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December 30, 2024

Josiah Walls, former slave, Civil War soldier and Member of Congress from Florida, is born in 1842. Today is the 5th day of Kwanzaa, Nia (Purpose).

Today in Black America - December 18

POSTED: December 18, 2024, 6:00 am

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The New York Times

Gun Violence at U.S. Schools Has Risen Since the Pandemic

House Republicans Urge Investigation of Liz Cheney Over Jan. 6 Panel Role

Congressional Leaders Unveil Short-Term Spending Bill Tied to Disaster Aid


The Washington Post

Court records point to troubled home life for Wisconsin school shooter

This year’s school shootings in numbers: 31,000 children affected across 21 states

Pam Bondi’s role challenging 2020 election in a key swing state draws new scrutiny



USA Today

In America, it matters who gets shot. And it's not our kids. | Opinion

Parent accused of barging into NC high school, assaulting student in hallway


Madison mayor tells reporters: 'None of y’all's business who was harmed'


NJ.com


Most of the 5K drone reports turned out to be planes, hobbyists and stars, feds say


Feds seize 22 lbs. of ‘gas station heroin’ bound for N.J.

N.J. elementary school sold to Orthodox Jewish school in $13M deal


The Los Angeles Times


‘This is not a funeral’: California votes for Harris in somber electoral college ceremony as Trump presidency looms

Women victimized in ‘rape club’ at California prison get record $116-million settlement

Newsom hires former Harris political aide as fourth chief of staff


The Associated Press


Congress unveils funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid

After investigating Jan. 6, House GOP sides with Trump and goes after Liz Cheney


Most US teens are abstaining from drinking, smoking and marijuana, survey says



The Chicago Sun-Times


Sheriff Tom Dart plans to scrap decades-old electronic monitoring program over safety concerns

Chicago Film Office leader out of a job at city’s cultural arts department


Neil Steinberg: Kennedy calling for study of polio vaccine isn’t skepticism, it’s rejectionism



The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Despite years of controversy, Atlanta’s training center is finally built

Georgia has a doctor shortage. Barriers to training keep immigrant physicians from filling the gap

Kamala Harris tells students to 'stay in the fight' after the election






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