Karine Jean-Pierre Is The 1st Black Woman In Decades To Brief White House Press
When Karine Jean-Pierre stepped behind the lectern to take reporters’ questions in the briefing room Wednesday, she was the first Black woman to speak for the White House in that…
Israel-Palestine: US blocks UN statement for third time in a week
A third United Nations Security Council emergency meeting in a week – amid the deadly Israeli offensive in Gaza – has again ended with no concrete outcome after the United States blocked…
Miss Mexico crowned Miss Universe 2021
Miss Mexico was crowned Miss Universe on Sunday May 16th 2021 in Florida, after fellow contestant Miss Myanmar used her stage time to draw attention to the bloody military…
Mambacita apparel line honoring Kobe Bryant’s late daughter sells out in less than a day
Kobe Bryant’s late daughter Gianna’s new Mambacita apparel line went on sale Saturday on what would have been the teen basketball star’s 15th birthday. The clothing sold out by early…
ISS astronauts splash down on SpaceX craft
It was the first US splashdown in darkness since Apollo 8’s crew returned from the moon in 1968. A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts back to Earth splashed…
Contagious and concerning: What we know about Covid-19 variants
Fast-spreading coronavirus variants have ignited global concern over whether existing vaccines will be able to protect the world from a virus that is constantly mutating. Variants that have emerged in…
President Joe Biden’s speech to Congress : Government is good, and so are jobs
President Joe Biden returned to the U.S. Capitol, his home for more than three decades. In a historic first, President Biden was flanked by two women — House Speaker Nancy…
Oscars 2021 winners : Nomadland, Anthony Hopkins and Daniel Kaluuya share glory
The 2021 Oscars Sunday had a different, more relaxed vibe compared with previous years. Play-off music didn’t even interrupt the speeches and history was made, with Chloé Zhao becoming the second ever woman…
Climate Summit Day 2 message : Invest big for big payoff
The White House brought out the billionaires, the CEOs and the union executives Friday to help sell President Joe Biden’s vision of a climate-friendly transformation of the U.S. economy at…
