Slavery, tax evasion, resistance: the story of 11 Africans in South America’s gold mines in the 1500s
Ana Angola was captured in the kingdom of Ndongo and spent months on a ship before a journey over land where she was forced ...
Fires in California decimate Los Angeles area, leave apocalyptic scenes: Live Updates
The Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and Lidia fires are burning in Southern California, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate. Here are the latest updates.
America’s oldest Black town is in Illinois — and it’s dying. But the fight has begun to save it
You may never have heard of Brooklyn, Illinois. You might not be aware it’s one of the country’s first Black settlements, or ...
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Opinion: Canada as a 51st state? Republicans would never win another general election
Canada as the 51st state would doom the Republican Party. If Donald Trump cannot understand he’s taunting useful U.S. allies with annexation threats, he could at least follow his electoral instincts.
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THERE WERE NEARLY 200 PEOPLE on our ship’s deck, but not one sound. In front of us, on the ice surrounding our bow, someone ...
'Unprecedented' fires still torching LA area; 180,000 told to flee: Live updates
The deadly fires have destroyed at least 1,000 homes, businesses, and other structures, according to Los Angeles County Fire ...
Nashville for New Year’s Eve is the most sensationally dizzying trip of a lifetime
It just had to be a trip to the USA’s ‘Music City’ to start 2025 for George Clode – here’s how the Stateside getaway became a ...
Live updates: L.A. fires kill 5 with death toll expected to rise as Hollywood Hills battles blaze
The Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills follows other blazes in the L.A. area, including the Palisades and Eaton fires, that ...
Empire Justice Center offers free tax filing in Rochester
The new year means taxes, and that can require preparation. For some help, Monroe County residents have the option to use a ...
Los Angeles wildfires live updates: Winds expected to strengthen as firefighters battle to control blazes
Fires continue to rage across the Los Angeles area, prompting power outages, evacuation orders and curfews. The Palisades, ...
Los Angeles mayor giving update on wildfires as more residents told to evacuate
As a reminder: There are four other fires in LA and the surrounding area - the Palasides fire, currently burning more than 200 acres, the Eaton fire (1,000 acres), the Hurst fire (500 acres) and the ...