Longest Serving Black Senator

Black Women Defend Mayor Karen Bass Amid Criticism of Wildfire Response

Many celebrities and politicians have criticized Karen Bass for her city’s response to the wildfires, but her defenders say she is being held to a double standard.

The New York Times - Jan. 16

Emma Raducanu overcomes dodgy serve and nerves to battle into Australian Open second round

Emma Raducanu battled a misfiring second serve and visible nerves to come through her Australian Open first-round match against 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 14

Leslie Charleson, 'General Hospital's' long-serving Monica Quartermaine, dead at 79

Leslie Charleson, the soap-opera legend who played Monica Quartermaine on 'General Hospital' starting in the 1970s, died Sunday. She was 79.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 13

Marvel is ready to recast Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa in Black Panther. Should they?

The multiverse has has made room for a lot of unlikely reinventions, but murmurs that the late actor’s iconic character may be reworked with a new star could prove controversial. Marvel’s ...

The Guardian - Jan. 13

Inside the Black Box of Predictive Travel Surveillance

Behind the scenes, companies and governments are feeding a trove of data about international travelers into opaque AI tools that aim to predict who’s safe—and who’s a threat.

Wired - Jan. 13

The last Big Thing: why next men’s Ashes may be the longest form’s long goodbye

The red-ball series against Australia, 10 Test-starved months from now, lurks potently – and with good reason. “Aw look, the Ashes is a long, long way away.” Is it, though? Is it, really? Ben ...

The Guardian - Jan. 13

Eaton Fire hits historically Black neighborhoods

The Eaton Fire has destroyed thousands of structures in the communities of Altadena and Pasadena. Both are historic communities that generations of Black families have called home. Elise Preston ...

CBS News - Jan. 12

Ottawa Senators Owner Michael Andlauer Says Belleville Senators Are Here To Stay

Andlauer tells TSN, "Belleville is there to stay, I'm looking forward to spending a lot more time in Belleville"

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 12

Coco Gauff Came to the Australian Open With a New Serve and Forehand

The American tennis star needed to fix the two most important shots in tennis. This is how she did it.

The New York Times - Jan. 12

DC's Amazon lawsuit reminds us that safety is a luxury for Black Americans

While America was getting more violent, it was Black Americans who felt the increase most acutely.

The Hill - Jan. 11

Last defendant from first Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trial sentenced to time served

The final defendant from the first Oath Keepers trial was sentenced Friday to time served for conduct stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Thomas Caldwell, a U.S. Navy veteran from ...

The Hill - Jan. 10

The unemployment rate for Black women fell in December, following a sharp rise

Black women saw a decline in the unemployment rate in December, as it slipped to 5.4%. That is an improvement from November’s rate of 5.9%.

CNBC - Jan. 10

‘If you are black, you are finished’: the ethnically targeted violence raging in Sudan

Refugees tell of attacks on darker-skinned people and non-Arab groups by Rapid Support Forces and its allies in Darfur. Husna Ibrahim Arbab had already lost her son in the early days of Sudan’s ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

Watch Anthony Edwards put Orlando's Anthony Black in poster with monster dunk

We've seen less of Edwards dunking this season and we've missed it.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 10

Biden on whether he had stamina to serve another term: "I don't know"

The outgoing president ended his reelection campaign as he faced increasing concerns about his age.

CBS News - Jan. 8

Biden Says He Might Not Have Been Able to Serve 4 More Years

President Biden insisted that he still could have beaten Donald J. Trump had he stayed in the race, but could not say he would have been vital enough to be president until age 86.

The New York Times - Jan. 8

Black sailors exonerated for mutiny not alive to see justice prevail

Fifty Black sailors refused to go back to work after the deadly Port Chicago explosion, citing unaddressed safety concerns. Convicted of mutiny, they weren't exonerated until last year.

CBS News - Jan. 7

Black sailors exonerated for mutiny 80 years after WWII

After a deadly ammunition blast at California's Port Chicago during World War II, 50 Black sailors were convicted of mutiny for refusing to go back over subpar safety conditions. Eight decades ...

CBS News - Jan. 7

Scottish man killed while serving as medic with Ukrainian army

Jordan Maclachlan, 26, died on Friday while serving on the frontline in Ukraine, his family says. A Scottish man has been killed while serving on the frontline with the Ukrainian army, his family ...

The Guardian - Jan. 7

Dungeons & Dragons shows that modish guff doesn’t serve diversity and inclusion

Tweaks to the cult game’s rule book are an object lesson in how not to promote change

Financial Times - Jan. 7

NFL Black Monday: Colts part ways with defensive coordinator Gus Bradley

Bradley spent the past three seasons in Indy

CBS Sports - Jan. 7

Trump to meet with Senate Republicans on Wednesday

President-elect Trump will be on Capitol Hill on Wednesday at the invitation of Senate Republican leadership, according to three sources familiar with the invitation. GOP leaders haven’t released ...

The Hill - Jan. 6

Scot killed while serving on frontline in Ukraine

Jordan Maclachlan left his home in the Highlands for Ukraine three years ago.

BBC News - Jan. 6

Investigators receive black box data from plane that crashed in Kazakhstan

Authorities now have access to cockpit dialogue from Azerbaijan Airlines plane that went down on Christmas Day. Brazil’s air force has extracted the data from two black box recorders belonging to a ...

The Guardian - Jan. 6

Proud Boys leader serving 22 years for Jan. 6 conviction asks Trump for a pardon

Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys chairman serving 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy over the Jan. 6 attack, is asking Donald Trump for a pardon.

NBC News - Jan. 6

Hideki Matsuyama's victory at 2025 Sentry serves as a reminder of accomplished, still-underrated career

Matsuyama résumé is stellar, even if his achievements are often overlooked

CBS Sports - Jan. 6

Israel frets as soldiers face growing risk of arrest abroad after serving in Gaza

Israel helped a former soldier flee Brazil as IDF members face a growing risk of arrest abroad over alleged war crimes in the Gaza Strip.

NBC News - Jan. 6

Malaysia's jailed ex-leader Najib wins appeal to pursue bid to serve corruption sentence at home

Malaysia's imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak has won an appeal to pursue his bid to serve his remaining corruption sentence under house arrest

ABC News - Jan. 6

Can't-Miss Play: 58-yard burst! Cam Akers burns Lions for his longest run since 2020

Minnesota Vikings running back Cam Akers burns the Detroit Lions for a 58-yard burst which is his longest run since his rookie year in the 2020 NFL regular season.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 6

I’m from Japan, home to some of the world’s longest living people: What I eat for breakfast every day

Japanese nutritionist and longevity expert Michiko Tomioka shares her favorite "medicinal multigrain rice" breakfast to start her day.

CNBC - Jan. 5

Freeman, Franklin eye boost to all Black coaches

Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman and Penn State's James Franklin are aware they are on the brink of making history in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl.

ESPN - Jan. 4

As new Senate gets underway, Thune vows to uphold Senate filibuster

Sen. John Thune used his first few minutes of floor time to make a commitment to defend the filibuster rule, which requires at least 60 votes to pass Senate legislation.

ABC News - Jan. 3

Thunderous 144mph aces: Mpetshi Perricard leads ‘serve-bot’ revival

French 21-year-old is one of many big servers making their mark and testing the speed clock early in 2025. As Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard stepped to the baseline for the start of his contest against ...

The Guardian - Jan. 3

Don’t we care about disproportionate Black victimization?

The government has a fundamental duty to provide security for all its citizens and to punish those who victimize them. It is time for the local, state and federal governments to live up to that ...

The Hill - Jan. 3

Scott becomes longest-serving Black senator

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has become the longest-serving Black senator in U.S. history, as the 119th Congress begins on Friday. Scott was appointed to the Senate in 2012 by then-Gov. Nikki Haley (R) ...

The Hill - Jan. 3

Noval Djokovic beaten by big-serving Reilly Opelka in quarterfinals of Brisbane International

Novak Djokovic was beaten 7-6 (6), 6-3 by big-serving Reilly Opelka in the Brisbane International quarterfinals

ABC News - Jan. 3

Tim Scott becomes longest-serving Black senator in US history

Sixty years after Black Americans gained the right to vote, Sen. Tim Scott has made history, becoming the longest-serving African American in the United States Senate.

ABC News - Jan. 3

NFL hot seat index: which coaching jobs will open on Black Monday?

There are already three openings – the Jets, the Saints and the Bears – and Black Monday will probably see at least four new vacancies. Whose seats are the toastiest?

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 3

NFL hot seat index: which coaching jobs will open on Black Monday?

There are already three openings – the Jets, the Saints and the Bears – and Black Monday will probably see at least four new vacancies. Whose seats are the toastiest?. The NFL’s coaching carousel ...

The Guardian - Jan. 3

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