Mia Love, first Black Republican woman elected to the U.S. House, dies

Former Utah Rep. Mia Love, first Black Republican woman elected to the U.S. House, dies at 49

Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday.

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Mia Love, first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, dies at 49

Former Rep. Mia Love (Utah), the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, has died at 49. “With grateful hearts filled to overflowing for the profound influence of Mia on our lives, we ...

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First Black Republican Rep. Mia Love has died

Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died on Sunday

ABC News - 1d

Mia Love, First Black Republican Woman Elected to Congress, Dies at 49

Ms. Love, who represented Utah in Congress from 2015 to 2019, was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2022.

The New York Times - 1d

Coventry the first woman elected as IOC pres.

Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the post.

ESPN - 5d

Kirsty Coventry elected first woman president of Olympic movement

Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, declaring it to be an "extraordinary moment"."This is an ...

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Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman, first African to lead global Olympic body

Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in world sports.

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Coventry elected as IOC's first female president

Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry is elected as the new IOC president, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the role.

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Kirsty Coventry elected as first woman and first African to lead IOC

Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee.

CBS News - 5d

Coventry elected first female IOC president as Coe beaten

Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry is elected as the new IOC president, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the role.

BBC News - 5d

Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman to lead International Olympic Committee

Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, saying it was an "extraordinary moment"."This is an ...

Yahoo Sports - 5d

White House says Russia, Ukraine agree to ‘eliminate the use of force’ in Black Sea

The White House announced Tuesday it came to an agreement with Ukraine and Russia to “eliminate the use of force” in the Black Sea, as well as end strikes on energy facilities, marking one of the ...

The Hill - 8h

Nita Lowey, Tenacious New York Representative, Dies at 87

A Democrat, she represented Westchester County for three decades and became the first woman to lead the powerful House Appropriations Committee.

The New York Times - Mar. 16

Democrat wins special election for Minnesota state House seat

Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) candidate David Gottfried is projected to win a special election for a seat in the Minnesota House, according to Decision Desk HQ. Gottfried, a pro bono ...

The Hill - Mar. 12

House Republicans unveil spending bill boosting defense and trimming all else

Strategy is not likely to earn Democrats’ votes, so Trump is leaning on Republicans to force it through. US House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal agencies ...

The Guardian - Mar. 8

Republicans use legislative sneak play to tie Democrats' hands on tariffs

House Republicans successfully blocked Democrats from forcing votes and debate on President Donald Trump's controversial tariffs.

ABC News - Mar. 13

Republican adjourns hearing after blowup over McBride introduction

A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing ended abruptly Tuesday after Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas) referred to Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first transgender person elected to Congress, as ...

The Hill - Mar. 11

Ex-US Rep. Nita Lowey, who chaired powerful House Appropriations Committee, dies

Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey has died at the age of 87

ABC News - Mar. 16

Ukraine and Russia agree to Black Sea and energy infrastructure ceasefire

The White House has confirmed that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a ceasefire agreement to eliminate the use of force in the Black Sea and attacks on energy infrastructure. NBC News' Kelly ...

NBC News - 7h

Russia and Ukraine agree to Black Sea ceasefire, US says – Europe live

White House says both sides agree to ‘ensure safe navigation, eliminate the use of force and prevent the use of commercial vessels for military purposes’. A former head of Dutch cybersecurity has ...

The Guardian - 7h

Democrats raise millions for Florida special elections in Trump territory

The Democrats running in a pair of April 1 special elections for deeply Republican House districts in Florida have raised a whopping $15.7 million combined in two months, but they still face steep ...

NBC News - 4d

Florida Democratic candidates comfortably outraise GOP opponents in special election

The two Democrats running in special elections to fill vacant House seats in Florida overwhelmingly outraised their Republican opponents despite being long shots to win early next month. Democrats ...

The Hill - 4d

Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of IOC as Coe routed in vote

Zimbabwean former swimmer won majority in first round Sebastian Coe is third; Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr second The Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry has become the first woman to lead the ...

The Guardian - 5d

‘As long he is breathing, I’m not safe’: romance fraud victim flees UK after jailed conman is freed

As cases of romance fraud soar by 27%, tricked woman tells of her £115,000 ordeal. The first time Yvonne met Gary Rogers he arrived at her house in a shiny black Range Rover smelling of Armani Code ...

The Guardian - Mar. 15

The Black barbershops are helping boys fall in love with reading

Barbershop Books is bringing hundreds of free books to Black barbershops across the country to help more boys become better readers.

NBC News - 4d

Woman pleads guilty in cross-burning hoax during Colorado Springs mayoral campaign

DENVER — A woman who was part of a group charged with setting a cross on fire in front of a defaced campaign sign for a candidate who became Colorado Springs’ first Black mayor pleaded guilty on ...

NBC News - Mar. 12

Woman who lived to age 117 had genes keeping her cells ‘younger’, study shows

Maria Branyas Morera, US-born supercentenarian who died in Spain last August, found to have microbiota of an infant. The US-born woman who was the world’s oldest living person before she died in ...

The Guardian - Mar. 13

The impact on US elections if Canada and Greenland were states

If Canada and Greenland were to become states, Democrats would likely gain a significant advantage in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as Canadians strongly oppose the idea of ...

The Hill - Mar. 18

Ukraine and Russia Agree to Cease Fighting in the Black Sea, White House Says

The deal was limited, and it was not clear when or how it would start. The Kremlin also demanded some Western sanctions be lifted first.

The New York Times - 43m

For Black Women, Adrienne Adams Is More Than Just Another Candidate

The New York City Council speaker, who officially launched her mayoral campaign on Saturday, would be the first woman to lead City Hall.

The New York Times - Mar. 8

Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry elected to lead the International Olympic Committee

First woman IOC president could preside over Utah’s 2034 Winter Games.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

How House Republicans plan to keep the government funded

President Trump is endorsing a House Republican plan to keep the government funded until September through a continuing resolution. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.

CBS News - Mar. 10

House Republican on war plans chat: ‘There’s no doubt that Russia and China saw this stuff’

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said there's “no doubt” that Russia and China were monitoring the U.S. officials’ devices used for a war plan text chat. “I will guarantee you, 99.99 percent with ...

The Hill - 11h

Former All Blacks player, coach Alex Wyllie dies at 80

Famously tough All Blacks loose forward Alex (Grizz) Wyllie who went on to coach New Zealand to 25 wins in 29 tests has died. Wyllie’s death on Saturday as a result of cancer was confirmed by ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

DNC invests in Florida special elections

The Democratic National Committee announced an investment in two April special House races in Florida on Thursday. The Hill was the first outlet to learn of the investment, which according to the ...

The Hill - 5d

McBride: 'I appear to live rent-free in the minds' of Republicans

Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first transgender person elected to Congress, is bashing Republicans for focusing on her gender instead of issues that affect the American public at large. “I ...

The Hill - Mar. 13

House GOP promotes use of 'Taiwan' over 'Chinese Taipei' in slight to Beijing

A group of House Republicans is introducing legislation to assert Taiwan as the official name of the independently-governed island in U.S. communication, pushing back against claims to the ...

The Hill - Mar. 14

Infant, woman killed, 10 injured in house fire chief called "hellish"

An infant and woman were killed and ten other people hurt in a house fire in Cincinnati that the city's fire chief described as "hellish."

CBS News - Mar. 10

IOC elects first woman president as Kirsty Coventry takes over for outgoing leader Thomas Bach

Coventry will officially replace Bach on June 23, 2025

CBS Sports - 5d

Mia Love, first Black Republican woman elected to the U.S. House, dies

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