Lawyers for Payton Gendron, the gunman who carried out a racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket in 2022, are seeking to have his federal charges dismissed on grounds that the jury pool was not sufficiently diverse. On August…
Uncle Nearest, the Black-owned whiskey brand founded in 2017 and celebrated for its rapid rise in the spirits industry, is facing a high-stakes legal battle over allegations of defaulting on loans totaling $100 million. The Tennessee-based company is named after…
President Donald Trump on Monday declared a public safety emergency in Washington, D.C., authorizing an expanded federal role in the city’s law enforcement operations. The announcement, delivered during an Aug. 11 press conference, positions the intervention as “historic action” to…
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced up to $30 million in grants aimed at equipping American workers with the skills needed for high-demand and emerging industries. The initiative, administered through the department’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA), is designed…
President Donald Trump has made headlines again with his controversial move to take control of Washington D.C.’s police department and activate 800 National Guard members, a decision he says is necessary to combat crime in the capital. However, local officials,…
