Monthly Archives: August 2021

The US military negotiated a secret arrangement with the Taliban that resulted in Taliban members escorting groups of Americans to the gates of the Kabul airport as they sought to escape Afghanistan, according to two defense officials.The US military negotiated a secret arrangement with the Taliban that resulted in Taliban members escorting groups of Americans […]

A Texas state law that bans abortion after as early as six weeks into the pregnancy could provide the playbook for red states to pass extreme abortion restrictions — without having to wait for the Supreme Court to revisit Roe v. Wade.A Texas state law that bans abortion after as early as six weeks into […]

The “Harlem Hellfighters” helped the US win World War I. The Black infantry unit was one of the most decorated regiments at the time, even as most of its members were met with racism and disregard upon their return home.The “Harlem Hellfighters” helped the US win World War I. The Black infantry unit was one […]

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is expanding his efforts to convince more Americans to get vaccinated against Covid-19 with a new public service announcement available for TV stations to air nationwide.Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is expanding his efforts to convince more Americans to get vaccinated against Covid-19 with a new public service announcement available […]

Digital payments are booming in India — and Prosus, the tech investment firm, wants a bigger piece of the action.Digital payments are booming in India — and Prosus, the tech investment firm, wants a bigger piece of the action.

Raelis Vasquez, a New York and New Jersey-based artist, works from a bank of his memories and emotions to create tender and sincere paintings of Afro Dominican life. Usually featuring his kin and friends, the large-scale oil and acrylic works are cast in warm and welcoming colors. In one painting, a brown-skinned girl in a […]

Advocates for increasing Asian American and Pacific Islander representation in film and television are doing everything they can to ensure Disney and Marvel’s “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” scores a knockout at the box office when it opens in theaters Friday.Advocates for increasing Asian American and Pacific Islander representation in film […]