Week In Review

ABOVE PHOTO:  In this photo distributed by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second from right, inspects the preparation of the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile, ICBM, in North Korea’s northwest Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this photo….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  An external view of Mosul’s main hospital complex shows damage after it was retaken by Iraqi forces during fighting against Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq, Tuesday, July 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)   Associated Press MOSUL, Iraq — Some 300 Islamic State fighters remain in the small patch of territory still controlled…

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By Amy Forliti Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The mother of Philando Castile, a Black motorist killed by a Minnesota police officer last year, has reached a nearly $3 million settlement in his death, according to an announcement Monday by her attorneys and the Minneapolis suburb that employed the officer. The settlement to be paid to…

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By Hazel Trice Edney TriceEdneyWire.com As civil rights and racial justice enthusiasts observe the 190th birthday of the Black press, the premier federation of Black-owned newspapers held its first leadership election in which publishers are permitted to vote absentee this week. During its 2017 Annual Convention at the posh Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center…

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  By Mark Sherman Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is letting a limited version of the Trump administration ban on travel from six mostly Muslim countries to take effect, a victory for President Donald Trump in the biggest legal controversy of his young presidency. The court said Monday the ban on visitors from…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Valerie Castile, mother of Philando Castile, spoke with passion about her reaction to a not guity verdict for Officer Jeronimo Yanez at the Ramsey County Courthouse in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday June 16, 2017. (Renee Jones Schneider/Star Tribune via AP)   By Steve Karnowski and Amy Forliti Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Charleena Lyles  (Photo: Facebook)   By Phuong Le Associated Press SEATTLE — Seattle police are investigating the fatal shooting by two officers of a 30-year-old woman family members say was pregnant and struggling with mental health issues. The officers went to the apartment – where several children were present – after a call…

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ABOVE CARTOON: Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News   By Darlene Superville and Michael Weissenstein Associated Press MIAMI — President Donald Trump declared Friday he was restoring some travel and economic restrictions on Cuba that were lifted as part of the Obama administration’s historic easing. He challenged the communist government of Raul Castro to negotiate a…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA)  and Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ)   By Erica Werner and Chad Day Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A rifle-wielding attacker opened fire on Republican lawmakers at a congressional baseball practice Wednesday, wounding House GOP Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and several others as congressmen and aides dove for cover….

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ABOVE CARTOON:  Ed Wexler, PoliticalCartoons.com   By Brian Witte Associated Press The attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia say they will sue Donald Trump on Monday, alleging he has violated the Constitution by taking payments from foreign governments as president. Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh outlined details of the lawsuit in an…

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