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Rev. Raphael Warnock, seen here speaking at his Labor Canvass Launch on January 05, 2021,will become Georgia's first Black senator.

'Welcome To The New Georgia': Raphael Warnock On His Win In Senate Runoff

He becomes the first Black person to be elected to the Senate from the state and the first Black Democratic senator from the South.

Robert "Bob" Moses led Black voter registration drives in the South during the 1964 Freedom Summer effort and later, founded a math training program to educate students in underfunded public schools.

Bob Moses, Civil Rights Leader And Longtime Educator, Dies At 86

Moses, the architect of Freedom Summer's voting registration drive in Mississippi, also spent decades crusading against inequalities in the public school system through his math training program.

A Cal Fire truck drives drives down a road during the Valley Fire, Sept. 7, 2020.

Thousands Without Power As Santa Ana Winds Raise Wildfire Risk In San Diego County

Extreme fire danger persisted throughout the San Diego area for a second day Thursday as gusty Santa Ana winds and low humidity combined to heighten the risk of wildfires and utility officials shut off power for tens of thousands of inland homes and businesses as a precaution.

Pacific Surfliner locomotive in an undated photo.

Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner Expanding Southern California Service

Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner will offer expanded service for trains between San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, rail officials announced Wednesday.

A health care worker at a county vaccination site fills a syringe with a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Jan. 14, 2021.

Weekly COVID-19 Deaths Nearly Double As Delta Variant Continues Surge

The 49 COVID-19 deaths reported in the past week nearly doubled the previous week's 25, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced Wednesday.

Business Report: SeaWorld Gets Another New CEO

This week in business: SeaWorld takes on a new CEO, its fourth in the past five years. Plus, Airbnb makes changes following Halloween rental shooting. And, Target does "Black Friday Preview" shopping throughout November.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses media questions during a COVID-19 press conference on Feb. 14 in Wellington, New Zealand. Three new cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in Auckland, the country's largest city.

New Zealand City Goes Back Into Lockdown After New Coronavirus Cases Detected

Most residents of Auckland are asked to stay home for three days while health officials determine the source of the virus and test for community spread. The rest of the country is on high alert.

Jerry Falwell, Jr., former president of Liberty University, speaks at a university commencement in 2017 in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Liberty University Doubles Down After Falwell Denies Reports Of His Resignation

Jerry Falwell Jr., has officially resigned as president of Liberty University, according to a university source. In an interview with Virginia Business, he contradicts the university official.

Workers greet arrivals at a drive-in vaccination site at University of New Mexico's Gallup campus in Gallup, N.M., on March 23. The Navajo Nation has vaccinated more than half of its adult population, outpacing the U.S. national rate.

Outpacing The U.S., Hard-Hit Navajo Nation Has Vaccinated More Than Half Of Adults

One year ago, the Navajo Nation was the site of the highest per-capita infection rate in the U.S. Now the vast majority of adults have gotten at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose.

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has been confirmed as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, which oversees the Census Bureau.

Biden's Commerce Secretary, Gina Raimondo, Confirmed By Senate

Gov. Gina Raimondo, the first woman to lead Rhode Island, is cutting short a second term as governor to oversee an eclectic portfolio of U.S. Commerce Department agencies, including the Census Bureau.

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