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Endometriosis – The Common Story Of Pain, Suffering Few Know About

By Autumn Dalton Howard University News Service WASHINGTON -- By the time Victoria Makinde finished her story of pain, unanswered questions and confusion, there were tears...

Serena Williams Slams Ilie Nastase Over ‘Racist’ Comments

By Danielle Rossingh for CNN (CNN) -- Serena Williams called Ilie Nastase's comments about her pregnancy "racist" and offered her "full support" to the International Tennis...

Can The Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor Fight Live Up To The Hype?

By Motez Bishara CNN (CNN) -- "It's official!" The two words published on Floyd Mayweather's Instagram account on Tuesday were all it took to send the sporting...

African-Americans At Risk From Unusual Optometry Practice

By Joseph Hammond Urban News Service When Pat Raynor developed cataracts, she hoped her optometrist would refer her to a qualified eye surgeon. But, the 65-year...

Diabetes: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

By The Seattle Medium Over the years, one of the common phrases that has been passed down from generation to generation and embraced is “what...

NBA Legend Abdul-Jabbar Talks Auction To Help Kids In STEM

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar left the NBA in 1989 at age 42, no NBA player had ever scored more points,...

Blood Pressure Medication Recall Expands Again To Include Losartan

(CNN) -- A widespread recall of common blood pressure and heart failure medications has been expanded to include more drugs containing losartan. The recall...

Simone Biles Won Her Sixth National All-around Title And Landed A triple Double

By Hollie Silverman, CNN (CNN) -- Simone Biles made history more than once this weekend during the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Kansas City, Missouri. The five-time...

Defending champion Naomi Osaka Ends Coco Gauff’s US Open Run, Then Comforts Gauff Afterward

By Jill Martin CNN (CNN) -- Coco Gauff will not match her magical Wimbledon run -- and Naomi Osaka's quest to defend her US Open title...

Michael Jordan Pledges $1 Million To Bahamas

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Correspondent Michael Jordan was a superstar on the basketball court, and now, as a humanitarian, the six-time NBA World Champion has...

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California Man Charged With Threatening Fulton County DA Fani Willis Over...

A California man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta on charges of threatening Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis because of her prosecution of former President Donald Trump, the Justice Department said Friday in a release.