‘You Sold Your Country Out’: Judge Emmet Sullivan Slams Michael Flynn for His Crimes

During a sentencing hearing, Sullivan, a Howard University alum, chastised Trump’s former national security adviser for lying to FBI agents. by Sheryl Estrada U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan slammed Michael Flynn, a former lieutenant general, who served as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, for lying to federal investigators in their probe into Russian interference…

From foster care to a free MBA

The UCR journey of Brandy Renee Taylor ’13 continues with an inaugural School of Business scholarship Sandra Baltazar Martínez sandrab.martinez@ucr.edu The two-day old baby needed a home. And foster parents. Soon after she was born, Children and Family Services took Brandy Renee Taylor and her 2-year-old sister away from her drug-addicted mother. Her grandmother stepped…

Staff member at Tuscany Hills Elementary School suspected of having tuberculosis; testing to be recommended for some students

A staff member at Tuscany Hills Elementary School in Lake Elsinore is suspected of having active tuberculosis, and Riverside County health officials are working with school representatives to identify students and staff who might have been exposed to the illness. Riverside County health officials will send out letters to the parents or guardians of students…

Congresswoman Lee Statement on Trump Administration’s Proposed Rule to End SNAP Benefits for 750,000+ Americans

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Lee released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s proposed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) rule that would end food assistance for more than 750,000 Americans: “Let’s be clear: this Trump administration rule is a mean-spirited attempt to prevent hundreds of thousands of struggling Americans from accessing food assistance. This rule…

Capital One Bank Dealt Severe Blow as Federal Judge States Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Them Will Continue

By Jeffery L. Boney Back in March of this year, the Forward Times wrote an eye-opening article entitled Banking In Houston: The New “Jim Crow” Is There More To Come?, where we highlighted a major federal racial discrimination lawsuit that had been filed against Capital One Bank. In a stunning ruling against the bank, a…

Waters Chosen by House Democrats to Be First Woman and African American to Chair Financial Services Committee

WASHINGTON — Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) released the following statement after being approved by the Democratic Caucus to serve as the first woman and the first African American Chair of the House Financial Services Committee: “I am honored to have been selected by my colleagues to be the first Chairwoman of the House Financial…

Assemblyman Obernolte Responds to DMV’s Lack of Transparency in Using Flawed REAL ID Process

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblyman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) issued the following statement in response to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) waiting one month to notify Californians that the federal government has rejected the state’s REAL ID residency verification process and has still continued to issue cards that are not compliant: “To date, 2.3 million Californians…

COMMENTARY: We Shall Protect Your Healthcare

By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson The latest attack on vulnerable Americans who need assistance to ensure that they, and their families, have adequate and affordable health insurance comes not from the United States Congress, where the law providing such insurance was challenged more than sixty times by the Republican Party. This time it comes from…

Moderate or Severe Sleep Apnea Doubles Risk Of Hard-to-Treat Hypertension in African-Americans

By Dallas Post Tribune Staff African-Americans with moderate or severe sleep apnea are twice as likely to have hard-to-control high blood pressure when their sleep apnea goes untreated, according to a new study funded mainly by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The findings, which researchers…

Rural America has waited too long for farm bill

By Anna Johnson, annaj@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs The compromise farm bill secures several victories for conservation, beginning farmers, and rural communities, while failing to cap payments to the largest farms or secure stable long-term funding for working lands conservation. We are pleased that Congress maintained the Conservation Stewardship Program in the final bill, and…

Hold Up, Beyonce Did Not Release New Music

By MESFIN FEKADU, AP There’s no more juice in Beyonce’s lemonade jar: The singer did not release new music though two albums featuring old Beyonce songs hit streaming services Thursday. Under the name Queen Carter, the albums “Have Your Way” and “Back Up, Rewind” appeared on Spotify and Apple Music, featuring demos, previously released songs…