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When President Donald Trump visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday to survey the damage caused by violent protests, at least one local store’s owners said they had no interest in meeting with the president. “I said […]

The lack of Black officers in the Army’s key combat commands has diminished the chances for diversity in senior military leadership for years to come, resulting in a nearly all-white leadership of an increasingly diverse military and […]

Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines have all joined rival United Airlines in ditching onerous change fees for U.S. flights. As with United, Delta and American’s policies eliminate the $200 change fee on domestic tickets […]

Changing a nonrefundable airline ticket has long been a pricey exercise on most airlines. Need to move your dates or times or even destination? Fork over at least $200 per person, on top of any fare difference […]

Authorities have found 39 missing children in Georgia during a two-week effort to rescue endangered minors. The US Marshals Service Missing Child Unit led the search, dubbed “Operation Not Forgotten.” It collaborated with the agency’s […]

Tourists and travelers are beginning to return to Las Vegas, but mostly by highway and well below pre-coronavirus pandemic levels, according to airport and convention authority reports released Thursday. McCarran International Airport said it handled 1.6 million […]

More than 60 million people receive Social Security benefits. For many of them, the money they get from the federal program represents most or all of the income they receive from all sources. It’s therefore […]

A juvenile suspected of fatally shooting two people and wounding a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has been arrested as protests over police brutality and the shooting of Jacob Blake continue to rock the city and the country. Court records show […]

What Donald Trump needs to do at the Republican National Convention this week is, among other things, to keep it Trumpian. That’s not difficult advice for the president to take. Indeed, for four years he has resisted […]

The message to vaccinate is not lost on Americans who already are calling their doctors and pharmacists to schedule a flu shot appointment before the start of the 2020-2021 season. Experts say it’s crucial to get vaccinated […]

Steve Bannon, a former White House adviser to President Donald Trump, was one of four people charged by federal prosecutors with fraud in connection with a border wall fundraising effort that raised more than $25 […]

When it comes to mobilizing Black voters, Kamala Harris has something even President Barack Obama didn’t have as America’s first Black president. Her degree from Howard University, a historically Black university, and membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha, the nation’s […]

The head of the U.S. Postal Service said he would pause operational changes at the agency until after the November election after lawmakers expressed fear the changes would hinder the collection of mail-in ballots. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said in a […]

The House will cut short its summer recess to consider legislation that would counter changes at the Postal Service that critics say undermine casting ballots by mail. Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California announced on Sunday […]

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) has a message for anyone considering sitting out on this year’s presidential election. Harris, the first Black and South Asian woman VP nominee for a major political party, has won over voters […]

Casual dining chains were already facing challenges before COVID-19, hurt by the rise of fast-casual competition and increased food costs. Now, several of the largest restaurant companies in the U.S. are struggling with capacity restrictions on […]

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has announced California Sen. Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running mate for the 2020 election, making her the first Black woman and first Asian American person on a major […]

President Donald Trump issued executive orders to ban TikTok and WeChat in 45 days, citing national security fears. TikTok swiftly responded by threatening to take legal action. The orders issued on Thursday against each app use similar language, […]

The thing about mental illness is you can use it to your advantage at any given time and because the black community can be gullible to those they love, you are usually forgiven. Say something […]

Joe Biden’s choice of running mate has been the subject of massive speculation over the last week. But even though the presumptive Democratic nominee said he would announce his vice presidential pick in the first […]

Facing the dual forces of the coronavirus pandemic and the national movement to “defund the police,” law enforcement agencies across the country are bracing for budget reductions not seen in more than a decade. Nearly half of […]

The internationally renowned gentlemen’s club Magic City in Atlanta is joining the legion of big brand strip clubs that are getting inventive to try to retain customers during this era of “social distancing.” A few iconic exotic […]

Investing in stocks and bonds has always been one of the core principles of wealth building within the finance industry. For one former lawyer, it was imperative to give people within the Black community the opportunity to […]

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a senior administration official. O’Brien, who was named to his job last September, is the highest-ranking administration official known to test positive […]

The killing of George Floyd by a white Minneapolis police officer who kneeled directly on his neck has angered the US. The tape that captured the event horrified Floyd’s family, his brother Philonise Floyd wrote […]

The family of George Floyd is suing the city of Minneapolis and the four officers involved in his death, citing a failure in proper police training and a racist departmental culture that led to a “reckless disregard” […]

The Washington Redskins announced Monday that they will be retiring their nickname and logo after completing a thorough review that began on July 3. “Today, we are announcing we will be retiring the Redskins name and logo […]