Posts by Kevin Harson
Jo Ann Boyce, Clinton 12 member and civil rights trailblazer, dies at 84
The night before she first walked into Clinton High School in 1956, Jo Ann Allen beamed over her outfit with the excitement of any teenager starting ninth grade. Her grandmother had sewn the dress — white with a careful trim, pleats and a wide-pressed collar. With her best friend Gail Ann Epps Upton, she buzzed…
Read MoreAlarm grows in Europe over what is seen as Trump’s ‘betrayal’ of Ukraine
WASHINGTON — A renewed push by the Trump administration to settle Russia’s war in Ukraine is jolting European governments that are fearful Washington is laying the groundwork for an ultimatum to Kyiv on Moscow’s terms. The flurry of diplomatic engagements has left Ukrainian and European diplomats alarmed that President Trump and his team have accepted Russia’s rationale…
Read MoreReport double-strike vessel was not bound for U.S. sparks reactions online
A new report from CNN says that an alleged drug boat the U.S. military executed lethal strikes against in September was headed to link up with a larger vessel bound for Suriname, Admiral Frank “Mitch” Bradley told lawmakers this week, according to the network’s sources. Newsweek reached out to the Pentagon via email Friday night…
Read MoreTrump, Sheinbaum extend mutual invitations for visits after Washington meeting
WASHINGTON — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that she and President Trump had a “cordial” hourlong meeting in Washington that ended with both leaders extending invitations to visit each other’s country. “We’ll arrange a date later,” Sheinbaum told reporters outside the Mexican Cultural Institute. The meeting was the first time the two had met face to…
Read MorePlans to raise Vincent Thomas Bridge rejected
Construction on the Vincent Thomas Bridge near the Port of Los Angeles is slated to begin next month, but the project will not include a 26-foot bridge hoist that port officials were hoping for. Port Executive Director Gene Seroka proposed raising the bridge earlier this year amid existing plans from the California Department of Transportation…
Read MoreSupreme Court will hear Trump’s plan to restrict birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship for newborns whose parents are here illegally or temporarily will get a full hearing before the Supreme Court. The justices agreed Friday to hear arguments on Trump’s proposal after judges across the nation had declared it unconstitutional and blocked it from taking effect. Trump’s lawyers contended the government…
Read MoreNL West Team Hires Another Former Catcher to Its Front Office
Curt Casali, who retired after being released by the Atlanta Braves in spring training, has joined the San Francisco Giants as an advisor to their baseball operations department. Casali, 37, ended his 11-year playing career in Major League Baseball when he joined the Cincinnati Reds’ front office earlier this year in an unannounced hire. More…
Read MoreWhy many Mexicans welcome U.S. strikes on drug cartels despite sovereignty concerns
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has repeatedly insisted that she will not allow the U.S. military to fight drug cartels inside her nation’s borders. “It’s not going to happen,” Sheinbaum said last month after President Trump yet again threatened such an operation. “We don’t want intervention by any foreign government.” But while Sheinbaum passionately defends…
Read MoreGavin Newsom responds after Halle Berry says he ‘should not be president’
California Governor Gavin Newsom has said that he has “deep admiration” for Halle Berry’s advocacy and is “reconciling this” after he received a sharp rebuke from the Oscar-winning actor who warned he “probably should not be president.” During her address at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit on Wednesday, Berry took aim at the Democratic…
Read MoreCDC committee drops hep B vaccine for all newborns over objections from health officials
A key vaccine advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Friday to drop a decades-old recommendation to vaccinate all newborns against hepatitis B, the committee’s most controversial decision since its overhaul by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in June. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 8…
Read MoreSupreme Court rules for Texas Republicans, allowing new election map to go into effect
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled for Texas and its GOP leaders on Thursday, clearing the way for the state to use a new election map in 2026 that is expected to send five more Republicans to Congress. The justices set aside, for now, a 2-1 ruling by district judges who called the state’s map a…
Read MoreColorado’s Deion Sanders makes big coaching staff shake-up
Deion Sanders arrived in Boulder on Dec. 3, 2022, after revitalizing Jackson State, and immediately turned Colorado into a national TV attraction. Unfortunately, the Buffaloes’ 2024 breakthrough (a 9-3 regular season and Alamo Bowl appearance) was followed by a sharp fall in 2025. Colorado closed the college football season at 3-9, including a 1-8 finish…
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