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The White House announced over the weekend it is sending three representatives to the Monday funeral for Freddie Gray, the Baltimore man who suffered fatal injuries to his spinal cord after being taken into a police van.

Two Dunkirk High School students were honored as part of 97 new My Brothers Keeper Fellows—the largest ever class of boys and young men of color who are lead

Mobile vaccine clinic considered for Cambridges underserved areas Adam Sennott Wicked Local As the city prepares for general public inoculation as part of Phase 3 of the states vaccination program, officials will explore the possibility of creating a mobile COVID-19 vaccination program,  bringing vaccines directly to residents in underserved communities. The council asked City Manager Louis DePasquale on Monday night to consider the feasibility of retrofitting existing municipal vehicles or ...

James Cole Jr. Joins AIG Insurance Board of Directors James Cole Jr. has joined AIGs Board of Directors. Image: Business Wire AIG, the multinational finance and insurance corporation, is proud to announce its Board of Directors has elected James Cole Jr. as a director. Cole serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of the Jasco Group, a New York City-based investment management firm. The University of Illinois alum sports a wealth of experience in government. Cole previously worked for...

Incarcerated Californians will soon be able to apply for federal Pell Grants to pay for higher education, a move with support across the political spectrum. The change was tucked into the omnibus spending bill signed into law in late December. Pell Grants, which are the largest source of federally-funded college aid, have been off limits to incarcerated students since 1994, part of the crime bill that also led to mass incarceration. The change is "incredibly exciting," said Keramet Reiter, wh...