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As tensions rise in Madison after deadly police shooting, victim is identified

By Shaquille Brewster, Kailani Koenig, Marlene Lenthang and Matt Lavietes MADISON, Wis. — With protests and demands for accountability growing louder in Madison, officials have identified the man who was fatally shot by a police officer this week. Corey Ruiz, who was in his 30s and a member of the Madison community, was killed Wednesday, officials said during a news conference Thursday. He was shot after he pulled out a knife during a struggle with four officers, police said.​ The news conference became heated, as Madison Police Chief John Patterson was interrupted by two protesters for about 20 minutes. One took over the microphone to condemn police

Illinois Designates July 25 as Day of Remembrance for Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley

By Eunice Alpasan A new statewide day of reflection and remembrance aims to honor the life and legacy of Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley. Gov. JB Pritzker joined legislators and community members Thursday at the location of Till’s funeral, Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Bronzeville, to sign legislation designating July 25, Till’s birthday, as a statewide day of reflection and remembrance for Till and his mother. Till was a Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed in 1955 after he was accused of whistling at a White woman in Mississippi. Till was

State audit says Ohio’s only public HBCU inaccurately charged students tuition and fees

By Megan Henry Central State University incorrectly charged students tuition and rent, according to State Auditor Keith Faber. Faber recently released an audit of Central State University’s finances from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. He is requiring Central State’s former CFO Curtis Pettis and his insurance company United Educators to pay back more than $105,000 of penalties that added up from the university’s late payments to the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System and the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio. Three of the monthly STRS contributions were sent late and seven of the 12 OPERS monthly contributions were sent late, according

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”

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