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Shutdown Pain Spreads at One Month, Touching Tens of Millions
The US government shutdown becomes painfully real for tens of millions Americans...
Trump Will Ask Courts To Clarify How To Legally Fund SNAP—After...
The Trump administration said Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits...
How Jamaica’s Hurricane Melissa Insurance Bond Is Paying...
Days before the storm hit on Oct, 28, the country’s Finance Ministry announced it...
Uncertainty over federal food aid deepens as the shutdown...
The twin crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington are...
Live updates: Latest news on the Trump administration as...
More critical services are at risk of lapsing this month as President Donald Trump...
Thousands missing, new horrors emerge after RSF taking...
Sudanese people are being hunted down, humiliated and killed by RSF fighters, according...
SNAP recipients struggle with the USDA food safety net,...
Snap Recipients are already looking to stock up at food pantries, but USDA cuts...
South Korea gifts Xi a Go board made from prized wood,...
South Korea's new president presented Chinese leader Xi Jinping with "the finest"...
Sonya Massey’s Family Angered Over Ex-Deputy’s Lesser Conviction,...
Sonya Massey’s family expressed frustration over Sean Grayson’s lesser conviction...
Cities and states leap into breach as SNAP benefits expire
Federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to deploy emergency funds,...
Trump’s call for end to filibuster faces GOP headwinds
President Trump’s fresh push for Republicans to abandon the Senate filibuster is...
China's Xi pushes for global AI body at APEC in counter...
Xi said a World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization could set governance...
Fort Myers groups rally to help Jamaica recover after Hurricane...
Fort Myers groups are collecting donations to help Jamaica recover from Hurricane...
Foreign Minister calls for greater allied presence in the...
The Russian Federation has not demonstrated readiness to achieve peace. The Black...
With the outlook for SNAP benefits uncertain, food banks...
More Americans are turning to food banks to help fill the assistance gap, but administrators...
APEC leaders wrap up summit after Trump and Xi reach truce...
Asian and Pacific Rim leaders pledge support for trade and investment that 'benefits...
When your SNAP benefits could become available in November
Two judges ruled in favor of SNAP benefits. So when would they be released?
US: Trump administration must fund food aid, judges rule
Two federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration must fund the US's biggest...
Uncertainty Persists for Americans Waiting for Food Benefits...
Judges on Friday ordered the federal government to continue providing food assistance...
Trump vows to ‘fund SNAP as soon as possible’ if court...
Trump seeks court ruling on SNAP payments during government shutdown as 42 million...
Will my food stamps renew? Across the country, a chorus...
The Trump administration had said SNAP food assistance wouldn’t be distributed in...
Will SNAP benefits be paid in November? Here’s what we...
Two federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funds...
Some states scramble to maintain food access ahead of potential...
States are resorting to last-ditch efforts to preserve access to groceries for their...
What is the ‘nuclear option’? President Trump demands GOP...
President Trump is urging Republicans to eliminate the Senate filibuster to reopen...
Brown, Sununu oppose Trump's call to end Senate filibuster
The Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire are not on board with...
The Best Black Celebrity Halloween Costumes That Absolutely...
Let's take a look at our favorite celebrities do their big one for this year's Halloween....
Trump’s New Executive Order to Restore Confederate Statues...
Trump’s order to restore monuments removed has reignited deep divisions over how...
Trump’s MAGA Monsters Are Scarier Than Any Halloween Character
Black Star News Editorial Photos: YouTube Screenshots On this Halloween, there are...
Republicans quickly buck Trump on the filibuster: From...
Plus, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Democrats' shutdown strategy.
Trump tells Republicans: Use nuclear option to end government...
US president urges party to get rid of supermajority vote requirement to pass legislation
US courts rule Trump cannot suspend food aid during government...
Critics expressed alarm after government said it would totally suspend food aid...
TikToker Wisdom Kaye’s Halloween 2025 Looks Are the Best...
Every time we think fashion TikToker Wisdom Kaye has outdone himself, he proves...
The Most Pettiest Reason Why a Black Nobel Prize Winner...
In 2025, Trump's administration revoked over 6,000 international students' visas....
$22,000 raised for citywide food drive as SNAP benefits...
Mayor Cavalier Johnson says $22,000 has been raised for 90,000 meals for families...
Trump throws out fresh loyalty test for Thune and Senate...
Republicans have resisted the temptation to eliminate the filibuster so far, writes...
Judge orders Trump administration to fund food aid for...
The decision, in response to a lawsuit from nonprofits and cities, comes ahead of...
Thune’s support for filibuster ‘unchanged’ by Trump demand...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-S.D.) support for keeping the 60-vote threshold...
Judge gives Trump administration until Monday to have a...
Judge Indira Talwani acknowledged this will leave millions of people without assistance...
African American Heritage Monument And Park To Be Dedicated...
By Black PR Wire Photos: YouTube Screenshots On Saturday, November 8, 2025, Fort...
Plans for Charlie Kirk Statues Spark Fury Across College...
Amid some of Charlie Kirk's arguably divisive rhetoric, here’s why his memorials...
Criminal Charges Against St. Charles Community College...
ST. LOUIS, MO– Dr. Nicole Nunn-Faron, former Dean of the College of Education at...
What Republicans Have Said About Scrapping the Filibuster
President Trump is calling for Republicans to get rid of it to end the shutdown....
Making organ donations easier for Black and Brown people,...
Not enough is being done to make organ donations available for people of color and...
5 things you can do if you lose SNAP benefits in November
Food banks nationwide are anticipating a rush in demand.
Protests Escalating In Tanzania As President Reportedly...
By Semafor Africa Photos: YouTube\Wikimedia Commons Provisional results showed Tanzania’s...
Ugandan Authorities Ban Nation Media Group From Parliamentary,...
By Committee to Protect Journalists Kampala, October 30, 2025—The Committee to Protect...
Trump Is Calling for the ‘Nuclear Option’ to Kill the Filibuster....
The peculiar US political phenomenon known as the filibuster is once again in focus....
Analysis: What’s a filibuster? And why does Trump want...
It was completely predictable that President Donald Trump would call on Senate Republicans...
The One Thing Republicans Will Deny Trump
He wants the filibuster gone to end the government shutdown.
November 2025 Books By Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read
November is full of great reads, including a coffee table book from Michelle Obama...
JD Vance Says It’s Okay to Avoid Living Next to Folks Who...
Black Americans are upset after JD Vance had choice words for immigrants not speaking...
Cardi B Says She Hasn’t Washed Her Hair in Three Months,...
Cardi B has been open about her hair journey for years, but this latest reveal isn't...
Trump just kneecapped the GOP’s shutdown strategy
After the government had been shut down for nearly a month, a conspicuously quiet...
Candace Owens Criticizes Trump Over Investigation into...
Nationwide — Candace Owens criticized Donald Trump for staying silent about the...
US expects more flight disruptions as government shutdown...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday he expects more flight delays...
ICE Will ‘Increase’ Activity On Halloween Despite Governor’s...
Homeland Security has declined Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s request to reduce...
Opinion: A moment that demands action from all of us
The loss of SNAP benefits will have immediate and devastating consequences for thousands...
NFL Player Called His Coach a Father Figure. Turns Out,...
Nationwide — Deland McCullough spent years searching for his biological parents...
Gayle King is Reportedly Leaving "CBS Mornings" When Her...
Nationwide — Gayle King is reportedly preparing to leave CBS Mornings when her contract...
Trump urges Republicans to eliminate filibuster as shutdown...
Senate Republicans have not indicated significant openness to such a move.
9-Year-Old Black Boy Suffers Severe Burns After Tablet...
Nationwide — Ashtyn Pitts, a 9-year-old African American boy from Jena, Louisiana,...
Man Who "Threatened" to Harm Trump Released from Jail,...
Nationwide — Larry Bushart, a 61-year-old Tennessee man accused of threatening mass...
Man Jailed After Allegedly "Threatening" Trump Online Released...
Nationwide — Larry Bushart, a 61-year-old Tennessee man accused of threatening mass...
GOP senator ‘firm no’ on Trump’s call to eliminate filibuster
Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) says he is a “firm no” on eliminating the Senate filibuster,...
Ethiopia: The Unbearable Cost Of War For The Women Of Tigray
By Mohammed Nurhussein Photos: YouTube Screenshots The people of Tigray have endured...
Trump calls on Republicans to scrap filibuster rule over...
Ending the long-standing rule would allow Republicans in the Senate to pass a funding...
Atlanta Leaders Declare Food Emergency, Halts Water Shutoffs...
The orders remain in effect through January 31, 2026, or until the federal shutdown...
FBI says "potential terrorist attack" thwarted in Michigan,...
In a social media post, FBI Director Kash Patel said multiple suspects who were...
Ghana Mandates Use Of Local ‘Mother-Tongue’ Languages in...
Ghana is shifting away from English-dominated education, mandating the use of “mother-tongue”...
Just the Threat of US Nuclear Testing Is Bad Enough
Just as nuclear war, in all its sheer insanity, has returned to Hollywood and public...
Trump muddles nuke-testing message
The U.S. could spend $946 billion on nuclear weapons between 2025 and 2034.
Death toll from Hurricane Melissa climbs to 49, with many...
Haiti reported the highest number of deaths following catastrophic flooding from...
Iran condemns Trump’s call to resume US nuclear testing
Tehran rebukes US plans for nuclear tests, citing hypocrisy over peaceful nuclear...