In this Media Miss Minute, the family of a man killed in a recent U.S. strike on an alleged drug-running boat has filed a human rights complaint. Plus, the Treasury Department opened a fraud investigation in Minnesota tied to the state’s Somali community. Media Miss by the right: Colombian fisherman’s family files complaint alleging murder […]
The holiday season is upon us, and many Americans will be traveling to see family and friends or taking a much-needed vacation over the next few weeks. But travelers may look a little different, and a bit comfier, this year as a new political movement takes hold. What does this mean? Well, travelers may see […]
The New York Times filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Defense, seeking a court order blocking new press rules that the paper says violate the First and Fifth Amendments. The suit argues the policy threatens to punish journalists for reporting information that the government has not formally approved. At the center of the […]
Layoff concerns are growing as new data shows job cuts surpassed 1 million this year, according to consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. It marks the highest level of layoffs in the U.S. since the pandemic battered the economy in 2020. And while nearly half a million Americans have picked up seasonal jobs, researchers note […]
As we near the end of 2025, yearly recaps are popping up. Spotify Wrapped dropped this week, and now Google is releasing its 2025 Year in Search results. Each year, Google releases a list of the year’s top trending searches, revealing the topics most talked about online. From actors and movies to books, music and […]
Dr. Salvador Plasencia, the California physician who sold ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the actor’s death, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. He is the first of five to be punished in connection with the “Friends” star’s 2023 overdose, according to court filings. Doctor sentenced in Matthew Perry ketamine […]
Two major federal immigration operations were underway Wednesday in Minneapolis and New Orleans. They unfolded just as President Donald Trump delivered new attacks on Somali immigrants and on Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar. Civil rights groups say the timing and rhetoric are escalating fear in immigrant communities already bracing for enforcement actions. Omar responds to Trump’s […]
Federal prosecutors are preparing to seek a new indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James, MSNOW reported, citing multiple sources familiar with the plans. The move comes after a federal judge dismissed earlier criminal charges against James and former FBI Director James Comey last week. The news outlet reports that Assistant U.S. Attorney Roger […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is creating an urgent and extensive internal database of non-U.S. citizens employed by the department, according to documents leaked to The Guardian. The publication said the memo has prompted concern within the agency over a potential immigration crackdown affecting its own employees. A spokesperson for the department confirmed that the […]
North Carolina’s private universities are the latest in a growing number across the country whose states allow higher education professors or K-12 teachers to carry a concealed firearm. House Bill 193 allows private colleges and universities in the state to approve an employee to carry a concealed firearm on campus or at a university religious site. […]
