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Aired December 20, 2023
Iceland volcano lava slows but pollutes air with smoke and toxic gases
Aired December 19, 2023
U.S. airlines expect 2.8 million passengers a day over holiday period. The CDC warns of new "fastest-growing" Covid variant in the U.S.
Aired December 15, 2023
Rudy Giuliani ordered to pay nearly $150 million to two Georgia election workers he defamed
Aired December 1, 2023
Pneumonia and respiratory illnesses surge in children as flu season begins
Aired November 30, 2023
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo faces $1 billion class-action lawsuit for NFT campaign with Binance
Aired November 16, 2023
California police arrest suspect in death of Jewish protester
Aired September 1, 2023
One of Louisiana's only pediatric cardiologists is relocating his family over a series of anti-LGBTQ bills
Aired June 22, 2023
A devastating tornado in Texas and heavy hail in Colorado -- weather disasters rocked some western and central parts of the U.S. Wednesday night
Aired May 19, 2023
The photo agency whose photographers were involved in the New York car chase with Prince Harry and Megan invoked the Founding Fathers in their refusal to turn over pictures from the chase to the Duke and Duchess
Aired May 15, 2023
WHO says non-sugar sweeteners do not help with long-term weight loss and could increase the risk of getting type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases
Published works
Seven more US Capitol riot defendants plead guilty, including armed man who threatened to shoot Pelosi
September 11, 2021
Seven US Capitol riot defendants pleaded guilty on Friday to charges related to the January 6 insurrection, including one man who threatened to shoot House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
Sondland referenced the lack of documents more than 15 times during his testimony
November 23, 2019
Ambassador Gordon Sondland often lamented his lack of access to his State Department records, saying the impeachment process was “less than fair” and “challenging” for him, during his public testimony before House committees in charge of the impeachment inquiry...
Dr. Johnetta B. Cole: Still fighting for justice and equity
The empowerment of Black women in the United States has been a passionate undertaking for anthropologist, activist and educator, Dr. Johnetta B. Cole, throughout her life. Her career spans decades of service to the Black community through education, leadership and advocacy, avenues she continues to tread today as president of the National Council of Negro Women...
50th US Capitol rioter pleads guilty as Justice Department approaches 600th arrest in massive criminal investigation
September 1, 2021
The Justice Department on Wednesday secured its 50th guilty plea in the January 6 insurrection, a key milestone as it nears its 600th arrest in the massive investigation...
Roger Stone associate denies direct contact with WikiLeaks founder during trial
November 13, 2019
Roger Stone's criminal trial exposed on Thursday a pile of lies in texts and emails Stone sent to or received from others -- with testimony peppered by Stone's foul-mouthed written insults and one witness' sense of humor...
Republican campaigns unload donations from Giuliani's indicted associates
October 25, 2019
Republican lawmakers and political action committees that took money from Rudy Giuliani's two associates who are now at the center of the Ukraine scandal are distancing themselves from the donors facing criminal charges, according to a CNN survey.
published on CNN
President Donald Trump's acknowledgment that he discussed former Vice President Joe Biden in a July call with Ukraine's president has intensified scrutiny on his interactions and decisions on Ukraine.
published on CNN
Former White House adviser Fiona Hill will forcefully reject Trump-backed conspiracies that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election, throwing cold water on a theory promoted by President Trump and Republicans in Congress...
published in The Times and Democrat
Small towns like Orangeburg have a problem attracting talented workers, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond said at a roundtable talk at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College on July 9...
published on CNN
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York, critiqued Corey Lewandowski’s conduct during testimony, telling the former Trump campaign manager "you are not on the campaign trail yet."
published in The Times and Democrat
Fifty-one years after the tragedy of the Orangeburg Massacre, civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump said the struggle for social justice is still in full force...
published in The Times and Democrat
Claflin commenced a Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in August 2016, thereby becoming the only historically black university with such a program in South Carolina...
published in HBCU Times magazine
Bakari Sellers predicted a win for Democrats in the House of Representatives and a Senate minority outcome after the midterm elections, at a news conference on Oct. 30...
published in The Times and Democrat
At a commemorative event for the Orangeburg Massacre, Cleveland Sellers said that the black community should commune and strategize about its progress...
published in The Times and Democrat
Cultivating good character with service and respect was the main focus at the Orangeburg County Community of Character award program on Friday...
published in HBCU Times magazine
From the cobble-stoned streets of an Italian city to the charm of its Romance language to cooling down with gelato on a hot summer day and feasting on pastas and pizzas to your heart’s content, a summer in Italy is always an adventure. For Teonna Breland it was all that and more...
published in The Times and Democrat
Federal regulations make it difficult to close the educational gap in the African-American community, Claflin University’s president said at the 2018 NAACP Economic Summit on Sept. 29...
published in HBCU Times magazine
South Carolina State University crowned its 81st Miss SCSU and fifth Mr. SCSU on Nov. 8...
published in The Times and Democrat
One of the major challenges working women face today is balancing work and family life, recruiters said at Claflin University’s Fall Career Fest on Sept 20...
published in The Panther
The new director of Claflin University’s concert choir made his debut at the 150th Matriculation Day ceremony on Sept. 6...