
Mississippi police make 2nd arrest in death of Black woman found hanging from tree, seek 3rd suspect
Read full article: Mississippi police make 2nd arrest in death of Black woman found hanging from tree, seek 3rd suspectPolice in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a Black woman found hanging from a tree and have issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect.

Costa Rican man complained of lack of care for diabetes before his death in ICE custody, family says
Read full article: Costa Rican man complained of lack of care for diabetes before his death in ICE custody, family saysA 36-year-old Costa Rican man whose family says he complained of not receiving proper care for his diabetes is the third detainee in less than six months to die at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana.

Judge strikes down a Trump policy barring some immigrants from Head Start preschools
Read full article: Judge strikes down a Trump policy barring some immigrants from Head Start preschoolsA federal judge has struck down a Trump administration directive that would have barred some immigrants from accessing Head Start preschools, plus other federal programs.

Nolan Wells' family pushes back after grand jury declines to recommend charges in his death
Read full article: Nolan Wells' family pushes back after grand jury declines to recommend charges in his deathA grand jury has found there wasn’t evidence to bring charges in the death of Nolan Wells.

Nicaraguan government responsible for at least 8 deaths in custody since 2018, UN report finds
Read full article: Nicaraguan government responsible for at least 8 deaths in custody since 2018, UN report findsA U.N. report says the Nicaraguan government is responsible for at least eight deaths in custody since 2018.

Lawyer says prosecutors haven't offered details of teen's alleged ties to San Diego mosque shooters
Read full article: Lawyer says prosecutors haven't offered details of teen's alleged ties to San Diego mosque shootersThe attorney for a North Carolina girl accused of helping two teens who carried out a fatal attack on a San Diego mosque says prosecutors haven’t provided enough information to allow him to defend his client.

Man shot by ICE, detained in Texas with a bullet in his back is back in the hospital, attorney says
Read full article: Man shot by ICE, detained in Texas with a bullet in his back is back in the hospital, attorney saysThe attorney for a Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas says he is back in the hospital after being held at a detention center with a bullet still lodged in his back.

ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say
Read full article: ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials sayLocal authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, where anti-ICE protesters gathered for hours.

ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say
Read full article: ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials sayLocal authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, where anti-ICE protesters gathered for hours.

Trump refers to Black man from racially offensive 1988 campaign ad while stumping in North Carolina
Read full article: Trump refers to Black man from racially offensive 1988 campaign ad while stumping in North CarolinaPresident Donald Trump is using a controversial campaign ad from 1988 to criticize Democrats on crime.

Man who sprayed Minnesota Rep. Omar with vinegar sentenced to 14 months in prison
Read full article: Man who sprayed Minnesota Rep. Omar with vinegar sentenced to 14 months in prisonThe man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a Minneapolis town hall has been sentenced to 14 months in prison.

16th Street Baptist Church marks bombing anniversary with a new visitor center
Read full article: 16th Street Baptist Church marks bombing anniversary with a new visitor centerHundreds of people gathered at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, to mark the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 bombing.

Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future
Read full article: Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and futurePolitical strategist Khalil Thompson is on a mission to understand why some Black men leaned Republican in recent elections.

Under Trump, census eyes sweeping plan to omit immigrants, race data
Read full article: Under Trump, census eyes sweeping plan to omit immigrants, race dataThe Trump administration is proposing a dramatic overhaul around the once-a-decade U.S. Census head count that could leave out millions of immigrants based on status and key racial and ethnic data, jeopardizing the allocation of resources and the country’s voting map.

Former volunteer sues César Chavez nonprofits over failing to stop union leader from sexual abuse
Read full article: Former volunteer sues César Chavez nonprofits over failing to stop union leader from sexual abuseOne of the organizers who says she was sexually abused by Latino labor leader César Chavez decades ago has sued nonprofits tied to him.

For New York's Haitian community, annual West Indian Day Parade means more in trying times
Read full article: For New York's Haitian community, annual West Indian Day Parade means more in trying timesBrooklyn’s Eastern Parkway will buzz with steel drums and flag-draped floats on Monday during the West Indian Day Parade.

Trump administration scrubs data on gender-based bullying from school civil rights survey
Read full article: Trump administration scrubs data on gender-based bullying from school civil rights surveyThe Trump administration this week quietly released an update to a major survey on civil rights in schools that was scrubbed of all data related to nonbinary students or bullying based on gender identity.

Seneca Nation calls for reversal of Trump's ‘Lake America’ executive order
Read full article: Seneca Nation calls for reversal of Trump's ‘Lake America’ executive orderThe leader of the Seneca Nation in upstate New York is criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” saying it violates a more than 225-year-old treaty and shows a “blatant disrespect” for the Indigenous people who gave it its name in the first place.

Trump administration starts building border wall project in Arizona over tribe's objections
Read full article: Trump administration starts building border wall project in Arizona over tribe's objectionsThe Tohono O’odham Nation says armed federal agents accompanied contractors who trespassed on tribal land this week as they began construction of an Arizona section of a border wall.

Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm elections
Read full article: Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm electionsHundreds of protesters have rallied on the National Mall for a march in support of voting rights and racial justice ahead of the midterm election.

Trump administration starts building border wall project in Arizona over tribe's objections
Read full article: Trump administration starts building border wall project in Arizona over tribe's objectionsThe Tohono O’odham Nation says armed federal agents accompanied contractors who trespassed on tribal land this week as they began construction of an Arizona section of a border wall.

San Diego Padres minor league coach is released from ICE custody
Read full article: San Diego Padres minor league coach is released from ICE custodyThe San Diego Padres says a coaching coordinator in their minor league system is back with his family after being detained by federal immigration officers in Texas.

Target faces renewed backlash after stocking Halloween costume with ‘minstrel show features’
Read full article: Target faces renewed backlash after stocking Halloween costume with ‘minstrel show features’Target has pulled a children's Halloween costume after backlash over its resemblance to racist minstrel caricatures.

FBI sets $25,000 minimum reward for dozens of unsolved Indian Country cases
Read full article: FBI sets $25,000 minimum reward for dozens of unsolved Indian Country casesThe FBI has established a minimum reward of $25,000 for help in solving some cold cases where people went missing or were killed in Indian Country.

Wife of active-duty Army sergeant is deported to Honduras under Trump's immigration crackdown
Read full article: Wife of active-duty Army sergeant is deported to Honduras under Trump's immigration crackdownThe wife of an active-duty U.S. soldier has been deported to her native Honduras in the latest deportation of a spouse or parent of an active-duty U.S. military service member under the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

Washington Post ordered to reinstate Black opinion writer fired after Charlie Kirk posts
Read full article: Washington Post ordered to reinstate Black opinion writer fired after Charlie Kirk postsAn arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to reinstate a Black opinion writer fired over social media posts about violent white men following last year’s killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Karmelo Anthony's lawyer asks for new trial in Texas track meet killing as new details are revealed
Read full article: Karmelo Anthony's lawyer asks for new trial in Texas track meet killing as new details are revealedA Texas prosecutor who oversaw the conviction of Karmelo Anthony in the deadly stabbing of a track athlete during a high school meet says he and defense attorneys had agreed to hold back character evidence during the trial.

Judge removed from Texas track meet killing case as Karmelo Anthony seeks new trial
Read full article: Judge removed from Texas track meet killing case as Karmelo Anthony seeks new trialThe trial judge who presided over the case of the Texas teenager convicted of fatally stabbing a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet was ordered removed from the case as the defendant seeks a new trial.

Congresswoman says target of ICE operation in fatal Maine shooting wasn't up for removal
Read full article: Congresswoman says target of ICE operation in fatal Maine shooting wasn't up for removalA Democratic congresswoman says the person Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents targeted in Maine last month when an officer shot and killed a motorist was not subject to a final removal order.

In Florida, Wasserman Schultz sparks a debate over what representation means in diverse districts
Read full article: In Florida, Wasserman Schultz sparks a debate over what representation means in diverse districtsCongresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is running for reelection in a new Florida district after Republicans redrew the congressional map.

Youngest Black professor at Cambridge who faced plagiarism claims is found dead
Read full article: Youngest Black professor at Cambridge who faced plagiarism claims is found deadA British sociologist who resigned from the University of Cambridge last week following plagiarism accusations was found dead Friday.

AP Exclusive: US military base schools put new emphasis on Western civilization and Christianity
Read full article: AP Exclusive: US military base schools put new emphasis on Western civilization and ChristianityThe Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families.

AP Exclusive: US military base schools put new emphasis on Western civilization and Christianity
Read full article: AP Exclusive: US military base schools put new emphasis on Western civilization and ChristianityThe Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families.

Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit alleging antisemitism at Harvard University
Read full article: Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit alleging antisemitism at Harvard UniversityA judge in Boston has dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit that accused Harvard University of ignoring harassment of Jewish students.

Ex-officer accused of plotting New Orleans attack is released after grand jury declines to indict
Read full article: Ex-officer accused of plotting New Orleans attack is released after grand jury declines to indictA grand jury in Louisiana has declined to indict a former law enforcement officer who was accused of planning to kill Black people in a mass shooting at a New Orleans festival.

Researchers, advocates rail against government's efforts to end workforce data collection
Read full article: Researchers, advocates rail against government's efforts to end workforce data collectionCivil rights groups and researchers pleaded at a public hearing Tuesday for a federal agency to continue its annual collection of workplace demographic data.

Authorities ID the officer who fatally shot a Black man on a bike in Madison, Wisconsin
Read full article: Authorities ID the officer who fatally shot a Black man on a bike in Madison, WisconsinAuthorities have released the name of the Madison police officer who shot and killed a 38-year-old Black man last month in Wisconsin's capital city, Madison.

Will Mississippi send a Black Democrat to the US Senate? Scott Colom says don't count him out
Read full article: Will Mississippi send a Black Democrat to the US Senate? Scott Colom says don't count him outScott Colom is a Black man and a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, a state traditionally led by white conservatives.

Tennessee voters oust Trump-backed congressman, set fall matchup for redrawn Memphis-area House seat
Read full article: Tennessee voters oust Trump-backed congressman, set fall matchup for redrawn Memphis-area House seatFormer Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher has defeated Congressman Andy Ogles in a Republican primary.

US cites 'unauthorized travel' to end DACA status for a mother of 3 deported to Mexico
Read full article: US cites 'unauthorized travel' to end DACA status for a mother of 3 deported to MexicoA woman deported to Mexico despite having legal permission to remain in the U.S. has filed suit against the federal government.

Attorney for Nolan Wells' family says experts to review a boat distress call from day he disappeared
Read full article: Attorney for Nolan Wells' family says experts to review a boat distress call from day he disappearedThe family of Nolan Wells has hired audio engineers to review a distress call made from a boat on the day of his disappearance.

Urban League report says Trump administration is harming Black Americans' chances at American Dream
Read full article: Urban League report says Trump administration is harming Black Americans' chances at American DreamThe National Urban League's latest “State of Black America” report warns that the American Dream may be slipping away for many Black Americans.

How the lighthearted social media trend of 'teen takeovers' took a serious turn
Read full article: How the lighthearted social media trend of 'teen takeovers' took a serious turnA growing trend called “teen takeovers” where scores of young people converge on small areas have raised safety concerns in cities across the United States, and prompted officials to develop strategies to control the trend.

NYC stabbings suspect arrested on hate crime charge in 1 attack, but not a 2nd
Read full article: NYC stabbings suspect arrested on hate crime charge in 1 attack, but not a 2ndA suspect in two stabbings on New York City streets has been arrested on attempted murder and other charges, including hate crime charges pertaining to one of the victims, a Jewish man.

502 students lose spots at Howard University over tuition payments just weeks before classes start
Read full article: 502 students lose spots at Howard University over tuition payments just weeks before classes startMore than 500 incoming students at Howard University have learned this week that they have been unenrolled from the Washington, D.C., school and no longer have spots for the upcoming fall semester that begins Aug. 17.

With a historic 3 Michelin stars, a Mexican restaurant in San Francisco defies stereotypes
Read full article: With a historic 3 Michelin stars, a Mexican restaurant in San Francisco defies stereotypesChef Val Cantú and his team at Californios in San Francisco have earned a historic third Michelin star, the first for a Mexican restaurant worldwide.

Federal judges allow new Tennessee congressional map that splits majority-Black district in Memphis
Read full article: Federal judges allow new Tennessee congressional map that splits majority-Black district in MemphisA federal judicial panel has allowed a new Tennessee congressional map that splits apart a majority-Black district in Memphis.

Clarification: Muscogee-Nation-Freedmen-Citizenship story
Read full article: Clarification: Muscogee-Nation-Freedmen-Citizenship storyIn a story published July 23, 2026, The Associated Press reported that the Muscogee Nation Citizenship Board found that the Creek Freedmen citizenship applicants could not identify a lineal descendant of the tribe.

Fatal police shooting of man with knife roils Madison, Wisconsin
Read full article: Fatal police shooting of man with knife roils Madison, WisconsinThe police shooting death of a man with a knife has roiled Wisconsin's capital and prompted politicians from the governor to city officials to call for transparency and accountability.

Passengers in Texas ICE shooting say officers not in danger, driver was parking when shots fired
Read full article: Passengers in Texas ICE shooting say officers not in danger, driver was parking when shots firedTwo witnesses have told a federal court the immigration agent who fatally shot a Mexican man in Houston on July 7 was in no danger of being run over.

Wisconsin police officer shoots, kills man on city street near state Capitol in Madison
Read full article: Wisconsin police officer shoots, kills man on city street near state Capitol in MadisonMadison's chief of police says an officer in Wisconsin's capital city shot and killed a man who had injured him with a knife while resisting arrest.

US civil rights agency moves to end demographic data collection after 60 years
Read full article: US civil rights agency moves to end demographic data collection after 60 yearsThe Trump administration is seeking to toss aside a 60-year-old requirement for tens of thousands of private sector employers to submit workforce demographic reports each year to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency responsible for enforcing anti-discrimination laws in the workplace.

Nolan Wells remembered for his gentle spirit as Rev. Al Sharpton demands truth about his death
Read full article: Nolan Wells remembered for his gentle spirit as Rev. Al Sharpton demands truth about his deathNolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old who was found dead after a July 4 boat trip with his friends to a Gulf Coast island, was remembered in Mississippi.

A Texas prosecutor reveals new details in an ICE killing of a Houston father
Read full article: A Texas prosecutor reveals new details in an ICE killing of a Houston fatherA federal prosecutor in Texas has shared new details about the shooting of Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE officer in early July.

Clara Ester, activist who rushed to Martin Luther King Jr. after he was shot, dies at 78
Read full article: Clara Ester, activist who rushed to Martin Luther King Jr. after he was shot, dies at 78Clara Ester, an activist and minister who rushed to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s side when he was shot, has died at 78.

Man charged with hate crimes after confrontation with 'Today' show's Melvin at NBC studio
Read full article: Man charged with hate crimes after confrontation with 'Today' show's Melvin at NBC studioA 40-year-old New York man faces hate crime charges following a confrontation with “Today" show host Craig Melvin at NBC’s studio in Manhattan.

Family to hold a vigil for man fatally shot by immigration officer in Houston
Read full article: Family to hold a vigil for man fatally shot by immigration officer in HoustonThe family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a man fatally shot by a federal immigration agent in Houston, is holding a public vigil for him.

Jordan Walker won the Home Run Derby. He wants to lead the next wave of Black athletes into baseball
Read full article: Jordan Walker won the Home Run Derby. He wants to lead the next wave of Black athletes into baseballJordan Walker hopes his star-making turn at the Home Run Derby will inspire more young Black athletes to follow in his footsteps and choose baseball.

Family of Black teen found dead after boat trip agree to inspect his cellphone with DA
Read full article: Family of Black teen found dead after boat trip agree to inspect his cellphone with DAAttorneys for the family of a Black teen who went missing during a July Fourth boat trip off the Mississippi coast say they would work with a local prosecutor’s office to inspect the contents of his cellphone amid an ongoing investigation.

Federal government replaces slavery exhibition at Washington's home in Philadelphia
Read full article: Federal government replaces slavery exhibition at Washington's home in PhiladelphiaThe Trump administration has replaced an exhibit on slavery at the site of President George Washington’s home in Philadelphia with a version that historians say whitewashes the nation’s history.

Amazon will launch its satellite internet in South Africa, seemingly beating Musk in his homeland
Read full article: Amazon will launch its satellite internet in South Africa, seemingly beating Musk in his homelandAmazon says that the technology company will launch its new satellite internet service Amazon Leo in South Africa in 2027.

Federal appeals court ends a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana
Read full article: Federal appeals court ends a decades-old school desegregation order in LouisianaA federal appeals court has ended more than 60 years of federal oversight of a Louisiana school system that had been ordered to eradicate segregation.

Mahmoud Khalil files suit alleging a 'public-private' conspiracy to target Israel's critics
Read full article: Mahmoud Khalil files suit alleging a 'public-private' conspiracy to target Israel's criticsMahmoud Khalil is suing the federal government and several private groups for allegedly conspiring to suppress criticism of Israel.

Innovation, data fixes fuel Native American graduation gains at federally funded schools
Read full article: Innovation, data fixes fuel Native American graduation gains at federally funded schoolsThe U.S. agency that oversees dozens of schools serving Native Americans is reporting more on-time high school graduations than ever.

A July 4 boat trip, an 18-year-old's death and a family's search for answers in the Deep South
Read full article: A July 4 boat trip, an 18-year-old's death and a family's search for answers in the Deep SouthA week ago, 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells took a boat trip with friends to celebrate the Fourth of July on an island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast.

Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger window
Read full article: Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger windowThree men who survived a fatal shooting involving federal immigration officers in Houston say no officer was threatened.

Many US Jewish adults have experienced assault or harassment over the past year, AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: Many US Jewish adults have experienced assault or harassment over the past year, AP-NORC poll findsA new AP-NORC poll finds that many Jewish Americans feel unsafe in the United States, with a majority saying they feel less safe than they did before Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

Community screenings help a movie set during an Indian insurgency bypass censorship
Read full article: Community screenings help a movie set during an Indian insurgency bypass censorshipSikh organizations and local activists are organizing community screenings in India’s northern Punjab state of a movie set during its bloody insurgency.

Family demands an independent probe after ICE officer fatally shoots a man in Houston
Read full article: Family demands an independent probe after ICE officer fatally shoots a man in HoustonThe son of a Mexican national fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston says he was a hardworking father who had been working toward a work permit after 35 years in the U.S. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving to a construction job Tuesday morning when he was killed.

Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of Mexican immigrant
Read full article: Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of Mexican immigrantFormer Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan has been spared from prison for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents waited in the hallway.

Charges filed against Indian crime boss in assassination that strained Canada-India ties
Read full article: Charges filed against Indian crime boss in assassination that strained Canada-India tiesAuthorities have charged the leader of an Indian criminal group in connection with the assassination of a prominent Sikh leader in Canada.

California to institute Bruce Lee Day, a first for a Chinese American in the state's history
Read full article: California to institute Bruce Lee Day, a first for a Chinese American in the state's historyMartial arts icon Bruce Lee, who was born in San Francisco, will become the first Chinese American in California history with an annual namesake day.

Hawaii displays historic photos of Martin Luther King Jr. wearing flower lei during Selma march
Read full article: Hawaii displays historic photos of Martin Luther King Jr. wearing flower lei during Selma marchPhotographs of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wearing lei from Hawaii during the Selma-to-Montgomery marches are now on display in Honolulu.

Great-grandson of Wong Kim Ark praises Supreme Court ruling affirming birthright citizenship
Read full article: Great-grandson of Wong Kim Ark praises Supreme Court ruling affirming birthright citizenshipThe great-grandson of the Chinese American at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court case that first established the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship praises the latest ruling.

Carnegie Foundation unveils 2026's 'Great Immigrants, Great Americans' list
Read full article: Carnegie Foundation unveils 2026's 'Great Immigrants, Great Americans' listThe Andrew Carnegie Foundation has announced this year’s “Great Immigrants, Great Americans” honorees, including Citi CEO Jane Fraser and Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Hernan Diaz and Cristina Rivera Garza.
























