Gov. Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, veteran who killed police brutality protester in 2020

More than a year after a Travis County jury convicted Daniel Perry of murdering a protester in Austin, Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned the former U.S. Army sergeant on Thursday shortly after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended a full pardon.A Texas state district court judge sentenced Perr...

From denial to admission: How a surveillance tape held Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accountable

(CNN) — Almost 48 hours after being shown physically assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016 in a surveillance video obtained exclusively by CNN, Sean “Diddy” Combs has apologized.Just before 1pm ET on Friday, CNN published the video in which Combs is seen grabbing, shoving, dragging a...

Biden appeals to Black voters and says he’s working toward an ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza during Morehouse commencement

CNN By Michael Williams and Donald Judd, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden touted his administration’s efforts to place Black Americans into the highest echelons of political power during a Sunday commencement address at Morehouse College, while also acknowledging the anguish simmering amo...

National Minority Supplier Development Council Exceeds $363B In Revenue, Aiming To Boost Sales For Black Businesses

by Jeffrey McKinney May 16, 2024 Revenue for Black women minority businesses was $8.8 billion. Minority business enterprises (MBEs) certified by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) grew their re...

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California is on track for another record year spent on lobbyists

By Jeremia Kimelman (CALMATTERS) – Special interest groups spent more than $114 million to lobby California officials and legislators in the first quarter of this year, matching the pace last year when a record $480 million was spent to influence state policy decisions. So far, nearly $600 mi...

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California is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violence

Starting in July 2024, California will be the first state to charge an excise tax on guns and ammunition. The new tax – an 11% levy on each sale – will come on top of federal excise taxes of 10% or 11% for firearms and California’s 6% sales tax. The National Rifle Association has characterized Ca...

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Police investigate daredevil’s tightrope walk between Los Angeles’ ‘Graffiti Towers’

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Los Angeles Police Monday were investigating a stunt carried out by a social media daredevil who walked a slack-line tightrope between the notorious downtown “graffiti towers.” Benjamin Schneider, 28, who is known on social media as “Reckless Ben,&#8221...

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