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The poet and activist was a leading figure of the Black Arts Movement. Giovanni was working on her upcoming book of poetry, set to publish in the fall.
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Mangione was arraigned on firearms and forgery charges in Pennsylvania after his arrest Monday evening, and is expected to face charges in New York as well.
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Washington Post Acting Executive Editor Matt Murray killed a story about the departure of a veteran and popular editor for a senior position at the New York Times.
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Jurors find a Marine veteran not guilty in the chokehold killing of a homeless man who was acting erratically on a New York City subway.
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As Haiti spirals deeper into crisis, gang violence killed nearly 200 people over the weekend. This takes the death toll in 2024 in Haiti to 5,000 people.
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Jay-Z was accused of drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl, allegedly along with Sean "Diddy" Combs, in 2000, according to a civil lawsuit filed in federal court on Sunday.
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Australia's Parliament has passed one of the strictest social media crackdowns in the world. Under the new law, anyone under 16 years old will be banned from opening a social media account.
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The Dominican-born superstar Juan Soto will take his talents to Queens after the New York Mets reportedly signed him to a $765 million contract — a move that has the rest of the baseball world abuzz.
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Police in Altoona, Penn., detained a 26-year-old man, Luigi Mangione, who's being described as a "strong person of interest" in the killing of health insurance CEO Brian Thompson.
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A Navajo woman who has spent 50 years sewing has now been honored with an NEA award for her unique quilts. She is unafraid to criticize the mainstream culture that's marginalized Indigenous artists.