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A U.S. Secret Service officer pulled President Donald Trump out of a press briefing on Monday. The officer stepped onto the speaking platform a few minutes after Trump began speaking, telling the president he should […]

WASHINGTON — Initial jobless claims fell in the U.S. at the end of last month to their lowest level since before the COVID-19 pandemic tanked the economy. First-time unemployment filings fell by a seasonally adjusted […]

The use of virtual private networks is projected to grow in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order effectively banning the Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat. The federal government is reacting to reports that the […]

BY LYDIA – WASHINGTON, D.C. — When asked whether they want the police to spend more time, the same amount of time or less time than they currently do in their area, most Black Americans — […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE —By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent – The NAACP formally filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C., accusing DeVos of illegally changing the rules for allocating $13.2 billion in […]

Errors discovered in the FBI’s applications to wiretap suspected foreign spies and terrorists did not undercut the applications, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday. The FBI audited 29 applications that were presented to the […]

One ping-pong ball decided the contest that made Willie “Shawn” Gregory alderman of Ward 2 in Springfield, Illinois.  But it wasn’t the first time fortune smiled upon him. Beginning his second year of service, during […]

August is National Black Business Month (Black PR Wire) Miami, Fla. – Madam C.J. Walker once said “I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don’t sit down […]

Rep. John Lewis was “forceful vision of freedom,” said former President Barack Obama in the eulogy he gave at the Democratic congressman and civil rights activist’s funeral on Thursday. The funeral was held in Atlanta, […]

Lawmakers did not address one topic of popular debate while questioning Anthony Fauci on Friday: Why did you take your mask off? Fauci, the federal government’s top infectious disease expert, was photographed July 23 sitting […]