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Daniel Coys family says Judge Bentley Price failed to bring them closure. Frederick Washington will serve 1 year in prison for killing Coy while driving drunk.

The explosion, which was heard before it was felt, had been the result of a freak accident. Earlier that morning, two Navy fighter pilots had left the Oceana Naval Air Station, a little south of Norfolk, on a routine training flight.

A San Leon family says a traffic light needs to be installed next to their home after their 9-year-old was hit and killed while riding his bike.

TEXARKANA, Texas -- Willie J. Ray, who represented Ward 2 on the City Council for 20 years, died Sept. 4 at age 86.

Jaylin Smalls, 24, is accused of fatally shooting 20-year-old Raquan Hughes. Smalls claimed he feared for his life when he killed Hughes during a recent immunity hearing.

In South Carolina, descendants of the Gullah-Geechee are reviving their ancestor’s cuisine. Learn what it is and where to eat Gullah-Geechee food in Charleston.

William Durston was born on Sept. 2, 1935, in Brentford, Middlesex, England. He was the only child of Christopher William Durston and Sarah Ann Davison Smith.

There are many ways to celebrate Black History Month around DC: Expand your mind with a talk on Afrofuturism, watch a powerful chorus concert, or cook Gullah Geechee-style crab fried rice while you learn about the southern culture. Here are a few ideas for how you should spend your time this month. On history: Dinner included: Learn about the food and culture of the Gullah Geechee community in this virtual talk presented by the Museum of Food and Drink and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Ch...

Marcus Samuelssons New Cookbook Celebrates Black Chefs Across America Noah Kaufman © Condé Nast Traveler “In the European narrative of food, youd never assume French and Italian chefs cook the same dishes,” says Marcus Samuelsson. “But for Black food in America, it often boils down to one thing”—a set of heavy Southern dishes. In his new cookbook, , the Swedish Ethiopian chef who modernized soul food with his Harlem restaurant, Red Rooster, rips that idea to shreds...

Strengthening The Financial System To Meet The Challenge Of Climate Change, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard At "The Financial System & Climate Change: A Regulatory Imperative" Hosted By The Center For American Progress, Washington, D.C. Date 18/12/2020 I want to thank the Center for American Progress for inviting me to join you in discussing climate change and the U.S. financial system.1 Let me start by noting these are my own views and do not necessarily reflect those of the Feder...