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Wisconsin officer kills man armed with knife, police say, as shooting sparks protests

By Phil Helsel and Marin Scott A police officer fatally shot a man who was alleged to have pulled out a knife during a struggle as officers were looking into a report of someone “checking vehicle doors” Wednesday afternoon in Madison, Wisconsin, police said. Police responded to the Marquette neighborhood about 1 p.m. after a report of someone checking parked cars, Madison Police Chief John Patterson said at a news conference. The person fled on a bicycle, but officers re-encountered him around 1:35 p.m., Patterson said. The man “either fell off or was taken off of the bicycle by officers,” and there was

HBCU Leaders Call on Congress and the White House to Pass the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act

Nation’s largest gathering of HBCU leaders spotlights bipartisan bill that would deliver the largest federal investment in HBCU infrastructure in American history UNCF, the nation’s largest and most effective minority scholarship organization, today renewed its call for Congress and the White House to pass the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act — landmark bipartisan legislation that would authorize the largest federal investment in historically Black college and university (HBCU) infrastructure in American history. Before more than 1,300 attendees gathered in Atlanta for UNITE 2026, the largest national convening of HBCU leaders, faculty, students, advocates and funders, the organization mobilized students, alumni, educators, parents

Beaches closed and sandbags filled as Tropical Storm Bertha approaches the Gulf Coast

By The Associated Press Communities on the U.S. Gulf Coast distributed sandbags and closed beaches as Tropical Storm Bertha threatened to bring flooding and strong winds Wednesday from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana. Bertha was forecast to make landfall Wednesday night in the coastal and lightly populated part of Louisiana southeast of New Orleans, with wind as the biggest threat, according to Michael Buchanan, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Louisiana. Early Wednesday, the storm was centered about 145 miles (235 kilometers) west-southwest of Panama City, Florida, and 75 miles (120 kilometers) east of the mouth of the Mississippi River. It

Hundreds gather for Nolan Wells’ funeral in Mississippi

By Aaron Gilchrist and Rebecca Cohen OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. — Nolan Wells, the Mississippi teenager whose death after a Fourth of July boating trip with friends has spurred national attention, was remembered Monday as a “gentle, calming spirit” during a funeral that attracted hundreds. “I want to give all thanks and honor and glory to God for choosing Elmore and me to be Nolan’s parents,” Wells’ mother, Christine Wells-Wonsley, said at the funeral at Center Pointe Church. “We thank you, Lord, for the beautiful 18 years that you blessed us with him.” Hours before the funeral service in Ocean Springs, which began just

U.S. military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Iranian attack in Jordan

By Mosheh Gains, Courtney Kube and Gordon Lubold The Defense Department on Monday released the names of two soldiers killed in Iranian strikes in Jordan, identifying them as 25-year-old Tyler James Feehan of Hawaii and 19-year-old Isabella Gonzales of Texas. Gonzales was killed Friday and Feehan on Saturday. The Pentagon did not provide details on the exact circumstances of their deaths. Feehan and Gonzales had been assigned to Army missile defense commands in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Ansbach, Germany, respectively, it said. The Pentagon said the two U.S. troops were part of a longtime, ongoing mission to counter ISIS, Operation Inherent Resolve, that

FDA says Taylor Farms lettuce sample tested for cyclospora produced false positive for the parasite

By Joe Kottke and Dennis Romero A sample of lettuce from a supplier that has recalled products as a result of a multi-state cyclospora outbreak produced a false positive result for the parasite, federal officials said Sunday. The false positive was discovered when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration re-reviewed the results of a sample from Taylor Farms de Mexico that as reported positive Saturday. “As of July 19, 2026, there are no confirmed positive sample results for product testing for Cyclospora,” the FDA said in its statement. The false positive does not change the company’s earlier voluntary recall of its iceberg lettuce that was

Civil rights leaders announce ‘March on Washington’ to defend voting rights

By Reuters CHICAGO — Civil rights leaders announced plans for a Washington march ‌to defend voting rights, saying Tuesday that recent court decisions have weakened key federal protections against racial discrimination in voting. The coalition — led by the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network and joined by Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters ​King and labor and civil rights groups — will host the “March on Washington 2026: Defend the ​Vote” march on Aug. 28. That will mark the 63rd anniversary of ⁠the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a ​Dream”

Canadian wildfire smoke turns air hazardous in the U.S. Midwest

By The Associated Press Heavy, pungent smoke from Canadian wildfires darkened skies in the U.S. on Thursday from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast, reducing visibility for commuters and prompting warnings that air quality could make being outside dangerous. Detroit’s air quality was among the worst in the world for major cities, as a lingering high pressure system trapped smoke from dozens of fires in Canada and northern Minnesota, said Steven Freitag, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Pontiac, Michigan. “Sure enough, it arrived in force here and it’s really pretty extreme levels,” said Freitag, who noted that visibility in some areas was

CDC nominee says she won’t betray science — while declining to challenge Kennedy’s actions

By Mike Stobbe The Trump administration’s latest nominee to lead the nation’ top public health agency drew frustrated reactions from some U.S. senators on Wednesday when they pressed her on whether she would protect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from political meddling. Dr. Erica Schwartz told the Senate health committee she “will never betray the science” and pledged to use “radical transparency” in a bid to rebuild public trust in the agency. But several senators questioned how she might handle pressure from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has repeatedly moved to alter U.S. vaccine and CDC

Race- and Gender-Based Scholarships Shrink After Supreme Court Ruling

By Jamaal Abdul-Alim The proportion of scholarships meant to help students of a certain race, ethnicity or gender has shrunk significantly since the 2023 Supreme Court ruling that outlawed the use of race in college admissions, The Washington Post reports. Citing data from the National Scholarship Providers Association, the newspaper found that the percentage of scholarships with racial, ethnic, gender, or other demographic requirements has decreased four percentage points – from 15 percent in 2023 to 11 percent in 2026. Factors contributing to the trend include the threat of “lawsuits, legal complaints and pressure from the Trump administration,” the article states. The scholarships previously

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