Monthly Archives: April 2022
Evans Chebet and Peres Jepchirchir win the 126th Boston Marathon
BOSTON (AP) — Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir capped the celebration of a half-century of women in the Boston Marathon with a finish to...
Vice President Kamala Harris in historic meeting with President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan met on Friday at the vice president's ceremonial office adjacent to the White...
Michigan cop fatally shoots Patrick Lyoya from Democratic Republic of Congo
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Black man face-down on the ground was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Michigan...
CDC extends travel mask requirement to May 3 as COVID-19 rises
The mask mandate order is being extended to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant that is now responsible for the vast...
Know your Operator: Kofi Afoutou
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Know your Operator: Kofi Afoutou
Years of service: 8
Lives: Richfield
Garage: South
Family: Wife and three kids
While working as a high school principal in Togo,...
You can now choose gender X on your US passport
It is official. Starting today, April 11, you can select gender “X” in your US passport application. Previously you could only choose “F” or...
U.S. experts discuss COVID boosters for the fall and beyond
COVID-19 has yet to fall into a predictable pattern, like the flu.
While many Americans are trying to move on with their lives after two...
Rep. Ilhan Omar and Congressional Black Caucus pushing for shift in U.S.-Africa policy
It is no secret that during the four years prior to the election of President Joseph R. Biden,
African countries did not have the best...
U.S. breaks ground on $537 million consulate in Lagos, will be largest in the...
The United States broke ground on a $537 million consulate on Thursday in Nigeria’s megacity of Lagos which is also the country’s commercial hub....
Number of COVID patients in US hospitals reaches record low
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — COVID-19 hospitalization numbers have plunged to their lowest levels since the early days of the pandemic, offering a much needed...
Black Violin concert at the Ordway postponed due to travel delays
Black Violin’s concert on Sunday, April 3 at the Ordway in Saint Paul has been canceled due to travel delays.
A statement from the Ordway...