CALIFORNIA by: Erica Pieschke SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Thousands of aftershocks have rattled Southern California since the 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck on July 4. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, there have been 5,714 aftershocks recorded. These aftershocks hit greater than 2.0 magnitude within about 30 miles from the epicenter of the first quake. It…
APPLE VALLEY, Ca. (July 8, 2019) – Randall Castillo, a health care executive who began his career as a nursing assistant, will return next month to his native Southern California as chief executive of St. Mary Medical Center in the High Desert, Providence St. Joseph Health announced today. Castillo will join St. Mary on Aug….
California’s individual market will see a preliminary rate change of 0.8 percent in 2020, which is the lowest change since Covered California’s launch, due to new state affordability initiatives designed to lower costs and encourage enrollment. An estimated 922,000 people — including many middle-income Californians — will be eligible from a first-in-the-nation expansion of financial…
(Black PR Wire) CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – Vivacelle Bio, Inc. announces that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Dr. Cuthbert Simpkins, MD its Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, an Investigational New Drug (IND) clearance to proceed with a phase IIa clinical trial of the safety and efficacy of VBI-S. Vivacelle Bio, Inc. provided…
By Mike Iorfino For the millions of Americans with asthma, summer heat waves and stifling humidity can trigger flare-ups and lead to emergency department visits. The weather conditions also can contribute to higher levels of air pollution, such as ground-level ozone – the primary ingredient in smog – which forms most often in summer months,…
Our thoughts are with the people and pets affected by the earthquakes in Ridgecrest, California. In response to the devastating natural disaster, AKC Reunite has made donations to shelters in the area that are accepting displaced pets. On Monday, July 8th, AKC Reunite made a $2,500 donation along with a ProKit, containing 75 microchips and…
Oahu, HI — Mark Char, a man from Hawaii who was charged with attempted murder and assault for a road rage incident in 2016, appeared in court wearing blackface as he was claiming that the justice system was unfair to him. “Now this kangaroo court is trying to give me a life sentence for me…
CHICAGO – The Russian Ballet Theatre is thrilled to present a breathtaking new production of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake to 48 cities across the United States including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, San Antonio, Milwaukee and New York. The tour will begin September 19 in Escondido, CA and conclude November 17 in New York,…
Forever First Lady Michelle Obama Made First-time Headline Appearance at Sold-Out Superdome – – Seven 2020 Presidential Candidates Took the Stage to Address the Largest Annual Gathering of Black Women in the Nation – – Inaugural Global Black Economic Forum Brought Attendees Together with CEOs from Walmart, JPMorgan Chase, Kaiser Permanente, Square, TDJ Enterprises and…
By Times Staff Report Birmingham native Rickey Smiley will take over The Tom Joyner Morning Show when Joyner retires at the end of the year. Joyner said that Smiley has established himself as a trusted leader on-air and in the community with his current show, captivating audiences with his authentic humor but also his unique…
By: Lou Yeboah Because you see every time we encounter the Word of God, an unseen world of spiritual forces go to work. We don’t usually think about this, since our experience—for instance, reading the Bible —feels so patently mundane. But read Jesus’ first parable in Matthew 13 and you’ll gain a renewed sense of…
Kimi Floyd Reisch, MDiv. Program Minister for the Open and Affirming Coalition of the United Church of Christ June is Open and Affirming month in many of our churches and Pride month in many of our communities. (Both are recognized at other times in some places.) For those of us who are transgender, non-binary, two-spirit,…
The 20 plus Democratic candidates for the 2020 Presidential election Every senator looks in the mirror and sees a future president. But these days, for Democrats at least, it’s not just members of Capitol Hill’s upper chamber who are picturing themselves sitting in the Oval Office. Congressmen, governors, mayors, even people who hold no elected…
The fungus that causes White-nose Syndrome (WNS), a deadly disease of bats, has been detected in low levels in California for the first time. Fungal DNA of Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) was detected in samples collected this spring from bats on private land in the Plumas County town of Chester. The California Department of Fish and…
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A media lawyer says those stalling under SB 1421 are just wasting taxpayer money and ‘delaying the inevitable’ By THOMAS PEELE | , TONY SAAVEDRA | tsaavedra@scng.com and IAN WHEELER | iwheeler@scng.com Sex, lies and bullets flying wildly. Then there are the stolen drugs, illegal chokeholds, planted evidence, falsified reports and a police officer who…
https://www.ewg.org/release/lead-detected-drinking-water-almost-1-5-california-schools SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Almost 20 percent of California’s K-12 school campuses serve drinking water with detectable levels of lead. The State Water Resources Control Board confirmed in an email to EWG that 1,166 out of 6,595 schools that submitted test results found at least one fountain that served water with more than 5 parts…
San Bernardino County National Park News JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Twentynine Palms, California – Park officials want to remind visitors to be extra vigilant with fire during the upcoming 4th of July holiday. The wet winter and spring has created increased growth of grasses and other plants, which have now dried out, creating hazardous fuel…
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — College Campus Tours, LLC has created an awesome generational changing program that will enhance the college graduation rates for many students. They will present, the inaugural Manifest Academy Leadership Summit at Morehouse College from July 7-10, 2019. The Manifest Academy has developed an all male leadership and mentoring program called the Summit….
By Jade K. Lee | California Black Media The California Census Office believes there will be higher participation among African Americans during next year’s census if “trusted messengers” help get the word out and go door-to-door conducting pre-surveys, educating people and helping some fill questionnaires in Black communities. Preparing for the 2020 Census, the U.S….
BURLINGAME – A new leadership team takes office today as Elk Grove kindergarten teacher E. Toby Boyd begins a two-year term as 56th president of the 325,000-member California Teachers Association. Los Angeles elementary teacher David Goldberg becomes CTA vice president, and Santa Clarita AP US History, Economics and Government Teacher Leslie Littman becomes CTA Secretary-Treasurer….
The Class of 2019 earned more than $11.6 million in college and military scholarships, far surpassing previous years’ totals. Cajon High School had the largest graduating class in the District, with 624 students earning a high school diploma in June. More than half of Cajon’s graduates received scholarships or grants to help them pay for…
A common practice with far-reaching impact By Carol Ozemhoya, Our Weekly News Contributor Recently, Our Weekly ran a story about a group of teen girls who were strip searched and chastised at a middle school on the East Coast. No apparent reason was given by the school’s administration, except that the girls – who were…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia One night after many pundits said he acquitted himself well in the debate in Miami between himself and other 2020 Democratic Presidential hopefuls, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders arrived in Cincinnati to deliver the keynote address at the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Legacy Awards Dinner. Sanders addressed…
