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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Black Hawk helicopter crashed off the coast of Yemen on Friday during a training mission and a search was under way for one U.S. service member, the U.S. military said. U.S. Central Command said in a statement that five other service members aboard the aircraft had been rescued after the […]
An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force is in critical condition after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington on Sunday, according to authorities. The Metropolitan Police Department said officers responded to the scene to assist the U.S. Secret Service “after an individual set themselves on fire in front of an […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force was critically injured Sunday after setting himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring that he “will no longer be complicit in genocide,” a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The man, whose name wasn’t immediately released, walked […]
Reparations advocates had the wind in their sails last year. Cities across the US set up teams to hash out plans to compensate black people for the legacy of slavery, taking their cue from a successful pilot in Evanston, Illinois. The landscape in 2024 is very different.
Lawmaker tabled bill H.R. 414 in 2023 claiming the US has a ‘moral and legal obligation’ to make restitution to the descendants of slaves Bowman believes $14 T should be distributed to black people who make up 12 percent of US population Money could be paid out over five or 10 or 20 years in weekly […]
Dec. 12, 1870 2004 portrait of Joseph Rainey by Simmie Knox Credit: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives Joseph H. Rainey became the first Black lawmaker sworn into the U.S. House, where he served four terms. Born on a rice plantation in South Carolina, his father purchased the family’s freedom through money made as a […]
BURNSVILLE, Minn. — This summer, winter sports star Rebecca Flynn got life-changing news — she was named to the United States Snowboard Pro Slopestyle team. “It was probably one of the most exciting moments of my life. I was not expecting it. My parents were not expecting it. It was crazy,” Flynn said. Flynn’s parents […]
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1 December 2023 Updated 12 minutes ago Image caption, Chauvin is serving concurrent prison sentences over the death of George Floyd A US prison inmate has been charged with attempted murder after stabbing Derek Chauvin, the ex-police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd. Prosecutors said ex-gang member John Turscak used an improvised blade […]
Gabe Amo, a former White House staff member who worked in the Biden and Obama administrations, on Tuesday became the first Black person to represent Rhode Island in the U.S. Congress, according to The Associated Press. Mr. Amo, the son of Ghanaian and Liberian immigrants and a moderate Democrat, handily defeated his Republican opponent, Gerry […]