For decades, Black residents have been leaving some of the largest cities in the U.S. while suburbs saw Black population growth. From 1990 to 2000, 13 of the biggest cities lost Black residents. By 2020, it was 23. apnews.com/article/census…
While New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia all lost Black residents from 2010 to 2020, the change was especially notable in Chicago, according to the U.S. census. Chicago gained population but lost 85,000 Black people, the highest number after Detroit. apne.ws/vY9V6Sl
Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood alone lost roughly 1,600 Black residents in an area of less than 1 square mile. Meanwhile, 13 miles away, suburban Lansing, Illinois has seen a roughly 50% increase in Black population. apnews.com/article/census…
The patterns echo the “white flight" that upended urban landscapes in the 20th century. Like those who left cities before them, Black residents often move because of worries about crime and a desire for reputable schools and affordable housing. apnews.com/article/census…
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AP images of a pregnant woman being rushed to an ambulance after Russia bombed a maternity hospital in Mariupol where she was meant to give birth shocked the world.
Russian officials claimed the hospital in Mariupol had been taken over by Ukrainian extremists and no patients or medics were left inside. But AP journalists shot video and photos of several blood-stained, pregnant mothers fleeing the blown-out building.
The woman was rushed to another hospital, where a surgeon said her pelvis was crushed and hip detached. Her baby was delivered by C-section, but showed “no signs of life.”
BREAKING: Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in county jail for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that a jury concluded the actor had staged himself. Smollett was also ordered on Thursday to pay $120K restitution.
The ruling is the latest chapter in a story that began when Smollett said he was walking in Chicago early one morning of January 2019 when two men attacked him. Smollett ultimately became a suspect and police later arrested him for lying to officers.
Cook County Judge James Linn sentenced Smollett to 30 months of felony probation, including 150 days in the county jail, and denied a request to suspend Smollett's sentence and ordered he be placed in custody immediately.
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the world has seen a dramatic drop in coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths in recent weeks.
Epidemics of the flu, Zika and HIV may offer lessons. “One thing that we have learned is that it’s a long, drawn-out process,” says Erica Charters of the University of Oxford. apnews.com/article/covid1…
Those epidemics evolved differently:
• Multiple flu pandemics waned over time.
• HIV became a manageable chronic condition in places with access to new treatments, but remains an emergency in others.
• Cases of Zika dropped dramatically with time. apnews.com/article/covid1…
BREAKING: Military investigations found that poor leadership, inadequate training and a "culture of complacency” among U.S. forces undermined efforts to fend off a 2020 attack by militants at an air base in Kenya that killed three Americans. apne.ws/ODiyVEo
Two military reviews of the attack by al-Shabab militants are scathing in their conclusions that there were failures across the board at the Manda Bay air base. The attack also wounded three people and destroyed six aircraft. apne.ws/xr8bwqg
The Manda Bay base was overrun by 30 to 40 al-Qaida-linked insurgents on Jan. 5, 2020, marking al-Shabab’s first attack against U.S. forces in the East African country. The pre-dawn assault triggered a lengthy firefight. apne.ws/iWOkX30
"I’m outraged that you haven’t owned up to the crisis that you’ve created."
Releasing years of anguish and anger, victims of opioid abuse are confronting members of the Sackler family, who they blame for fueling the deadly epidemic, in a court hearing. apne.ws/c7jn6AO
The hearing, conducted virtually in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, gave victims and survivors what they have wanted for years: the chance to confront members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma. apne.ws/72Q5r7R
Later this month, Kristy Nelson said she and her husband will visit the cemetery on what would have been Brian’s 34th birthday.
“I understand today’s your birthday, Richard (Sackler), how will you be celebrating?” she said. “I guarantee it won’t be in the cemetery."