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For the first Time in its 116 year history, the NAACP won’t invite the...

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Citing Trump’s “attacking our democracy,” the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will not invite President Donald Trump to its national...

Nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests push back on Trump’s parade, policies, and power

From Bethesda, Maryland, to Atlanta, Georgia, across New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, and more than 2,000 other cities and towns nationwide, tens of...

Rep. Huldah Momanyi-Hiltsley grateful that gunman who scared her into hiding is caught

Minnesota State Rep. Huldah Momanyi-Hiltsley, who was forced to evacuate her home Saturday following the shooting of State Sen. John Hoffman and the subsequent...

Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman killed and State Sen. John Hoffman wounded in ‘politically...

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By Tim Sullivan, Steve Karnowski and Alanna Durkin Richer BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — Hundreds of law officers fanned out across a Minneapolis suburb Saturday...

NiJaree Canady makes history with record-breaking $1M NIL deal at Texas Tech

NiJaree Canady, a 22-year-old African American softball phenom, has become the first college softball player to sign a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deal...

World’s most popular TikTok star Khaby Lame leaves the US after being detained by...

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By Rio Yamat LAS VEGAS (AP) — Khaby Lame, the world’s most popular TikTok personality with millions of followers, has left the U.S. after being...

Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries set to go into effect...

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By Chris Megerian and Farnoush Amiri WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term, announcing that citizens...

U.S.-based university and nonprofits to send 50,000 books to Kenya

The stacks of libraries across Kenya will soon be a little thicker, thanks to a collaboration between a U.S.-based university and two nonprofit organizations...

US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it expands social media vetting

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By Matthew Lee and Annie Ma WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to...

Kenyan literary icon Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, one of the most renowned icons of African literature, has died, according announcements from his children. He was 87. “It tears my...

ICE agents wait in hallways of immigration court as Trump seeks to deliver on...

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By Joshua Goodman and Gisela Salomon MIAMI (AP) — Juan Serrano, a 28-year-old Colombian migrant with no criminal record, attended a hearing in immigration court in...