R&B superstar R. Kelly convicted in sex trafficking trial

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NEW YORK — R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” was convicted Monday in a sex trafficking...

Met season to open with first-ever opera by Black composer

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NEW YORK — Charles Blow recalls being in the audience at the premiere of the opera based on his memoir, “Fire Shut Up in...

Jackson released from Chicago facility after COVID recovery

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CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse Jackson was released Wednesday from a Chicago facility a month after he was hospitalized for a breakthrough COVID-19 infection...

Union members vote to accept new Mondelez contract

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HENRICO, Va. — Striking union members voted to accept a new four-year collective bargaining agreement with snack company Mondelez International, ending a walkout that...

R. Kelly behavior mirrors abuse tactics, expert witness says

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NEW YORK — Prosecutors inched closer on Friday to concluding their case at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial, calling two final witnesses to try...

Rittenhouse hearing to decide on evidence allowed at trial

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MADISON, Wis. — A judge was set to decide Friday whether jurors at the trial of a man accused of killing two men and...

EPA strikes deal for cleanup of battery site that burned

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CHICAGO — The Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with a northern Illinois battery company to clean up a warehouse where a June...

Union, Mondelez reach tentative agreement amid strike

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HENRICO, Va. — A tentative contract agreement reached between snack company Mondelez and striking union workers could end a walkout that began last month. ...

Pandemic tie to vision issues seen in Chinese kids’ study

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Research suggests vision problems increased among Chinese schoolchildren during pandemic restrictions and online learning, and eye specialists think the same may have happened in...

In Sandra Cisnero’s new book, an overdue letter

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NEW YORK — With her new book, “Martita, I Remember You," Sandra Cisneros feels like she's finally answered a long overdue letter. ...