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Rory Kennedy, documentary filmmaker and daughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy, posted a statement signed by five of her siblings condemning the recent parole recommendation of Sirhan Sirhan, who assassinated her father. A California parole board recommended Sirhan, 77, for release from prison on Friday. Sirhan’s case now goes to Gov. Gavin Newson for a…

“I’m here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from Afghanistan and the end of our military mission to evacuate American citizens, third-country nationals, and vulnerable Afghans,” US Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., the commander of US Central Command, said. “The last C-17 lifted off from Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 30 at…

President Joe Biden   President Joe Biden on Monday urged business leaders to institute COVID-19 vaccine requirements, citing the Food and Drug Administration giving full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech shots earlier in the day. “Today I’m calling on … the private sector to step up the vaccine requirements that will reach millions more people,” Biden said at a…

Kathy Hochul   Kathy Hochul was sworn in Tuesday as New York’s first female governor shortly after the clock struck midnight as the state prepares to move on from the decade-long tenure of the embattled Andrew Cuomo. After Cuomo’s resignation became official at 11:59 p.m., Hochul was sworn in by the state’s chief judge, Janet DiFiore, at 12:01…

Georgia now boasts one of the highest voter registration rates in America. As the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports, 95% of the state’s eligible voters are registered to vote, an increase from 76% in 2016. Automatic voter registration at driver’s license offices were behind most of the increase, with 67% of new registrations coming from the program….

Jesse Jackson,Sr.  and wife, Jaqueline   CHICAGO  — Reverend Jesse Jackson and his wife Jacqueline, remain hospitalized with COVID-19 Monday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Several local church leaders gathered at the hospital Monday morning to pray for Rev. Jackson and his wife, asking for healing. “Dear God, we pray for total restoration,” said Rev. Ira…

Washington — President Biden said he stands “squarely behind his decision” to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan on Monday but admitted that the swift collapse of the central government caught the U.S. off guard, telling the nation “the buck stops with me” as chaotic efforts to evacuate U.S. personnel and Afghan allies from Kabul continue. Addressing the nation for the…

In this screengrab, Stacey Abrams accepts the Social Justice Impact Award during the 52nd NAACP Image Awards on March 27, 2021. Stacey Abrams and Michelle Obama have joined forces in a renewed push for federal voting rights legislation, MSN reports. As many Republican-led states continue to pass voter suppression laws  that disproportionately impact low-income communities of color, the former Democratic gubernatorial candidate…

Rep. Maxine Waters is seen in a 2019 photo. (Zach Gibson/Getty Images) Zach Gibson/Getty Images   SAN FRANCISCO — Federal prosecutors here have filed criminal charges against a 71-year-old man who allegedly Rep. Maxine Waters a death threat that included a racist slur and was signed on behalf of the Ku Klux Klan terrorist group, court…