Category : Black Local News

House Republicans Pass $95 Billion Budget Funding Defense, Farm Aid and SAVE America Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republicans narrowly approved a massive ninety-five billion dollar fiscal framework late Wednesday evening following hours of intense floor debate. Party leaders barely secured final passage through a razor-thin 216-214 margin aft...

CENTCOM Finds Unidentified Human Remains While Searching for Missing U.S. Service Member

United States Central Command investigators uncovered unidentified human skeletal remains during military search sweeps across regional operational zones, according to official defense directives issued Sunday afternoon. Search teams located the phy...

Parasite Outbreak Forces Taylor Farms to Recall Central Mexico Lettuce Across 27 States

Taylor Farms issued a voluntary product recall covering twenty-five shredded iceberg lettuce and salad mix varieties sourced from central Mexico following federal investigations into a multi-state cyclosporiasis outbreak. Affected merchandise reache...

The Clock Is Ticking for 35,000 Haitian Workers At Florida Nursing Homes

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s expansive network of long-term care facilities faces an acute labor emergency as federal policy changes threaten the legal work authorization of thousands of Haitian employees. The Florida Health Care Association (FHCA)...

Byron Donalds Is Closing In on Florida's Republican Nomination, New Poll Shows

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — U.S. Representative Byron Donalds currently dominates the Republican gubernatorial field, according to fresh data released by the Tyson Group. Voters overwhelmingly favor the congressman, granting him 48% support in this latest p...

Appeals Court Hands DeSantis Another Stop WOKE Act Setback

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis recently voiced sharp disapproval after the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision blocking key provisions of the Stop WOKE Act within higher education. Legislative architects of th...

Follow the Money: Illinois Attorney General's $2 Million in Payments to Private Law Firms

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has authorized more than $2 million in payments to private law firms over the past three years, with a substantial portion of these funds directed toward entities that have contributed to his...

Judge Sides With DOJ in Fight Over Philadelphia ICE Mask Law

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Federal District Judge Chad Kenney issued a preliminary injunction last week, effectively stalling a Philadelphia ordinance designed to restrict federal immigration officers from wearing facial coverings during enforcement operat...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Wants Trump to Invest in Housing, Not Just Crime

Mayor Brandon Johnson issued a direct challenge to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, demanding substantive national investments in housing and food security instead of empty rhetoric regarding urban crime. City Hall briefings became the venue for t...

Assisted Living Facilities Billed Medicare and Medicaid for $12 Billion in Care

Medicare and Medicaid disbursed nearly $12 billion toward clinical supervision within assisted living centers during 2024, according to an exhaustive analysis published by the Government Accountability Office. National budget ledgers reflect these m...

Tony Brown Changed the Course of Black Journalism One Broadcast at a Time

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Distinguished broadcast pioneer Tony Brown, a tireless advocate for civil rights and Black intellectual agency, transitioned peacefully at his Newport News residence on June 17, 2026. He reached the age of 93, leaving behind an u...

Keeping Kids Fed During The Summer Months Can Get Pretty Expensive

Regina Harmon, CEO of the Food Recovery Network, notes that schools serve as the primary nutritional anchor for many students. Consistent access to breakfast and lunch vanishes when the final bell rings, leaving thousands of children without reliab...

Bell To Bell: How Indiana Classrooms Are Silencing Smartphones

GARY, Ind. — Indiana schools have officially entered the era of the "bell-to-bell" silence. July 1, 2026, marked the start of mandatory enforcement for the Gary Community School Corporation and every other public district under Senate Enrolled Act 7...

Louisiana Enacts Emergency Grace Period for Policyholders Affected by Tropical Storm Arthur

BATON ROUGE, La. — As floodwaters from Tropical Storm Arthur continue to recede across seven Louisiana parishes, Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple has initiated a protective measure to prevent a secondary disaster: the forced termination of insuranc...

Ron DeSantis Closes the Door on HB 145 Overhaul

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis rejected House Bill 145 on June 30, killing a proposal designed to lift statutory damage caps for civil lawsuits brought against state and municipal bodies. Signing the veto message ended a session-long pu...