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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

TSU former president writes book on state’s alleged $2.1 billion funding shortfall

 Former Tennessee State University President Dr. Glenda Glover has written a book documenting how Tennessee allegedly underfunded the HBCU by as much as $2.1 billion under federal law, and the efforts state leaders made to avoid paying it. Glover has released “How Dare You,” a book that draws on legislative records, state and federal documentation and TSU research to document the state of Tennessee’s alleged underfunding of TSU. The book traces back to a 2022 legislative hearing, where a state senator publicly questioned why Black students attend TSU, and to the long history of TSU becoming the “segregation-era” alternative to

House passes Trump-backed bill that would make daylight saving time permanent

By Raquel Coronell Uribe and Kyle Stewart Efforts in Congress to make daylight saving time permanent sprang forward Tuesday after the House passed legislation that would remove the need for Americans to adjust their clocks twice a year. The measure, known as the Sunshine Protection Act, passed 308-117. It would put the country on the time currently observed from March to November unless a state exempted itself before the act took effect. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn., who presided over the vote on the House floor, started playing the Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” on his phone as he read the final tally. President Donald Trump has

Nation’s Largest Gathering of HBCU Leaders to Convene in Atlanta for UNITE 2026, Featuring Cast of Netflix’s A Different World Sequel

UNCF brings together more than 1,000 HBCU leaders, faculty, students, and advocates to explore the future of HBCU impact and innovation; cast of “A Different World” Netflix sequel to appear; UNCF President and CEO Dr. Michael L. Lomax and UNCF Board Chair Milton Jones to make special announcement UNCF is proud to announce the return of UNITE 2026, the nation’s most influential annual gathering of HBCU leaders, advocates, funders and thought leaders committed to advancing excellence, sustainability and transformation in higher education. Convening July 19–23 at the Signia by Hilton Atlanta, the event will bring together more than 1,000 attendees

George E. Johnson, founder of pioneering Black hair products company, dies at 99

By Reuters George E. Johnson, the pioneering Chicago entrepreneur whose eponymous company transformed Black hair care in the United States with brands ​including Afro Sheen, Ultra Wave and Classy Curl, died on Monday at age 99, according to a family statement. The family said Johnson “passed away peacefully at home at the age of 99, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy of entrepreneurship, faith, perseverance, philanthropy, and family.” The New York Times, citing his second wife, Madeline Murphy Rabb, reported that ​Johnson died of a respiratory illness. Johnson Products Co. was founded in 1954, catering to African Americans’ evolving tastes in hairstyles,

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