When asked by reporters at the White House on Thursday whether the intense and sustained air campaign by American forces would be over by the midterm elections, Vice President JD Vance replied: “I wouldn’t call it a war.” What Vance didn’t say is that he has long held doubts about the war, so much so that he took the unusual—and commendable—step last spring of asking US commanders in the Middle East and elsewhere for their individual assessments of every aspect of the war, from Iran’s resistance to US weapons stockpiles.
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Florida Memorial University President William McCormick is pushing back against a recent report questioning the long-term financial viability of South Florida’s only historically Black university, declaring that FMU will answer its critics not through retaliation, but through measurable results.
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to temporarily restore approximately $127 million in grant funding that supports Black farmers and other underserved agricultural producers after the Trump administration canceled the program earlier this year.
The US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MOU) has now been revealed, and it is clear why it took days before a US official read it out to reporters in advance of the signing ceremony. The deal commits the US to steps Trump vowed never to take, while for Iran there is much to celebrate despite the scale of destruction by US bombs. In a word, Iran retains the leverage it discovered it has always had—closure of the Strait of Hormuz—plus future economic benefits that will strengthen the regime.
As deaths from suicide, overdoses, and alcohol abuse rise among Black Americans, experts warn that cultural expectations around masculinity, mistrust of mental health systems, and a shortage of Black providers are preventing many men from getting help before it is too late.
Authorities say a former North Carolina law enforcement officer planned to kill Black people in a mass shooting at a major New Orleans festival but was arrested at a Florida hotel with a handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
“Disabled job seekers are employed at far lower rates than anyone else in this nation, and that is unacceptable,” said Rep. Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24). “The GAO’s report shows that while progress has been made under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, too many barriers still block the path, especially when training providers fail to provide proper accommodations. That is not fairness, and it is not justice. True workforce development means real access for everyone. It is our shared responsibility to remove these barriers, strengthen our workforce programs, and close the employment gap so that disabled job seekers have a full and equal chance to contribute, thrive, and succeed in today’s economy.”
Two Florida voters backed by the National Redistricting Foundation filed a legal challenge with the Florida Supreme Court Thursday against Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plan to hold a special legislative session in April to address congressional redistricting.
The Trump administration has issued a National Security Strategy (NSS) document that fundamentally transforms US relations with Europe. Traditional closeness is out; open hostility to liberal governments and alignment with far-right parties are in. Europe, says the document, is facing the “stark prospect of civilizational erasure” because of immigration and climate change policies.
After the class finished singing the traditional “Happy Birthday song” to young Legend, the unnamed Florida Public School teacher kept going with an unofficial version of the song. “You look like a monkey, and you smell like one too,” the teacher sings.