Growing up as an adopted child in Ireland in the mid-1960s, Noelle Brown didn’t ask questions about her past.
Black mother pepper-sprayed in front of her toddler, police say
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The Police Accountability Board in Rochester, New York, is calling for fundamental changes in the city's police department after police said a Black mother was pepper-sprayed during an arrest, which body camera foot...
‘Consider chemical hazards’ in the baby foods you sell, FDA warns manufacturers
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All baby food manufacturers must consider toxic chemicals when they test their baby food for potential hazards, the US Food and Drug Administration said Friday. "We appreciate your attention to your obligation to co...
Malcolm X’s Boston home is officially added to National Register of Historical Places
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Civil rights icon Malcolm X's former home in Boston has officially been added to the National Register of Historic Places, further cementing the civil rights leader's place in history. Rodney Collins, Malcolm X's ne...
Organization founded by LeBron James and other Black athletes turns focus to fighting GOP-backed bills restricting voter access
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Washington The political organization founded by NBA superstar LeBron James and a host of other Black athletes and artists will kick off its post-2020 work with a focus on the wave of Republican-backed legislation ai...
Woman gets part-time job at nursing home so she can visit her dad during pandemic
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Lisa Racine hasn't been able to visit her dad in-person at the nursing home he lives at because of the coronavirus pandemic. So, she decided to get a part-time job there to see him more often. Racine, 58, works full...
Mother charged with killing 6-year-old son and throwing body into Ohio River
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After initially reporting him missing, an Ohio mother has been charged with killing her 6-year-old son and disposing of his body in the Ohio River, police said. Brittany Gosney, 29, has been charged with murder, abu...
These Black transgender women are fighting housing insecurity for LGBTQ people in the South
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Kayla Gore wants transgender people of color in the South to have a fighting chance. In 2016, she and her friend Ellyahnna C. Wattshall were working at a local community center in Memphis, Tennessee, when they noti...
3 officers were hurt in an explosion in Wichita while searching a vacant home, officials say
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Three Wichita, Kansas, police officers were injured in a possible explosion Saturday while responding to a call at a vacant home, authorities said. "Just after 4:00 officers were dispatched to check a vacant residen...
A mother leads the social media charge to register bone marrow donors and help her son beat cancer
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To get more information about bone marrow donation, and to find out how you can help Jehvan and children like him, click here. "My baby has cancer." For California mom Kimberly Crompton, the painful realization "h...
Mother who lost her three children and her mom in a fire during Texas power outages talks about the tragic night
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As Texas hobbles back to normal life after a devastating winter storm, one mother is still trying to come to terms with a heart-wrenching and unfathomable personal tragedy. Jackie Pham Nguyen lost her mother, Loan...
The third ‘Spider-Man’ film finally has a title
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Until Wednesday, rumors about the title of the third Spider-Man film have been a web of lies. But the truth has been revealed. Tom Holland will swing into theaters in December in "Spider-Man: No Way Home," Sony and...
When a woman lost her wallet in a store, a good Samaritan drove to her home to return it
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Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. Debra Crosby entered panic mode when she reached the cash re...