Updated Friday, July 8, 5:55 a.m. EDT: President Barack Obama blasted the Dallas shooting as a "vicious, calculated…
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Venus and Serena Williams have become synonymous with this generation of tennis in the United States.
The police killed another black man on Tuesday. His name was Alton Sterling, and he lived in Baton Rouge, La. For…
Tuesday was the day that U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and other Democrats went back to Congress to figure out what…
It’s a thin line between love and hate. If you don’t believe me, ask Kevin Durant.
I been listening to Wale for years. I am a stan, and as much as his flow and style have changed, several things have…
A Georgia father and his 6-year-old daughter were out for a walk when they stumbled upon an Olympic gold medal.
FBI Director James Comey announced Tuesday that his office will not recommend that prosecutors bring charges against…
A road rage incident involving an off-duty New York City police officer and a 37-year-old man turned deadly after…
Roscoe C. Brown Jr., one of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen who flew in World War II, died Saturday at Montefiore…
There is a Dorothy Norwood song I first heard in 1994 that deeply impacted me. The song, "Somebody Prayed for Me,"…
Lynda and Harry Taylor of Palmdale, Calif., stood under a thatched roof in El Cupey, surrounded by smiling…
Serena Williams handily won her 300th career victory at a grand-slam event to secure a place in the fourth round of…
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