Amaka Ubaka
WHDH-TV / 7NBC
Boston, MA, United States
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Holiday Helping: Amaka Ubaka’s gumbo and cornbread
7News Holiday Helping is back! In this edition, Amaka Ubaka is making her gumbo and cornbread.Order new 2022 recipes from the 7News team to get... → Read More
Finding a Match: How donor diversity impacts those in need of crucial stem cell transplants
(WHDH) — Cancer has made it hard for Kiia Stallworth to do the things she loves.“I want to live so much and there’s so many... → Read More
Democrats have zero room for error in Senate races as GOP House campaign builds
(CNN) — The race for control of the 50-50 Senate has come down to the wire, with Democrats trying to hold a legislative line of... → Read More
Prince William’s Earthshot prize announces finalists
(CNN) — The Earthshot Prize, an ambitious initiative founded by Prince William to help tackle some of the planet’s most pressing environmental challenges, has unveiled... → Read More
St. Louis police made entry about 4 minutes after a school shooter with high-capacity magazines opened fire
(CNN) — When a 19-year-old gunman opened fire at a St. Louis school Monday, killing two and injuring several others, he was armed with a long gun... → Read More
Trump company set for criminal trial in off-books pay scheme
NEW YORK (AP) — More than three years after Manhattan prosecutors started investigating Donald Trump — after going to the Supreme Court twice to gain access to his... → Read More
Student loan forgiveness applications now formally open, Biden says
(CNN) — President Joe Biden on Monday announced the formal launch of the federal application for Americans seeking student loan forgiveness, the latest phase of... → Read More
Marcus Smart new face of ‘Be the Match’ bone marrow donor campaign
BOSTON (WHDH) - Celtics star Marcus Smart is stepping up to increase diversity in the bone marrow registry.Marcus Smart is the face of a new... → Read More
Strengthening Fiona barrels toward Turks and Caicos Islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A strengthening Hurricane Fiona barreled toward the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as it threatened to strengthen into... → Read More
‘The T is a disaster’: Seth Moulton slams MBTA after critical federal report
BOSTON (WHDH) - Congressman Seth Moulton, D-Salem, slammed the MBTA and questioned its ability to meet the goals laid out in a scathing Federal Transit... → Read More
Vote-by-mail deadline is Monday. Here’s how to register
BOSTON (WHDH) - Monday, August 29 is the last day for Massachusetts voters to request mail-in ballots for any reason ahead of the 2022 primary... → Read More
Second chance for beagles in Massachusetts
BOSTON (WHDH) - Heartbreaking video shows dogs crammed into cages in a Virginia research facility.Federal investigators say they found these beagles suffering from neglect and... → Read More
Victor Peña, Boston bar kidnapper, set for sentencing
BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston bar kidnapper Victor Peña is set for sentencing on Monday and faces up to life in prison after he was found... → Read More
RI fight with machete caught on camera
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WHDH) - A fight involving multiple people and a machete was caught on camera by a liquor store in Providence.The altercation involved people... → Read More
Will Smith addresses Oscars slap in new video
(CNN) — Will Smith is “deeply remorseful” about slapping Chris Rock on stage during this year’s Oscar’s ceremony.Smith posted a video to his verified Instagram... → Read More
Passage of anti-hair discrimination law in Mass. 5 years in the making for Cook twins
BOSTON (WHDH) - The twin sisters who inspired the passage of the anti-hair discrimination bill, the CROWN Act, in Massachusetts, grew emotional at the ceremonial... → Read More
Jan. 6 takeaways: ‘Screaming’ and a Trump tweet never sent
WASHINGTON (AP) — A presidential tweet that some saw as a “call to arms.” An “unhinged” meeting in the White House. Violent extremists planning to... → Read More
Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly three months after she won confirmation to the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn in as the court’s 116th justice on... → Read More
Boston music group helps composer realize ‘Requiem for the Enslaved’
BOSTON (WHDH) - A new musical piece sharing the stories of people sold as slaves by the founders of Georgetown University — which was performed... → Read More
Haverhill cat reunited with owner after missing for 4 years
SALEM, N.H. (WHDH) - After four years, one disconnected phone line and several organizations’ help later, Gigi the cat has been reunited with his owner.“We... → Read More