Rules allowing all students to receive meals for free at school, regardless of family income level, are still set to expire before the next academic year Congress passed a bill Friday that aims to keep up the expanded, pandemic-era distribution of free meals for all students this summer. Final passage of the Keep Kids Fed…
The overturning of Roe v. Wade rolled back 50 years of protections for those who can get pregnant. In Georgia, it could be the crux of the midterm elections. ATLANTA — Jerisha Morton didn’t realize she was pregnant until about six weeks into her pregnancy. She soon started feeling waves of intense nausea. “I can’t…
The memes born from the hilariously chaotic Verzuz event on Thursday night featuring Omarion and Mario are circulating on social media. Still, it’s the preshow with Ray J and Bobby V against Pleasure P and Sammie that had fans chatting online and recreating standout moments. However, it also appears to have singing siblings Brandy, and…
“Democratic governors are the last line of defense against these types of extreme [abotion] bills,” North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says Democratic leaders across the nation vowed Friday to help women who travel to seek abortions and to shield patients and medical professionals from being pursued by authorities in states where the procedure becomes outlawed…
The Amhara Association of America says more than 500 civilians were killed in Ethiopia’s Oromia region The heavily armed men appeared around the small farming village in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, frightening residents already on edge after recent clashes between government troops and rebels. “The militants assured us that they will not touch us. They said…
Some public defenders say gun-permitting rules like New York’s have long been a license for racial discrimination When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York’s tight restrictions on who can carry a handgun, condemnation erupted from liberal leaders and activists. But some public defenders, often allies of progressive activists, praised the court’s ruling, saying gun-permitting…
Mohamed Noor, 36, is scheduled to be released from custody Monday, 18 days shy of the fifth anniversary of the July 15, 2017, fatal shooting of Justine Ruszczyk Damond. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman who called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in the alley…
Tamron Hall, Steve Harvey also won trophies, and Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner of “Entertainment Tonight” co-hosted the 49th annual awards held at the Pasadena Convention Center in California. PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Mishael Morgan of “The Young and the Restless” won as lead drama actress, becoming the first Black actor to win in a…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that had provided a constitutional right to abortion The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that had provided a constitutional right to abortion. The ruling is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the…
OPINION: The highest court in the land is an anti-democratic force in America, a white Christian nationalist operation that needs a replacement before it kills us. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The U.S. Supreme Court is an illegitimate institution that is a…
