The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture honored B Michael and his husband Mark-Anthony ...

Thursday is the deadline to register for the next Pesticide Applicator Training Class. The class takes place from 8:30 a.m.

A Christmas in July fundraiser for Mission Waco’s Christmas Toy Store will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Harris Creek Baptist ...

Overdoses are down 50% in Detroit, due largely to one factor. But certain barriers remain for one community to close the gap.

U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting five West African leaders at a “multilateral lunch” as their region reels from the impact of U.S. aid cuts ...

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has approved the Santa Barbara County Master Plan for Aging 2025-2030, a comprehensive five-year roadmap ...

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Julius has increased a bit from its 1994 low point. That’s probably because the similar Julian has boomed. Perhaps in another generation Julius will overtake Julian, as it did in ...

The irony is haunting; they flee the very system they were elected to fix but refused to do so. Former President Muhammadu Buhari of blessed memory, between 2015 and 2023, became the symbol of Nigeria ...

An effort to save the Tryon house where Nina Simone was born reveals the artist’s complicated relationship with her hometown.

These phrases Americans often say while traveling abroad “can come off as rude, offensive, or ignorant,” says Chicago-based ...