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Former Utah Rep. Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to the U.S. House, has died

 Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday. She was 49. Love’s family posted news of her death on Love’s X account. She had undergone recent treatment for brain cancer and received immunotherapy as part of a clinical trial at Duke University’s brain tumor center. Her daughter said earlier this month that the former lawmaker was no longer responding to treatment. Love died at her home in Saratoga Springs, Utah, according to a statement posted by the family. “With grateful hearts filled to overflowing

Sen. Randal Mangham Welcomes Divine Nine Members to the Capitol

 On Tuesday, March 11, Sen. Randal Mangham (D–Stone Mountain) met with representatives from the Divine Nine sororities and fraternities as well as alumni of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) to plan Divine Nine and HBCU Day at the Georgia State Capitol for 2026. “I’m honored to have met with representatives from the Divine Nine Greek-letter organizations and our HBCUs,” said Sen. Mangham. “We had productive conversations about our goals and strategies for the upcoming Divine Nine and HBCU Day that will take place during the next legislative session. As a proud Howard University graduate, I know firsthand that HBCUs

2 months into Trump’s second administration, the news industry faces challenges from all directions

By David Bauer During the first Trump administration, the biggest concern for many journalists was labels. Would they, or their news outlet, be called “fake news” or an “enemy of the people” by a president and his supporters? They now face a more assertive President Donald Trump. In two months, a blitz of action by the nation’s new administration — Trump, chapter two — has journalists on their heels. Lawsuits. A newly aggressive Federal Communications Commission. An effort to control the press corps that covers the president, prompting legal action by The Associated Press. A gutted Voice of America. Public

Wildfires in the Carolinas force evacuations and prompt an emergency declaration

Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation in one North Carolina county as emergency crews fought separate fires in an area of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene, while South Carolina’s governor declared an emergency in response to a growing wildfire. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety announced a mandatory evacuation starting at 8:20 p.m. Saturday for parts of Polk County in western North Carolina about 80 miles (129 kilometers) west of Charlotte. “Visibility in area will be reduced and roads/evacuation routes can become blocked; if you do not leave now, you could be trapped, injured, or killed,” the agency

Jackie Robinson’s Army career wiped from military website in DEI purge

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By Curtis Bunn The military story of Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball after serving as a 2nd lieutenant in the Army, no longer exists on the Defense Department’s website as part of the Trump administration’s wiping out of diversity, equity and inclusion within the federal government. Trump ordered the Pentagon to scan federal websites for articles, social media posts, photos, news articles and videos to remove any web pages that “promote diversity, equity and inclusion.” Several websites under Pentagon jurisdiction have removed thousands of pages documenting the history of people of color, LGBTQ people, women and others from marginalized

JFK experts scour newly unsealed assassination files

By Max Matza The US government has released the final batch of documents on the assassination of President John F Kennedy (JFK) – a case that still inspires conspiracy theories more than 60 years later. It follows an executive order by President Donald Trump that required remaining unredacted files in the case to be made public. Experts are combing over the papers, not all of which have appeared online. They say the job will take time, and that they do not expect many ground-breaking revelations. US authorities have previously released hundreds of thousands of JFK documents, but held some back,

Two Texas universities under federal investigation over DEI, Trump administration says

By Lily Kepner Two Texas universities are being investigated by the Trump administration for engaging with a program that allegedly uses preferential treatment based on race, the U.S. Education Department announced Friday. Rice University and the University of North Texas in Denton were both on the list of 45 institutions under investigation for working with the PhD Project, an organization helping minority students. The PhD Project has existed for 31 years and seeks to help underrepresented and minority students access coveted doctoral and leadership programs. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 63.1% of doctoral degrees awarded in 2020-21 were to white

Judge Blocks Policy That Would Expel Transgender Troops

By Dave Phillips A federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Tuesday from banning transgender people from serving in the military. In a forcefully written opinion that rebuked the president’s effort, U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes issued an injunction that allows trans troops to keep serving in the military, under rules that were established by the Biden administration, until their lawsuit against the Trump administration’s ban is decided. “The ban at bottom invokes derogatory language to target a vulnerable group in violation of the Fifth Amendment,” Judge Reyes wrote. The government had argued that courts must defer to military

Navy warship is sent to the southern border to carry out Trump’s immigration plans

By Juliana Kim A U.S. Navy destroyer, designed to intercept ballistic missiles, has been deployed to the southern border as part of President Trump’s push to seal the border and crack down on immigration, defense officials said. The USS Gravely set sail on Saturday from Naval Weapons Station Yorktown in Virginia. The warship previously served in the Middle East, where it was responsible for shooting down missiles fired by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. Now, it will help assist U.S. Northern Command in its mission to “protect the United States’ territorial integrity, sovereignty, and security,” Gen. Gregory Guillot, who oversees U.S.

A majority-Black town starts armed protection group after neo-Nazi rally

By Aaron Franco and Morgan Radford  Nearly every morning for the last month, Jay has been waking up before sunrise to drive around the streets of Lincoln Heights, patrolling neighborhood bus stops to make sure children are getting to school safely. “We have a very tight community, so all of our kids, they know us,” he said. But for anyone outside the community, Jay’s presence might be a mystery. He wears a face covering along with a tactical vest, and Jay is not his real name, which he asked not to use to prevent harassment from hate groups. He’s a member of the

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