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Illinois Bars ICE from Swapping Rental Car License Plates

By Natasha Korecki Illinois state officials have given national rental car companies official notice that immigration enforcement agents using their vehicles are not allowed to swap the rental’s assigned license plates for other plates to disguise the vehicles, and if they do, the rental car companies could be held liable. According to documents obtained by NBC News via the Freedom of Information Act, the Illinois secretary of state’s office sent letters to at least 19 national car rental headquarters stating that they had received public complaints of immigration agents switching license plates on rented vehicles when Operation Midway Blitz, an extensive government

Florida Lottery’s $76M Boost to FAMU & B-CU Sparks Debate

By Mitti Hicks In 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the “Stop WOKE Act” in 2022, restricting schools and businesses from promoting certain concepts about race, gender, racism, social privilege, and more. During halftime at the Florida Classic between HBCUs, Florida A&M University (FAMU) and Bethune-Cookman University, representatives from the Florida Lottery presented the schools with an on-field check presentation to highlight the lottery’s support of higher education throughout the Sunshine State. Representatives from the state lottery took to the field to highlight how the lottery has impacted students attending both institutions. Lottery leaders said the agency has contributed more than

CIA-Vetted Afghan Zero Unit Veteran Case Sparks Review”

By Dan De Luce and Rich Schapiro Before Rahmanullah Lakanwal settled in a quiet part of Washington state, he was part of a secret unit of Afghans who operated under CIA direction and hunted down Taliban commanders in highly dangerous missions. They “took malignant actors off the battlefield and saved American lives, period,” said Andrew Sullivan, who served as an officer with the Army’s 1st Division in Afghanistan and is now executive director of No One Left Behind, a nonprofit that helps resettle Afghans who worked for the U.S. military during the war. These members of “Zero Units,” also known as National Strike Units, were

Trump Signals Openness to Short-Term Obamacare Subsidy Fix

By Cheyenne Haslet President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested he was open to extending Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year if it would give Congress time to make changes that he supports to the federally run health care plan. “Some kind of an extension may be necessary to get something else done, because the unaffordable care act has been a disaster,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One, referring to Obamacare’s official name, the Affordable Care Act. The president in recent weeks has backed a plan to give money directly to Obamacare enrollees

Alcorn State’s Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite to Debut in Macy’s Parade

The Alcorn State University Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite is performing in the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 27. This marks the band’s first-ever appearance in the iconic event, representing the state of Mississippi on a national stage. The historically Black college and university (HBCU) marching band was selected from more than 100 applicants to be one of only nine marching bands in this year’s parade. “Macy’s is thrilled to invite the Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite to join us for the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,” said Sara Flores, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade associate producer. “The band’s dynamic sound and

Winter Storms and FAA Issues Cause Major U.S. Travel Delay

By Emily Mae Czachor Travelers around the United States faced delays at major airports during the busy holiday weekend, as winter weather disrupted airlines’ schedules and software issues temporarily grounded a popular plane model in the days after Thanksgiving. There were 12,113 inbound and outbound flight delays reported across the U.S. on Sunday, according to the tracking site FlightAware. The tracker also showed 1,424 flight cancellations. Airports in Chicago, New York City, Boston, Des Moines, Fort Lauderdale and Detroit were among those most affected. There was also at least one rail disruption in Providence, Rhode Island, where a fire broke out beneath three

Judge Blocks Trump Policy Denying Bond Hearings to Migrants

A federal judge has ruled that Donald Trump’s administration cannot impose mandatory detention on thousands of migrants held by US immigration authorities without first giving them an opportunity to seek release on bond. US district judge Sunshine Sykes in Riverside, California, certified a nationwide class of individuals who were already living in the United States when they were detained and are legally entitled to a hearing to determine whether they can be released on bond while their deportation cases proceed. Sykes ruled last week that the Trump administration’s policy adopted in July of denying bond hearings to migrants detained during domestic enforcement operations

Noem Defied Judge in Venezuelan Deportations, DOJ Says

ByLaura Romero and Luke Barr Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem directed that hundreds of Venezuelan men who were removed from the U.S. in March be transferred to El Salvador, despite a federal judge ordering deportation planes turned around, according to a new court filing from Trump administration lawyers. In the filing late Tuesday, the Department of Justice said that DOJ and DHS officials conveyed their legal advice to Noem after U.S. District Judge James Boasberg gave first an oral directive and then a written order that sought to block the deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. “After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that

Tulsa Race Massacre Survivor Viola Fletcher Dies at 111

By The Associated Press Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child, has died. She was 111. Her grandson Ike Howard said Monday that she died surrounded by family at a Tulsa hospital. Sustained by a strong faith, she raised three children, worked as a welder in a shipyard during World War II and spent decades caring for families as a housekeeper. Tulsa was mourning her loss, said

FBI Probes Democrats After Trump Claims ‘Sedition

By Ryan J. Reilly, Frank Thorp V, Kyle Stewart and Brennan Leach WASHINGTON — The FBI is working to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a video urging members of the military and intelligence community not to comply with illegal orders, according to a person familiar with the efforts. The move, first reported by Fox News, comes days after President Donald Trump accused the Democrats, all of whom served in the military or in intelligence roles, of “seditious behavior.” Details of the investigation were not immediately clear. The lawmakers confirmed they had heard from the House or Senate sergeants-at-arms about the FBI effort. In a joint statement, four of

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