On this day in 1892
MAY 21, 1892 Photo of Ida B. Wells, circa 1893 Credit: Courtesy of National Park Service Crusading journalist Ida B. Wells published a column exposing the lynchings of African-American men…
What killed Alabama’s bill to open public colleges to some undocumented residents?
Rep. Reed Ingram, R-Pike Road, sits on the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives on April 25, 2024 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector) A…
U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund $300 million in grants to boost exports
Soybeans are loaded from a grain bin onto a truck on June 13, 2018, in Dwight, Illinois. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding $300 million in grants to expand…
Climate change might prompt more mosquitoes to move into New Mexico
Aedes aegypti are spreading in New Mexico because of more hospitable conditions due to climate change. (Photo by Apurba Biswas via Wikimedia Commons / CC) Climate change is having an…
Prosecution rests in Trump hush money trial, after former fixer Cohen is grilled
ormer President Donald Trump appears in court during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 20, 2024, in New York City. Trump…
Biden to announce 1 million claims granted for VA benefits under toxic exposure law
The PACT Act added 23 illnesses to the list of toxic-exposure-related ailments presumed to be connected to military service. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is…
U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund $300 million in grants to boost exports
Soybeans being loaded from a grain bin onto a truck on June 13, 2018 in Dwight, Illinois. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding $300 million in grants to expand…
Biden to announce 1 million claims granted for VA benefits under toxic exposure lawÂ
The PACT Act added 23 illnesses to the list of toxic-exposure-related ailments presumed to be connected to military service. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to…
Delaware joins permit-to-purchase states, faces legal challenge
Why Should Delaware Care?Permit-to-purchase is a major reform to the way that Delawareans will be able to soon buy handguns, the most common firearm in the state. By requiring a…
Biden to announce 1 million claims granted for VA benefits under toxic exposure law
The PACT Act added 23 illnesses to the list of toxic-exposure-related ailments presumed to be connected to military service. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to…