Some Black parents say remote learning gives racism reprieve
<p>CHICAGO — Before schools shuttered during the pandemic, Ayaana Johnson worried every time she dropped her daughters off at school.</p>
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Mother searches for son believed killed by Colombia soldiers
BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — Doris Tejada last heard from her son on New Year’s Eve 2007. Óscar Alexander had left her home in central Colombia...
Detroit educating residents on where, how to get vaccines
<p>DETROIT — Mecca Shabazz has yet to get vaccinated against COVID-19. She doesn’t believe she needs it, despite evidence that the virus disproportionately sickens...
Professor overcomes loss to craft COVID-19 student brochures
When the coronavirus pandemic struck New York City, LaGuardia Community College professor Lucia Fuentes assigned students in her honors biology class to compile all...
Vatican No. 2 intervenes to shed light on Swiss Guard deaths
<p>ROME — The Vatican secretary of state has intervened personally to shed light on one of the most sensational Vatican scandals of recent times:...
‘DWI Dude’ attorney sentenced for scamming drug traffickers
SHERMAN, Texas — A Texas lawyer known as the “DWI Dude” has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison for falsely...
DA: OK to test evidence from 1992 ‘Fatal Attraction’ trial
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Prosecutors in New York have consented to DNA testing of evidence from the 1992 trial of so-called “Fatal Attraction” killer...
Thunberg: ‘We will not accept’ giving up on limiting warming
<p>COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg says those in power may “have given up” on the 2015 landmark Paris climate deal to...
Probation for ex-cop accused of kneeling on Black man’s neck
DENVER — A former police officer accused of holding two door-to-door roofing company salesmen on the ground at gunpoint and kneeling on the neck...
Ferrari 1Q profits rebound, postpones 2022 targets
<p>MILAN — Italian luxury sportscar maker Ferrari announced Tuesday that it won’t hit 2022 financial targets due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic,...