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Black History’s Heroes Series: Claudette Colvin, the first woman to refuse to give up her seat on a bus

It’s arguably a sin of history, let alone Black History Month, that many people are unfamiliar with Claudette Colvin. She was Rosa Parks before Rosa Parks was Rosa Parks. Unfortunately, Colvin is just a footnote in the Civil Rights Movement when, in reality, she should be celebrated as a pioneer.  About nine months before Parks […]

The discreet erosion of US household savings

The Bureau of Economic Analysis on Friday published new data for personal consumption expenditures, revealing a 2.6% rise in the price of goods over the past year and a 0.7% surge in consumer spending, coming in higher than the 0.4% increase analysts expected. With fears of a recession easing, Wall Street is celebrating the resilience of the consumer […]

Do women still have a right to stabilizing abortion care under federal law?

In Idaho’s view, every American with an emergency medical condition is entitled to necessary stabilizing treatment at Medicare-funded hospitals — except pregnant women who need emergency abortions.

Trump rails against Fani Willis after she admits relationship with prosecutor

Former President Trump criticized Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis after she publicly admitted to having an affair with the top prosecutor on Trump’s Georgia criminal case. “Fani Willis, the D.A. of Fulton County, just admitted to having a sexual relationship with the prosecutor she, in consultation with the White House and DOJ, appointed to...

Porter accuses Schiff of ‘brazenly cynical’ ad ‘boosting’ Republican Garvey

Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), who is running for Senate, took aim at opponent Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) for what she called a “brazenly cynical ad” Thursday. “Adam Schiff knows he will lose to me in November,” Porter said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “That's what this brazenly cynical ad...

Louisiana voters sue over state’s new majority-Black congressional district

A group of Louisiana voters has filed a lawsuit against the state, alleging the new majority-Black district is unconstitutional.  The group of 12 non-Black voters argue the map, which Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law after a special legislative session, violates the 14th and 15th Amendments. “The State has engaged in explicit, racial segregation of...

Nancy Mace calls Haley ‘China’s favorite governor’ at Trump rally

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is going on the attack against GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley in South Carolina, panning her record as governor in an effort to boost President Trump against his last remaining Republican rival. Mace, who endorsed Trump in January, slammed Haley during a press conference on Thursday and at another pro-Trump event...

Country music’s Lainey Wilson pushes for AI protections: ‘Gut punch’ to have ‘voice ripped from you’

Country music star Lainey Wilson is speaking out about what she says are the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI), telling a House Judiciary subcommittee that it’s a “gut punch” to “have your name, your likeness, or your voice ripped from you.”  The “Heart Like a Truck” singer testified Friday at a House Judiciary Subcommittee on...

Biden attends solemn ceremony for troops killed in Jordan drone strike

President Biden met Friday with the families of American service members killed last month in a drone strike in Jordan and participated in a dignified transfer, a solemn ceremony in which the troops’ remains return to the U.S. The president and first lady Jill Biden attended the ceremony at Dover Air Force Base along with...

Americans lose billions as expert says median fraud losses double

Frauds and scams in the banking system cost Americans billions in 2022, experts told a Senate panel Thursday. And that number will continue to rise unless Congress makes needed updates and holds companies more accountable.  The median amount of money lost in fraud cases has more than doubled from 2020 to 2022, going from $311...

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