US pays $2bn to Black and minority farmers after years of discrimination

A Colorado man on a multi-day trip was found dead over the weekend in the Grand Canyon National Park, officials said Monday. The Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a call around 5:30 a.m. from someone reporting a death at Poncho’s Kitchen, near the Colorado River, the National Parks Service said.  Park rangers responded to…

EXCLUSIVE: Lawyers for the Miami-Dade Police Department officer who was placed on “administrative duties” in the wake of the detention of NFL star Tyreek Hill called for their client’s “immediate reinstatement” on Monday. Ignacio Alvarez of ALGO Law Firm and Israel Reyes of the Reyes Law Firm are representing the officer who was placed on…

Kara Welsh, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student and champion gymnast, was on the floor in the fetal position when she sustained some of the eight gunshot wounds that killed her on Aug. 30, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  Authorities said they found the 21-year-old in a pool of blood inside the apartment of her…

Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon enjoyed a romantic night out in New York City and the actor wore a new piece of jewelry. On Sept. 8, Pitt wore a white button down with the buttons partially undone and a bright pair of red and white houndstooth pattern pants. He also wore a pendant around…

Voters for the CMAs have ignored the superstar singer’s album, instead showering Morgan Wallen with seven nominations Beyoncé has been snubbed at the Country Music Awards, with her country album, Cowboy Carter, failing to land a single nomination at the genre’s most prestigious awards. The CMA nominees and winners are voted on each year by…

Five men in Southern California, four of whom have been arrested, allegedly kidnapped illegal immigrants and held them for ransom, demanding cash payments from their families in order for the victims to be released. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California said in a press release that Miguel Angel Avila, 22, of…

Archaeologists discovered ancient gold coins in an unexpected location during a recent excavation in Bulgaria. The five Byzantine coins, which date back to the reign of Justinian the Great, were uncovered by archaeologists digging at a site in the northern Bulgarian village of Debnevo. The excavation was announced by Dr. Stiliyan Ivanov, an associate professor…

An international manhunt is underway for a suspect who allegedly doused an infant with scalding hot coffee at a park in Australia late last month.  Queensland police say the coward assaulted the infant at Hanlon Park in Stones Corner around noon on Aug. 27. That’s when a man walked up to a family with whom…

We’ve all got a load of sensitive info on our phones — texts with loved ones, banking details, passwords and family photos.  We’re giving away a brand-new iPhone 16 (a $1,500 value). Enter to win here. No purchase necessary! You don’t want anyone snooping around, whether it’s an app maker on the other side of the…

Curs valutar BNR, marți, 10 septembrie 2024. Banca Națională a României va transmite la ora 13:00, cursul valutar pentru monedele relevante de pe piața monetară. FANATIK vă oferă detalii imediat ce cursul valutar se publică în raportul BNR, așa cum se întâmplă în fiecare zi de săptămână. Curs valutar BNR, marți, 10 septembrie 2024. Cum…

Israel’s military said in a statement that it ‘struck significant Hamas terrorists’, with residents of the tent encampment at Al-Mawasi saying it was hit by at least four missiles See all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza war Residents and medics at the tent encampment in the Al-Mawasi area, which is designated as a humanitarian zone,…

The CMA Awards nominations were announced Monday morning, and Morgan Wallen leads the pack in nominations, receiving a total of seven. Wallen is up for many awards, including single of the year, song of the year, music video of the year and twice in the musical event of the year category. The “Wasted on You”…

Award-winning actor James Earl Jones died Monday, Fox News Digital confirmed. He was 93. Jones was known for his voice role as Darth Vader in the “Star Wars” franchise, in addition to “Coming to America,” “Field of Dreams” and “The Hunt for Red October.” The star of stage and screen “passed away this morning at…

Fox News host Laura Ingraham shreds Vice President Kamala Harris’ border policy on “The Ingraham Angle.”  LAURA INGRAHAM: Kamala’s victims. That’s the focus of tonight’s “Angle.” Now, Vice President Harris will try to argue tomorrow night that she deserves your vote because she’s the future and Donald Trump is the end of democracy and an…

Swedish aid package holds out possibility of Gripen fighter jets; no ‘face-saving’ exit for Putin, Russian dissident Kara-Murza urges. What we know on day 930 See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading… Please follow and like us:

As the Los Angeles Rams deal with its first loss of the season in the standings, it’s also dealing with the loss of a key offensive playmaker for the next four games at least.  Puka Nacua, who broke out for the Rams in his rookie season last year, has been placed on the injured reserve…

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign team was reportedly left “scrambling” to rework their debate strategy after losing their bid to change the rules on microphones. Former President Trump and Harris will face off for the first time on Tuesday in Philadelphia, in a debate moderated by ABC News. While the Harris campaign had insisted on…

Foreign Affairs Chairman Rep. Mike McCaul said he still intends to haul in Antony Blinken on the Afghanistan withdrawal even after his sprawling report was completed, and will hold him in contempt of Congress if he does not comply.  “This was a catastrophic failure of epic proportions,” the Texas Republican told reporters on Monday. “This…

In shocking fashion, the San Francisco 49ers will not have star running back Christian McCaffrey on the field for their home opener against the New York Jets on Monday night.  The 49ers posted their inactive list for the game, and McCaffrey’s calf ailment, which he’s been dealing with the last couple of weeks, still isn’t…

The Miami-Dade Police Department on Monday released officers’ bodycam footage of the incident involving Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill. Miami-Dade Police Director Stephane V. Daniels said more than an hour of footage was going to be released as part of a commitment to transparency. An investigation into the incident is ongoing, and an officer…

New York Mets legendary first baseman Ed Kranepool, who played all 18 years in MLB with the team since its inception in 1962, has died, the team announced on Monday.  The Mets announced that Kranepool suffered a cardiac arrest in Boca Raton, Florida, on Sunday. He was 79 years old.  “We are incredibly heartbroken to…

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is facing a new lawsuit for sexual assault and battery in Houston.   The lawsuit, with Jane Doe being filed as the plaintiff, states the woman is suing Watson for sexual assault and battery, as well as intentional infliction of emotional distress, after what occurred on a day they were…

Bruce Springsteen’s wife, Patti Scialfa, has revealed that she’s been battling a form of blood cancer for the last six years. At the Toronto Film Festival premiere of Springsteen’s documentary, “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band,” Scialfa announced that she had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2018. Per the Mayo Clinic,…

House GOP leaders’ plan to avert a partial government shutdown at the end of this month could be derailed by mounting opposition from fiscal hawks within their own party. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., rolled out legislation late last week to extend the current year’s government funding levels through March via a continuing resolution (CR) to…

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary report gives police largely clean bill of health on impartiality after accusations of bias The former prime minister Rishi Sunak and his home secretary Suella Braverman have been criticised in an official report for wrongly lambasting the Metropolitan police’s handling of pro-Palestinian protests. The report from HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and…

Changes proposed after as many as 750,000 people may have been excluded from 2024 election due to lack of documents Ministers should expand the ID that people can use to vote, the elections watchdog has recommended, after a report found as many as 750,000 people might not have voted in the 2024 general election because…

Peers said they were raising a ‘big red flag’ and tough choices will be needed The pressing risk of the national debt becoming unsustainable will force Britain into the unenviable choice of paying higher taxes or the state doing less, a House of Lords committee has warned. A report by peers said tough decisions and…

Which? asks both to ‘do the right thing’ by refunding difference between face value of tickets and final inflated price Oasis and Ticketmaster should refund fans who ended up paying hundreds of pounds more than the face value of tickets after so-called “dynamic pricing” was used to inflate prices, the consumer group Which? has said….

Robert de Pauw has taken over after Carla Ward’s surprise exit and all eyes are on how Villa start life with the Dutch coach Guardian writers’ predicted position: 9th (NB: this is not necessarily Sophie Downey’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 7th Continue reading… Please follow and like us:

Latin America was the most deadly region in which to defend ecosystems from mining and deforestation, with Indigenous people among half the dead At least 196 people were killed last year for defending the environment, with more than a third of killings taking place in Colombia, new figures show. From campaigners who spoke out against…