Letter to the Editor: Congress must support vaccine alliance
The COVID-19 vaccine, a new malaria vaccine, and a tuberculosis vaccine mark a new renaissance in disease prevention. However, their impact is lost if they …
No one wants another Middle East war, but everyone is preparing for one
Can Israel Be Restrained? Reports from the Middle East these days have two things in common: All the parties wish to avoid a war, yet …
New blood tests for preeclampsia aim to show who’s at risk
Besides high blood pressure, other signs of preeclampsia include protein in the urine, severe headaches, changes in vision, nausea and sudden swelling in your face …
We are all cooking rice incorrectly — and could be endangering our health
STOCK PHOTO Scientists believe millions may be endangering their health by cooking their rice incorrectly. Millions of cooks are endangering their health by cooking their …
House Republican block of silica dust rule deemed ‘attack’ on workers
United Mine Workers of America International President Cecil E. Robert. PHOTO COURTESY OF UMWA.ORG Charlestown, W.Va. (AP) — The head of the national mine workers’ …
Charise Morgan 1st Black woman Miami-Dade Bar president
CARISE A. MORGAN: “Lawyers should be the conduit of progress,” she said. PHOTO COURTESY OF BPRW Miami (Black PR Wire) – Charise A. Morgan was …
Lawsuit shows chief promoted despite probe
LINDSLEY NOEL: Alleged public corruption violations did not deter elevation as Bay Harbor Islands top cop. PHOTO COURTESY OF FLORIDABULLDOG.ORG Bay Harbor Islands, Fla. – …
A legacy celebrated McCray family marks 90 years in business
WEST PALM BEACH – For any business, particularly an African American business – to survive 90 years “is a blessing,” stellar songstress Terrion Nelson, lower …
Two Texas jail guards indicted in inmate’s asphyxiation death
31-year-old former Marine Anthony Johnson Jr. PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM Two county jail guards have been indicted on murder charges for the asphyxiation death of …
Five Missouri prison guards charged in death of pepper sprayed Black inmate
Colu,bia, Mo. (AP) — Four Missouri prison guards were charged Friday with murder, and a fifth with accessory to involuntary manslaughter, in the December death …