim also was located and was being treated at a local hospital.  Of

By DOUG FEINBERG FILE - Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner is shown during the first half of Game 2 of basketball's WNBA Finals against the Chicago Sky, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Phoenix. A Moscow court announced it has extended the arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19, according to the Russian state news agency Tass. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport in February after Russian authorities

By ZEKE MILLER Drugmaker Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to authorize a fourth shot of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for all adults. The request is broader than rival pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s request earlier this week for the regulator to approve a booster shot for all seniors. In a press release, the company said its request for approval for all adults was made “to

By DR. JOYNICOLE MARTINEZ, Staff Writer By Moroccan Artist M’Barek Bouhchichi In the last 20 years, Ukraine has emerged as a choice destination for African and other international students due to the high-quality education offered and relatively low tuition and fees. Ukraine was home to over 76,000 foreign students, according to government data from 2020. Nearly a quarter of the students were from Africa, with the largest numbers coming from

A North Carolina schools superintendent has apologized for a mock “slave auction” in which white middle-schoolers pretended to sell their Black classmates. “Actions such as these, they just do not reflect who we are as a school system,” Chatham County Schools Superintendent Anthony Jackson said after parents raised an outcry. “And I say, unapologetically, will not be tolerated in the school system.”  The school board adopted some policy changes and

By MIKE SCHNEIDER David Jones stands outside his home in Columbus, Ohio on Feb. 16, 2022. Jones moved to Columbus two years ago. The city saw some of the biggest Black population growth in the U.S. during the last decade, according to 2020 census figures. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins) Brandon Manning and his wife were both born in the U.S. South and had been itching to return, but Manning didn’t want