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Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who abused two Black men for hours were sentenced in state court Wednesday to 15 to 45 years in prison.

Just because one Black person at a fast food restaurant says nice things about Donald Trump, that doesn’t mean that the rest of Black people support him.

Howard University students discussed their roles in upholding democracy during a panel event moderated by Stacey Abrams, political leader and the Ronald W. Walters inaugural chair for race in Black politics.

Procter & Gamble is recalling more than 8 million bags of Tide, Gain, Ace and Ariel laundry detergent packets sold in the U.S. and Canada due to a defect in the products' child-resistant packaging.

The work-from-anywhere approach Americans have been benefiting from since 2020 has dropped off in the last few years, as major employers push returning to the office. Still, nearly a quarter of workers signed on remotely for at least a few days in February 2024, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

What kinds of startups are trending? When inflation surged toward the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, central banks responded by raising interest rates, which caused companies to slash their investments.

What’s behind Gavin Newsom’s u-turn on worker heat protections? Hint: It would cost billions of dollars to bring California’s prisons into compliance.

Tax benefits, including some that resemble the bi-partisan tax bill passed on Jan. 31 in the House of Representatives, could help reduce anxiety and depression among low-income families, a study shows.

The ‘Protect Black Women and Girls Act’ would establish a task force to examine the “conditions and experiences of Black women and girls in education.”

The Powerball jackpot has skyrocketed to an estimated $1.23 billion after yet another lottery drawing yielded no grand prize winner Wednesday night.