First Tax Season With Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill Tax Cuts Disproportionately Harms Black Community

by Olivia Ardito | Apr 15, 2026 | Economy, Featured, Social Justice

WASHINGTON – According to President Donald Trump, this tax day should be a relief to working families as they see lower taxes. However, experts cautioned that many Black working-class Americans will face many negative consequences during the first tax season when the...

Global growth downgraded as IMF warns war shocks energy markets

by Georgia Epiphaniou | Apr 15, 2026 | Economy, Featured, Foreign Affairs

WASHINGTON (AN) — Restrained global oil supply resulting from the war in Iran and blockage of the Strait of Hormuz has led to extreme volatility in energy markets that will likely stall global economic growth for the rest of the year, according to the International...

Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025 Unanimously Approved in Senate Committee

by Elena Tittel | Apr 15, 2026 | Featured, Health, Social Justice

WASHINGTON, April 14 (UPI) — A bipartisan effort to reduce the stigma around pilots who seek mental-health care cleared a key hurdle Tuesday, winning unanimous approval from the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. The measure — the...

Deputy Secretary of State calls for more private sector investment in Western Hemisphere

by Nicole Cheah | Apr 14, 2026 | Featured, Foreign Affairs

WASHINGTON – The U.S. should ramp up private sector investment in Latin America as the administration looks to deepen commercial relationships beyond Europe, Christopher Landau, the deputy secretary at the U.S. State Department, said Thursday.  Focus on the Western...

Federal health advisors back continued ambulance cost data collection

by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Apr 9, 2026 | Featured, Health

WASHINGTON — Federal health advisors on Thursday voted to recommend that Congress continue collecting detailed cost data from ambulance services, saying the information is essential to improve how Medicare reimburses emergency transport providers.  The Medicare...

Business leaders have a foreboding message to workers: AI will keep growing

by Erika Tulfo | Apr 9, 2026 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON–Panelists at the DC Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural “Future Ready Forum” on Thursday had a message for business leaders worried that artificial intelligence could replace workers and cut jobs: adopt AI or get left behind in the dust.  “Not only is...