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State officials want the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to investigate how NIPSCO customers’ dollars were spent.

For some in the predominantly Black city, the lack of electricity has caused medical complications, while others are cooking what food they can at local parks before it spoils.

The USS Doris Miller would be the first aircraft carrier named after a Black person and an enlisted sailor.

Police said Corey Ruiz, 38, was fatally shot after he pulled out a knife in a struggle with four officers July 22. A video of his death has raised questions about why lethal force was used after Tasers were already deployed.

Professor Jason Arday also faced questions surrounding claims he previously made about his athletic and fundraising accomplishments.

The mayor and then-Police Chief Shon Barnes faced criticism for being slow to release key information about the shootout, including whether suspects remained at large.

The report says the challenges it highlights for Black communities are warning signs for the prosperity of all Americans.

Howard, one of about 100 historically Black colleges and universities in the U.S., has notified 502 students that their spots for the upcoming semester were no longer being held.

A central figure of the 1960s Black Art Movement, Saar pioneered assemblage boxes and reclaimed Jim Crow-era memorabilia as powerful totems of Black liberation.