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Democrats try to seize political offensive ahead of midterms

By WILL WEISSERT FILE - President Joe Biden takes a selfie with a supporter after speaking at a Democratic National Committee event at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Sept. 8, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md. A boisterous mood marked the Democratic National Committee’s recent summer gathering near Washington. Party officials are feeling emboldened ahead of midterm elections, a turnabout from the effects of high inflation and other political

Small plane crashes into Lake Hartwell

A single-engine plane crashed into a lake on Saturday near the border of South Carolina and Georgia, officials said.  The Federal Aviation Administration told news outlets that the Beechcraft B55 Baron crashed into Lake Hartwell near Anderson Regional Airport in Anderson, S.C.  Rescue crews were searching for the pilot, the only person believed to be aboard the plane, news outlets reported.  Lake Hartwell is a 56,000-acre lake that spans part

Biden honors 9/11 victims, vows commitment to thwart terror

By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI President Joe Biden participates in a wreath laying ceremony while visiting the Pentagon in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, to honor and remember the victims of the September 11th terror attack. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) President Joe Bidenmarked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, taking part in a somber wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon held under a steady rain and paying tribute to “extraordinary

Bernard Shaw, CNN’s 1st chief anchor, dies at 82

By DAVID BAUDER FILE - CNN anchor Bernard Shaw poses in his office at CNN's Washington bureau on Feb. 15, 2001. Shaw, who was CNN's original chief anchor when the network started in 1980, died of pneumonia in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, according to Tom Johnson, the network's former chief executive. Shaw was 82. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) Bernard Shaw, former CNN anchor and a pioneering Black journalist

Queen Elizabeth II dead at 96 after 70 years on the throne

By DANICA KIRKA, JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II looks up and waves to members of staff of The Foreign and Commonwealth Office as she ends an official visit which is part of her Jubilee celebrations in London. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a symbol of stability across much of a turbulent century, has died

Build Back Better?

“Build Back Better” is a phrase that we've heard President Joe Biden repeat ad nauseam over the past two years, but as we all can see and feel, things are not better. As millions of children head back to school the question for Democrats is: are things better for parents and kids starting a new school year? The answer is no. Parents are struggling to make ends meet, with the

Build Back Better?

“Build Back Better” is a phrase that we've heard President Joe Biden repeat ad nauseam over the past two years, but as we all can see and feel, things are not better. As millions of children head back to school the question for Democrats is: are things better for parents and kids starting a new school year? The answer is no. Parents are struggling to make ends meet, with the

A first: Black Marine promoted to 4-star general

FILE - Lt. Gen. Michael Langley speaks during a Senate Armed Services hearing to examine the nominations at the Capitol Hill, on July 21, 2022, in Washington. Langley was promoted to The Marine Corps' first African American four-star general during a ceremony Saturday, Aug. 6, at Marine Corps Barracks Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File) The first African American four-star general in Marine Corps history, Gen. Michael E. Langley, credited his

Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death

By RUSS BYNUM FILE - This photo combo shows, from left to right, Travis McMichael, William "Roddie" Bryan, and Gregory McMichael during their trial at at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga. Months after they were sentenced to life in prison for murder, the three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia neighborhood faced a second round of criminal penalties Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, for

Fighting Monkeypox Stigma, Misinformation

By DR. JOYNICOLE MARTINEZ, Staff Writer Disease has a way of shining a light on the darker parts and responses of any society. SARS-COV-2 has certainly exposed our vulnerabilities and biases with COVID-19, and the monkeypox virus is doing it again. Monkeypox isn’t new. The first known human case was recorded more than half a century ago in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Since then, it has been primarily