Lee Berry, a member of the Black Panther Party who was indicted in the largest case brought against that militant group, and whose personal plight helped inspire one of the most infamous New York City social gatherings, a fundraising party for the Panthers at the home of Leonard Bernstein that was mercilessly satirized by writer Tom Wolfe, died March 7 in a hospital near his home in Laurel, Maryland. He was 78.
'Street releases' have resumed following the early closure of the San Diego Migrant Welcome Center. The nonprofit that operated the migrant welcome center announced its 'finite resources have been stretched to the limit' amid a significant increase in migrant arrivals.