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The Newlife Missionary Baptist Church in north St. Louis as it sits with the front burned on Tuesday. A fire damaged the front doors, siding and an entrance to the small predominantly Africian-American church.

Police Step Up Patrols In St. Louis Over String Of Church Fires

Police describe the fires at six predominantly black churches as arson. The ACLU of Missouri said could be racially motivated.

The Freewinds, a cruise ship owned by the Church of Scientology, is seen docked in quarantine in Castries, St. Lucia, on Thursday. The ship is now headed to the island of Curaçao, site of its home port.

Scientology Cruise Ship Heads To Curaçao After St. Lucia Quarantines It For Measles

It's unclear what will happen when the vessel arrives at its home port on the island. The ship was quarantined by St. Lucia after a crew member was confirmed to have the highly contagious disease.

Doris "Dorie" Miller, U.S. Navy mess attendant 2nd class, became one of the first American heroes of World War II for his actions during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

A Military 1st: A Supercarrier Is Named After An African American Sailor

USS Doris Miller will honor a Black Pearl Harbor hero and key figure in the rise of the civil rights movement. Miller, a sharecropper's son from Waco, Texas, was 22 years old when he created history.

Former St. Charles Student Speaks Out About Alleged Sexual Abuse

A former St. Charles Preparatory School student who filed a lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Columbus is speaking out about alleged sexual abuse he…

John Hingsbergen worked at many Cincinnati area stations.

Services Today For Broadcaster John Hingsbergen

Services are 6 p.m. today for former WMUB-FM and WVXU-FM program director John Hingsbergen at Newcomer Funeral Home West Side Chapel, 3300 Parkcrest...

The 2019 St. Patricks Day Parade in Cleveland.

LaRose Says St. Patrick's Day Primary Might Require Local Changes

Ohio’s top elections official wants county election leaders to be proactive in planning for the 2020 Presidential Primary, especially since it’ll take…

Browns Fire GM John Dorsey

Two days after firing first-year head coach Freddie Kitchens, the Cleveland Browns are also parting ways with the team's general manager. The team announced Tuesday that John Dorsey, who was hired in December 2017, is leaving the organization.

Officer William Porter, right, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection to the death of Freddie Gray, arrives at a courthouse as jury deliberations continue in his trial, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, in Baltimore Md. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

Hung Jury In 1st Officer's Trial In Freddie Gray Case

A judge declared a hung jury after the panel couldn't reach a decision in the manslaughter trial of a Baltimore police officer.

A health care worker administers a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to personal support worker Anita Quidangen at The Michener Institute, in Toronto, Canada, on Monday. Quidangen was one of the first people in Canada to receive the shot.

Canada Administers Its 1st COVID-19 Vaccine Shots

Canada joins the United Kingdom and the United States as the first Western countries to provide the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, as the coronavirus pandemic rages toward winter.

Comcast Puts In $65 Billion Bid For 21st Century Fox

Comcast is offering $65 billion for the major entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox, which is controlled by the Murdoch family. Comcast is hoping to lure the Fox properties away from Disney, with a bid it calls "superior" to Disney's.

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