U.S. Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-Mass.), the chair of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, plans to hold a virtual hearing to examine the operations and financial condition of
By LAURA UNGAR Yet again, the U.S. is trudging into what could be another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline.
Using data and analysis from research partner, The Brennan Center for Justice, the Urban League noted that this year’s edition of The State of Black America exposes the
By ZEKE MILLER and DAVID KOENIG WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is extending the nationwide mask requirement for airplanes and public transit for
By PAUL J. WEBER2 hours ago AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — One of the busiest trade ports on the U.S.-Mexico border remained closed Tuesday as frustration and traffic snarls
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a bill into law to make lynching a federal hate crime, more than 100 years after
The nonprofit Coalition for Homeless reported that about 57 percent of heads of households in shelters are Black, 32 percent are Hispanic/Latinx, 7 percent are white, less than
By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas threw out mail votes at an abnormally high rate during the nation’s first primary of 2022,
Still, speculation has run rampant over the secrecy in which Justice Thomas’ hospitalization and health have been handled. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia
