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Claude Cummings Jr. to Receive NNPA 2025 National Leadership Award in D.C

Claude Cummings Jr., President of the Communications Workers of America, has been unanimously selected to receive the NNPA 2025 National Leadership Award for his extraordinary leadership and dedication to advancing workers’ rights and justice.

Some parents are conducting drills at home to teach their children what to do during a mass shooting

Gunfire crackles and screams echo through Eeka McLeod’s home in Phoenix, Arizona. McLeod is issuing rapid instructions to her 7-year-old daughter Ella, who is sprawled on her back on a bedroom floor.

Social Security says agents answer the toll-free phone line in 8 minutes, on average. Here’s why that’s misleading

As Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano tells it, callers only had to wait an average of 8 minutes to speak to an agent on the phone in July.

Gas hasn’t been this cheap on Labor Day since 2020

Americans soaking up the end of summer this holiday weekend will catch a break at the gas pump. Labor Day gas prices are expected to average $3.15 per gallon this year— the cheapest since 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, according …

Caption: Kilmar Abrego Garcia is seen at prayer vigil in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 25. Mandatory Credit: Robyn Stevens Brody/Sipa/AP via CNN Newsource

Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garica, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador earlier this year, are yet again asking the federal judge overseeing his human smuggling criminal case to order Trump administration officials to stop making negative comments about him …

Trump cancels Kamala Harris’ Secret Service detail that was extended by undisclosed Biden order

President Donald Trump revoked Kamala Harris’ Secret Service protection on Thursday, according to a copy of a letter reviewed by CNN.

Exclusive: Trump administration plans to send hundreds of Guatemalan children in government custody back to home country

The Trump administration is moving to repatriate hundreds of Guatemalan children in government custody who arrived in the United States alone, according to multiple sources familiar with the planning who described the scope of the effort as unprecedented.

Mortgage rates largely unchanged from last week despite pressure on Fed independence

The housing market this week largely shrugged off the turmoil at the Federal Reserve. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.56% for the week ending August 28, just slightly lower than last week’s 10-month low of 6.58%, according to data …

Africa’s largest refugee-hosting country is facing backlash over US migrant deal

Uganda’s decision to approve the Trump administration’s offer to take in migrants unwanted by the United States has sparked criticism in the East African nation that already houses the continent’s largest refugee population.

Selena Gomez celebrates ‘bestie’ Taylor Swift’s engagement

Welcome to the club, Taylor Swift! Selena Gomez, who got engaged last year to record producer Benny Blanco, shared her joy on social media about Swift’s recent engagement to NFL player Travis Kelce.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will stop printing newspapers on December 31

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution announced on Thursday that it will print its final physical newspaper edition on December 31, making it the latest storied newspaper to discontinue offering its news in print.

Fed Governor Lisa Cook sues to challenge Trump’s attempt to fire her, setting up a showdown over presidential power

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is suing to keep her job on the board, which helps set interest rates, after President Donald Trump said he was removing her from her role earlier this week.

Honoring Freedom: New Abraham Lincoln Statue to be Unveiled at African American Civil War Museum

On Monday, September 22, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., history and legacy will converge on Vermont Avenue as the African American Civil War Museum unveils a powerful new statue of President Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation. The dedication ceremony, marking …

Missouri City Native Serves with Pride Aboard U.S. Navy Warship

Petty Officer 1st Class Nia Henderson, a proud native of Missouri City, Texas, is charting an inspiring course of service aboard the USS John Basilone (DDG 122), one of the Navy’s newest and most advanced guided-missile destroyers stationed out of …

‘Cashless bail’: The origins of the bail reform movement and why Trump wants to end it

President Donald Trump wants to eliminate “cashless bail” in the nation’s capital and across the country. But what exactly does that mean, and what is the controversy all about?