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Howard U. wants everyone to have a good (and safe) time this homecoming 10/19/2023 11:05pm • This year's theme of Howard University's Homecoming signifies the liveliness of the historically Black university: "Revival." All this week, alumni from all over the world come back to the campus located in the heart of D.C. It's a weekslong event people plan for all year that ends this weekend w Major water main break impacts thousands, prompts state of emergency in a northern New York county 10/19/2023 10:45pm • WATERTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A state of emergency was issued Thursday in a northern New York county, where the Fort Drum U.S. Army base is located, following a major water main break that has left tens of thousands without water. Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado said 32,000 gallons (121,000 liters) of drinking As Israel readies troops for ground assault, Gaza awaits urgently needed aid from Egypt 10/19/2023 10:14pm • KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes Thursday, including in the south where Palestinians were told to take refuge, as the Israeli defense minister ordered ground troops to prepare to see Gaza “from the inside”, though he didn’t indicate when the ground 6 High-Risk Stocks for Aggressive Investors 10/19/2023 08:00pm • The stock market seems to be on the verge of a fall swoon. Between lingering inflation, soaring interest rates and a flare-up of geopolitical tensions, there are plenty of risk factors to consider as 2023 draws to a close. But this troubling economic outlook has created some opportunity. For investo Spend a Windfall Wisely 10/19/2023 08:00pm • Coming into money, especially when it's unexpected, is one of the most exciting and desirable events you can experience. It's no surprise, then, that a 2023 Empower report found that 71% of Americans bought a lottery ticket with the hopes of winning a pile of cash. Whichever way you acquired the win The Different Types of Stocks 10/19/2023 08:00pm • A stock represents a small piece of ownership in a publicly traded company. If you own Apple Inc. (ticker: AAPL) stock, you are a partial owner of Apple the company. As a result, you may be entitled to certain benefits, like a share in the company's profits through dividend payments or the right to I've Led Culinary Education Programs Throughout the Mediterranean: Here's What Americans Get Wrong About the Mediterranean Diet 10/19/2023 08:00pm • For the last 30 years, as president of Oldways, I've been bringing groups of American travelers to the Mediterranean region -- Greece, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Morocco and many more destinations. Through weeklong culinary tours, we see all of these principles of the Mediterranean diet come to life, thr Questions linger after Connecticut police officers fatally shoot man in his bed 10/19/2023 07:13pm • Donald Passmore was lying in bed with a .22-caliber revolver and had country music playing when he was killed by two police officers who had initially been summoned to the 62-year-old's Connecticut home after a report he'd shot himself. The killing Monday angered and saddened Passmore’s family and Former officer who shot Breonna Taylor points gun at suspect during arrest in new job 10/19/2023 06:37pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Louisville police officer fired for his role in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor collided with a suspect's truck and pointed his gun at the man during an arrest in a rural Kentucky town where he now works as a sheriff's deputy. Carroll County Deputy Myles Cos Hundreds in Scotland told to evacuate as northern Europe braces for gale-force winds and floods 10/19/2023 06:34pm • LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of people were being evacuated from their homes and schools closed in parts of Scotland on Thursday, as much of northern Europe braced for stormy weather, heavy rain and gale-force winds from the east. The U.K.'s weather forecaster, the Met Office, issued a rare red alert � 2 special elections could bring more bad news for Britain's governing Conservatives 10/19/2023 06:23pm • LONDON (AP) — Voters are casting ballots Thursday in two special elections in England that could add more misery to the beleaguered governing Conservative Party as it prepares to fight a national election next year. The Conservatives won both Tamworth in central England and Mid-Bedfordshire, north Workers at Mexico's federal courts launch a 4-day strike over president's planned budget cuts 10/19/2023 05:56pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of judicial employees, from administrative staff to judges, took to the steps of Mexico City's largest federal court Thursday to launch a national, four-day strike against proposed budget cuts. In the first labor action to emerge in Mexico's judiciary in decades, worker 'Drop in the ocean': UN-backed aid could soon enter Gaza from Egypt, but only at a trickle for now 10/19/2023 05:00pm • CAIRO (AP) — President Joe Biden says he struck a deal with his Egyptian counterpart to allow a first run of 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, which Israel sealed off after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7. Israel says it's now ready to honor Biden's request to let in limited humanitar Marine killed in homicide at Camp Lejeune; second Marine held for suspected involvement 10/19/2023 04:16pm • CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — A Marine was killed in a homicide at Camp Lejeune and a second Marine was held on suspicion of being involved, the base said. Base authorities took the Marine into custody about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday after an incident that occurred in a barracks room on the North Carolina The Supreme Court refuses to speed the drawing of a new congressional map in Louisiana 10/19/2023 04:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an emergency appeal from Black voters in Louisiana to speed the process of drawing new congressional districts in the state. The justices declined to overrule a federal appeals court, which last month blocked a district judge’s plan to