At Fisk University, gymnastics makes a giant leap for HBCUs
Fisk University will make history this week when the school’s women’s gymnastics team becomes the first Historically Black College or University to compete at the NCAA level.
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Ukrainian official expresses skepticism over Putin’s order for holiday ceasefire
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered his armed forces to observe a unilateral 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine this weekend for the Orthodox Christmas holiday, but a Ukrainian official expre…
Thousands of New York nurses prepare for ‘last resort’ strike as hospitals scramble to prepare
Hospitals could divert ambulances and move newborns from emergency units. Nurses argue that hospitals laid the groundwork for potential chaos by failing to adequately staff and pay burned-out workers
Opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer wants to decentralise power in the UK
The UK’s main opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer says he would take some powers away from central government and give them to the nations and regions
Russian prisoners who fought as mercenaries in Ukraine given freedom
A number of Russian prisoners who fought for the Wagner group against Ukraine have been stood down from military service and granted an amnesty
Texas fires Chris Beard amid felony domestic violence charge
Texas has fired basketball coach Chris Beard, who faces a felony domestic family violence charge after his fiancée told police he strangled and bit her.
As COVID surges in China, US begins testing more travelers
As COVID surges in China, the U.S. is expanding its traveler surveillance program, currently in seven airports, including Sea-Tac.
Benedict XVI buried in Vatican crypt
Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI was laid to rest in a Vatican crypt after a service attended by 50,000 mourners.
AP sources: NFL will not resume Bills-Bengals game
Two people familiar with the decision say the NFL won’t resume the Bills-Bengals game that was suspended Monday night after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed and went into cardiac arrest on the field.