A group of Christian missionaries consisting of at least 15 adults and three children were kidnapped by gang members outside of the Haitian capital of Port-Au-Prince on Saturday. The 400 Mawozo gang is believed to be responsible for the kidnapping of the mission team, which, according to Gédéon Jean of …

The Richard Rodgers Theatre, home of the musical “Hamilton,” appears closed during Covid-19 lockdown in New York on May 13, 2020Photo: Evan Agostini (AP) Suni Reid, a Black transgender cast member of the touring production of “Hamilton,” has filed a discrimination suit against the show’s producers with the Equal Employment …

Get ready to pay sharply higher bills for heating this winter, along with seemingly everything else. With prices surging worldwide for heating oil, natural gas and other fuels, the U.S. government said Wednesday it expects households to see their heating bills jump as much as 54% compared to last winter. …

Lisa Edi / Connected Archives It is no River Jordan that flows herebetween the railroad tracks and the back porch.It’s a canal. Not unlike my mother:low as it want to be and fullest whenit rains. Existing for however longwithout a name, and flowingunder a timber bridge that we built. We …

Adele recently released her newest single “Easy On Me” and not only is Drake a big fan of the song, he’s a huge supporter of the artist herself. Via his Instagram Story, the Toronto rapper posted a picture of Adele and the caption: “One of my best friends in the …

Los Angeles County wants Vanessa Bryant and members of her family to submit to psychiatric examinations as a part of the ongoing legal battle centered around the lawsuit she filed last year. USA Today reports that in a recent court filing, the county asked for Kobe Bryant’s widow and members …

Web developers have become coveted in the workplace as their skillset won’t become obsolete any time soon. If you’ve spent any amount of time on the internet — and you’re reading this article, so yes, you have — you’ve seen the work of a web developer. Web developers do everything …

Adele recently released her newest single “Easy On Me” and not only is Drake a big fan of the song, he’s a huge supporter of the artist herself. Via his Instagram Story, the Toronto rapper posted a picture of Adele and the caption: “One of my best friends in the …

This May 10, 2019 photo provided by the Louisiana State Police shows blood stains on the shield and uniform of Master Trooper Chris Hollingsworth, in West Monroe, La., after troopers punched, dragged and stunned Black motorist Ronald Greene during his fatal 2019 arrest. Photo: Louisiana State Police (AP) A Louisiana …

Vinson Fernandez rode the bus for two hours a day to get to and from his apprenticeship at Bitwise Industries. One family’s journey into the middle class By José Vadi Photographs by Ryan Christopher Jones In 2015, after years of working low-wage jobs, Vinson Fernandez enrolled in a six-month web-developer …