Lawsuit accuses Atlanta police of illegally targeting ‘Stop Cop City’ protesters
A federal lawsuit claims that Atlanta police have unlawfully targeted critics of a police and firefighter training center for years....
Trump administration orders dismissal of Maryland State Police civil rights case
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland is seeking to dismiss a federal civil rights case against the Maryland State Police,...
Pentagon reverts Georgia Army base’s name to Fort Benning
Previously, Fort Benning was named for Brig. Gen. Henry L. Benning, a Confederate officer during the Civil War stridently opposed...
Head of NCES placed on leave by Trump administration
Peggy Carr, appointed by President Biden as Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in 2021, has been...
Rep. Lateefah Simon to deliver WFP response to Trump’s address to Congress
The Working Families Party announced that Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (CA-12) will deliver its eighth annual response to the President's address...
Slave cemetery found in South Carolina
A York County homeowner has uncovered 144 graves of enslaved individuals in his backyard after working alongside archaeologists and has...
$75M tree-planting program axed in New Orleans
In New Orleans, a portion of the grant funding was designated for Sustaining Our Urban Landscape (SOUL), an environmental organization...
UK’s Lammy says US review of Chagos Islands deal is ‘right’
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy stated that the new U.S. administration should have the opportunity to review an agreement between...
Report: Minnesota among states where Black population grew fastest since 2010
Minnesota is among the top four states in the U.S. experiencing the fastest growth in its Black population since 2010....
Senate confirms Linda McMahon as Education Secretary, outlines ‘final mission’ to overhaul department
The Senate voted Monday to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation’s education chief, a role that places her atop...
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