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US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it expands social media vetting
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...
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...
Black press to Target: Your silence is loud—and costly
Even before Target publicly rolled back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, the Black Press of America had requested a meeting with CEO...
Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the systematic killing of white...
By Gerald Imray and Aamer Madhani
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to forcefully confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing...
Funds from migrants sent back home help fuel some towns’ economies. A GOP plan...
By Fatima Hussein and Megan Janetsky
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel Vail’s entire life in the small western Guatemalan town of Cajolá is built off the...
Trump orders undercut Black business gains
Black-owned businesses have experienced historic growth in recent years, but that progress is now under threat. A sharp decline in small business optimism, coupled...
Rwanda says it’s talking with the US about taking in third-country deportees. Here’s why
Rwanda drew international attention, and some outrage, by agreeing to take in Britain’s rejected asylum-seekers in a plan that collapsed last year. Now Rwanda...
The DEI deception: White women benefit, Black Americans blamed
While President Donald Trump and his allies at the Heritage Foundation work to gut diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs across America, a dangerous...
Green Card Lottery results for 2026 will be out on May 3
Results for the 2026 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2026), popularly known as the Green Card Lottery, will be available online starting tomorrow (May 3, 2025)...
The Cedar unveils 2025 outdoor summer music lineup
Tuesday evening, April 29th, nearly 200 people gathered at The Cedar Cultural Center in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis to taste not only an...