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by Mary Spiller November 27, 2025 With Thanksgiving crowds building, airlines report minimal cancellations so far — but experts warn delays will likely increase throughout the day. The Thanksgiving travel surge is officially underway, with millions of Americans already moving across the country by air and road ahead of the
Two things that made massive cultural splashes this year — Labubu and “KPop Demon Hunters” — will fill the sky and streets of New York when the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off this year. Conan Gray and Lainey Wilson will bring the tunes. The Nov. 27 parade begins rain or shine on Manhattan’s
An Afghan national has been accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence at a time when the presence of troops in the nation’s capital and other cities around the country has become a political flashpoint. FBI Director Kash
The Trump administration announced that it has terminated Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals living in the United States, even as their country is embroiled in violence and political and economic instability. The nation’s leading organization for Haitian rights rebuked the administration’s revocation of TPS for Haitians—particularly on the eve
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal three-judge panel on Wednesday allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map aimed at flipping a seat to Republicans as part of President Donald Trump’s multistate redistricting campaign ahead of the 2026 elections. The map targets the state’s only swing seat, currently held by Democratic U.S.
Two brothers in Virginia have been arrested after an off-duty police officer overheard the men allegedly discussing plans to kill immigration officers, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday. John Wilson Bennett and Mark Booth Bennett, both U.S. citizens, were arrested late last week on allegations they were planning
NEW YORK (AP) — Designer Jeffrey Banks spent years co-authoring seven books on fashion before finally deciding it was time to share his own story. The menswear designer recounts more than 50 years in fashion, from working for Ralph Lauren to launching his own label, in his new memoir “Storyteller: Tales from a Fashion
by Kandiss Edwards November 26, 2025 Urban League of South Madison leaders recognize the need for economic justice and equity. For entrepreneur Daijah Wade, the Madison, Wisconsin, Black Business Hub (BBH) didn’t just provide an office; it furnished a future. Wade ran The Walking Jerk, a Caribbean plant-based to-go restaurant,
Singer Mario found himself the victim of an unwanted action earlier this month. The Baltimore native was in Detroit performing at Masonic Jack White Theatre on Nov. 22, and during a rendition of his hit single “Crying Out For Me,” a female fan, wearing a diamond ring, slid her hand
by Jeroslyn JoVonn November 26, 2025 Santa Monica will pay $350,000 to Silas White’s descendants for land unlawfully seized in the 1950s. The city of Santa Monica has agreed to a $350,000 settlement with the descendants of a Black entrepreneur whose plans to open a Black beach club were derailed
by Mary Spiller November 27, 2025 With Thanksgiving crowds building, airlines report minimal cancellations so far — but experts warn delays will likely increase throughout the day. The Thanksgiving travel surge is officially underway, with millions of Americans already moving across the country by air and road ahead of the
Two things that made massive cultural splashes this year — Labubu and “KPop Demon Hunters” — will fill the sky and streets of New York when the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off this year. Conan Gray and Lainey Wilson will bring the tunes. The Nov. 27 parade begins rain or shine on Manhattan’s
An Afghan national has been accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence at a time when the presence of troops in the nation’s capital and other cities around the country has become a political flashpoint. FBI Director Kash
The Trump administration announced that it has terminated Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals living in the United States, even as their country is embroiled in violence and political and economic instability. The nation’s leading organization for Haitian rights rebuked the administration’s revocation of TPS for Haitians—particularly on the eve
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal three-judge panel on Wednesday allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map aimed at flipping a seat to Republicans as part of President Donald Trump’s multistate redistricting campaign ahead of the 2026 elections. The map targets the state’s only swing seat, currently held by Democratic U.S.
Two brothers in Virginia have been arrested after an off-duty police officer overheard the men allegedly discussing plans to kill immigration officers, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday. John Wilson Bennett and Mark Booth Bennett, both U.S. citizens, were arrested late last week on allegations they were planning
NEW YORK (AP) — Designer Jeffrey Banks spent years co-authoring seven books on fashion before finally deciding it was time to share his own story. The menswear designer recounts more than 50 years in fashion, from working for Ralph Lauren to launching his own label, in his new memoir “Storyteller: Tales from a Fashion
by Kandiss Edwards November 26, 2025 Urban League of South Madison leaders recognize the need for economic justice and equity. For entrepreneur Daijah Wade, the Madison, Wisconsin, Black Business Hub (BBH) didn’t just provide an office; it furnished a future. Wade ran The Walking Jerk, a Caribbean plant-based to-go restaurant,
Singer Mario found himself the victim of an unwanted action earlier this month. The Baltimore native was in Detroit performing at Masonic Jack White Theatre on Nov. 22, and during a rendition of his hit single “Crying Out For Me,” a female fan, wearing a diamond ring, slid her hand
by Jeroslyn JoVonn November 26, 2025 Santa Monica will pay $350,000 to Silas White’s descendants for land unlawfully seized in the 1950s. The city of Santa Monica has agreed to a $350,000 settlement with the descendants of a Black entrepreneur whose plans to open a Black beach club were derailed