Category : Black Local News

Tawfiq Abdul Haqq Police Video Shows Officer Firing Four Times Before His Death in Suitland

LANHAM, Md. — Newly released police video is intensifying questions over the fatal shooting of 33-year-old Tawfiq Abdul Haqq, showing a Prince George's County officer firing multiple times during an encounter in Suitland. Known to his family as Ber...

Tasia Fortune Found Hanging From Tree Was Killed With Cable Cord as Black Man Faces Murder Charge, More Arrests Expected

JACKSON, Miss. — Prosecutors say a black cable cord was used to hang 29-year-old Tasia Fortune from a tree behind an abandoned Jackson home as the man accused of killing her appeared before a judge. Jarques Ratliff, 51, pleaded not guilty to murder...

EPA Wants States to Decide Whether the Public Gets a Say on Data Center Pollution Permits

The federal guarantee that residents get a chance to weigh in on certain air pollution permits could disappear under an EPA proposal giving state and local agencies greater control over when the public is notified. For more than 50 years, Clean Air...

Amazon Cargo Jet Runs Off Miami Runway, Killing Five Airline Cleaning Workers

Five airline cleaning workers were killed when an Amazon Air cargo jet overran a runway at Miami International Airport, slammed into their van and continued through airport fencing before striking an SUV on a nearby street. Rolando Aleman Leon, 55;...

Tennessee Rep. John Ray Clemmons Wants $9.2 Billion I-24 Deal Investigated as Former TDOT Chief’s Ties Surface

A former Tennessee transportation official's move into the private toll-road business has become part of a lawmaker's request for an attorney general investigation into the state's $9.2 billion I-24 Choice Lanes deal. State Rep. John Ray Clemmons,...

161 People Deported to Haiti as ICE Flight Avoids Gang-Ravaged Port-au-Prince

An ICE charter carrying 161 deportees bypassed Haiti's capital Thursday, landing hundreds of miles north in Cap-Haïtien because gang violence has made Port-au-Prince too dangerous for the flight. Dressed in white, many passengers covered their face...

Trump Claims Credit as FBI Reports Sharp Drop in Violent Crime That Began Before His Second Presidency

President Donald Trump brought his law-and-order message to Long Island on Friday, pointing to new FBI numbers showing violent crime fell sharply across the United States while crediting his administration for making Americans safer. Rows of unifor...

Senate Democrats Seek 18-Year Supreme Court Terms With New Justice Every Two Years

Senate Democrats are pushing a plan that would end decades-long active service on the Supreme Court, replacing today's unpredictable vacancies with a new justice every two years. The Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act, as repor...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Confirms California's $17.40 Minimum Wage for 2027

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state's minimum wage will increase to $17.40 per hour beginning Jan. 1, 2027, raising the statewide pay floor by 50 cents from the current $16.90 rate. The federal minimum wage remains $7.25 an hou...

Elaine Luria Seeks Return to Congress in Key Virginia House Battleground Race

Former U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria is seeking a return to Congress in one of the nation's most closely watched House races, giving Democrats an opportunity to reclaim Virginia's 2nd Congressional District from Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans. Her campaign be...

15-Year-Old in Custody, Mass Shooting Kills Three at Seattle Food Festival

Three people were killed and four others were wounded after a shooting at Seattle's Bite of Seattle festival, where police say a 15-year-old suspect is now in custody and another suspect remains at large. Police believe at least three people exchan...

North Carolina Approves $743,000 in Taxpayer-Funded Grants to Bring Ukrainian Drone Manufacturer to Fayetteville

North Carolina officials have approved $743,000 in performance-based state and local incentives to attract Ukrainian drone manufacturer Skyeton to Fayetteville. The incentive package includes a $500,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund and ma...

Ebola Death Toll Surpasses 1,000 as Fastest-Growing Outbreak on Record Overwhelms Congo

ABUJA, Nigeria. — Equatorial rainforests bear heavy body burdens as Democratic Republic of Congo authorities record 1,033 fatalities from 2,536 confirmed cases. Ministry of Health epidemiologists document transmission velocities across the region....

U.S. Trading Partners Caught Off Guard by Trump's Forced Labor Tariffs on 60 Nations

President Donald Trump enacted executive orders placing trade tariffs reaching 12.5% on sixty international manufacturing nations. White House officials justified the financial levies as necessary market pressure against foreign supply chains utiliz...

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's Universal School Meals Plan Delayed After 6-3 Council Vote

SEATTLE, Wash. — Mayor Katie Wilson’s flagship universal school breakfast initiative faced a significant legislative setback Wednesday afternoon after the Seattle City Council voted 6-3 to push back its citywide rollout by a full year. The decision...