Don’t expect to hear of Asian giant “murder hornets” or nests being captured in the coming months. The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is taking down their Asian giant hornet traps for the winter. Asian giant hornets either die off or hibernate in the winter, so the traps are being removed. “This time of…… MORE
Pharrell Williams is not only a Grammy award-winning artist and producer, but he is also quite the entrepreneur. And this week he announced an initiative to help Black and Latino start-up founders achieve their dreams. You might recall that back in August, he and Jay-Z released the song “Entrepreneur,” which opens with him whispering the…… MORE
Most kids want toys or candy for their birthdays, but 6-year-old Bethany Moultry’s wish was to help more people. Months before the pandemic struck, Bethany and her mother, Colleen Moultry, were running errands when they saw a homeless person holding up a sign asking for help. “I wanted to crack open my piggy bank and…… MORE
When a Covid-19 vaccine becomes widely available to Americans, Joe Cunningham says he won’t be taking it. “I don’t know, I don’t understand it,” the 85-year-old said. “I’d like to know where it’s coming from.” Cunningham, who lives in Hobson City, AL, is among the Black Americans who have little faith in doctors and Covid-19…… MORE
The founder of an all-Black armed activist group is facing a federal charge after the FBI alleges he aimed a rifle at federally deputized task force officers during a September rally in Louisville, Kentucky. FBI agents arrested John Fitzgerald Johnson, the founder of the Not F**king Around Coalition who is also known as Grand Master…… MORE
Dr. Taylor Nichols has faced hate in the emergency room before. He’s treated racist patients, and each time the Jewish physician has dipped into his well of compassion to do his job. Until a possible Covid-19 patient challenged the way he does his job. The patient’s skin was covered in Nazi tattoos, including a large…… MORE
A suspect is dead after a confrontation in the Bronx Friday morning in which two US marshals were shot and wounded, according to law enforcement officials. The marshals are in “OK condition,” with injuries not considered life threatening, the officials said. A detective with the New York Police Department, which was assisting the US marshals…… MORE
The Newhart family moved to their Chicago suburb for the public schools. But when William Hatch Elementary closed its doors at the beginning of the pandemic, it contributed to a downward spiral for the family. “To put it plainly, those were probably some of the more difficult months that we had as a family, ever,”…… MORE
The Honquest funeral home in Northern Illinois receives about 30 calls for services a month. In November, the home’s numbers nearly doubled. Founder and funeral director Tim Honquest told CNN affiliate WREX the home received about 54 calls — 26 of which involved Covid-19 cases. “This month of November was something I’ve never seen before,”…… MORE
Maryland State Police were informed by a local health officer at 3 p.m. on November 24 that a young boy who was about to board a plane with his family had tested positive for Covid-19, State Police Sgt. Travis Nelson told CNN. The health officer told police they had been unable to reach the 9-year-old…… MORE
