Celebrate Juneteenth by promoting Black health, wealth and joy
Impact Your World has gathered ways you can help reject the pathology of racism and celebrate Juneteenth more thoughtfully through nonprofits that support Black health and wealth, joy, and overall empowerment.
2023-06-17 00:16
Hostess Brands faces penalty over worker’s amputation injury -US Labor Dept
WASHINGTON The U.S. Labor Department said on Friday that Hostess Brands is facing a $298,000 penalty after federal
2023-06-16 23:55
Read: Justice Department investigation of Minneapolis Police Department
DOJ's report found that "systemic problems" at the city's police department led to George Floyd's murder in May 2020.
2023-06-16 23:50
Japan raises the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, which was among the world's lowest
Japan’s parliament has raised the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, a limit which had remained unchanged for more than a century and was among the world’s lowest, amid calls for greater protection of children and women
2023-06-16 23:50
US consumers' near-term inflation expectations hit two-year low; sentiment rises
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumers' near-term inflation expectations dropped to more than a two-year low in June and
2023-06-16 23:50
US finds Minneapolis police had pattern of using excessive force
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice released findings from its two-year investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department
2023-06-16 23:28
Blinken heads to Beijing hoping to calm fears of a US-China break
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken goes to Beijing this weekend with expectations low
2023-06-16 23:22
'Systemic problems' at Minneapolis Police Dept. led to George Floyd's murder, Justice Department says
Three years after George Floyd was murdered by then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, the Justice Department issued a blistering report Friday of the city's police department, detailing racial discrimination, excessive and unlawful use of force, First Amendment violations and a lack of accountability for officers.
2023-06-16 23:17
Canada Supreme Court upholds asylum-seeker pact
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) -Canada's Supreme Court on Friday upheld an asylum-seeker pact between Canada and the United
2023-06-16 22:49
Millions of Americans' personal data exposed in global hack
Millions of people in Louisiana and Oregon have had their data compromised in the sprawling cyberattack that has also hit the US federal government, state agencies said late Thursday.
2023-06-16 22:23
US South blanketed with oppressive heat going into holiday weekend
A dangerous heat wave threatened to bring record-breaking temperatures to parts of the U.S. South on Friday, with
2023-06-16 22:23
Heather Mack, convicted in Bali of killing mom and stuffing body in suitcase, pleads guilty in US
The daughter of an American woman whose body was found stuffed inside a suitcase at an Indonesian resort island has changed her plea to guilty on charges of helping to kill her mother in Bali nine years ago
2023-06-16 22:22