Stephen Maturen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) The national NAACP Board of Directors has issued a formal advisory against traveling to Florida, alleging the state has become "hostile toward African Americans" under the leadership of Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The move by the NAACP board calling on travelers nationwide to forgo visiting Florida comes as AAA Travel estimates 42.3 million Americans plan to hit the road this coming Memorial Day weekend.
The board voted unanimously to issue the travel advisory, saying the decision "comes in direct response to Governor Ron DeSantis aggressive attempts to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in Florida schools."
"Florida is openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals. Before traveling to Florida, please understand that the state of Florida devalues and marginalizes the contributions of, and the challenges faced by African Americans and other communit
ABC News(COLUMBUS, Ohio) Krieg Butler, a 36-year-old white man who shot and killed 13-year-old Sinzae Reed, in Columbus, Ohio, in October was indicted by a grand jury Friday on charges of tampering with evidence and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle.
No charges were brought against Butler directly related to the fatal shooting of the Black teenager.
The indictment comes after the office of Franklin County Prosecutor G. Gary Tyack presented evidence surrounding the death of the teen to a Franklin County grand jury on May 17 and 18. Multiple witnesses testified under oath.
Reed s family says it is planning a protest on Saturday with local activists at the Ohio Statehouse. His mother, Megan Reed, shared a statement with ABC News on Friday through Columbus community activist Dejuan Sharp after the indictment was announced.
"The family, although disappointed with the grand jury decision, we will not be deterred from getting justice on a federal level," Megan R
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) The amount of water stored in half of the largest lakes and reservoirs around the world is declining due to human activity and climate change, according to new research.
While lake water storage can naturally fluctuate in response to local precipitation, direct human activities, such as damming and water consumption, are increasingly affecting precious water resources, according to a study published Thursday in the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Researchers combined global satellite measurements with climate and hydrologic models to detect trends in lake water storage for nearly 2,000 of the world’s largest lakes and reservoirs from 1992 to 2020.
The findings revealed "widespread decline," according to the study. About 53% of the water bodies studied were found to have experienced significant water losses over the last 28 years at a rate of roughly 22 gigatonnes, or 1 billion metric tons, per year, according t
Mercury RecordsDef Leppard s new album, Drastic Symphonies, is out now, featuring 15 of the band’s songs reworked with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are known for putting on a great live show, so would they ever be interested in teaming up with an orchestra to play these interpretations live? If guitarist Phil Collen had his way, the answer would be yes.
Collen tells ABC Audio he d love to "go around the world" and play live versions of these songs in great venues like the Sydney Opera House or London s Royal Albert Hall. He adds, “And obviously the states we could do New York, Carnegie Hall, you know, Hollywood Bowl, Berlin Symphony Orchestra. So yeah, I d love that.”
Collen realizes the logistics and the cost may make such a tour difficult, but he s still game, noting, “We’re just waiting for the invite.”
Up next for Def Leppard, they’ll kick off the U.K./European leg of their Stadium tour with Mötley Crü
Probal Rashid/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW ORLEANS) A federal appeals court in New Orleans on Wednesday heard arguments in a high-stakes bid to invalidate FDA approval of the most widely used abortion medication in the country more than two decades after it hit the market and despite its safe use by millions of women.
Three judges on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals one of the most conservative courts in the country appeared open to limiting access to the medication as they questioned a Biden administration attorney about FDA s assessment of the drug mifepristone s safety and effectiveness.
A federal judge in Texas last month concluded the agency s process was deeply flawed and illegal from the start. That decision remains on hold for the duration of the legal challenge, which is expected to ultimately reach the U.S. Supreme Court, possibly next year. Mifepristone continues to be widely available under longstanding FDA guidelines.
The coalition of anti-abortion doctors