Lastest Stories by Angelo Young

The United States has the world’s largest defense industry, spending more than $1.7 trillion last fiscal year.  The manufacture and sale of everything from service revolvers to tactical drones, as...
Foreclosure activity in the U.S. is on the rise. In the first six months of the year, default notices, scheduled auctions, or bank repossessions, increased by 13% compared to the first half of last...
The United States has been involved in constant warfare since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The country’s longest-running war in its history ended only last year with the withdrawal of troops from...
Newark, New Jersey has become an American leader in fostering collaboration between police and community leaders with the goal of helping reduce police violence and build trust between community and...
Like many who fall afoul of the law, Tarra Simmons was born and raised in a taxing household environment from which few would succeed. She dropped out of school at 13 and gave birth at 15. In 2011,...
Amid the ongoing U.S. culture war surrounding race and transgender issues, there has been a marked increase in demands by conservative groups to remove from schools and public libraries any books...
On Wednesday, Ukraine launched its long-awaited counteroffensive into Russia-controlled territory. The besieged nation has been taking in a steady stream of weapons, financial support, and training...
The last time federal lawmakers mandated an increase to the nation’s minimum wage, President George W. Bush was in office, Apple released the first iPhone, and Beyoncé’s “Irreplaceable” was...
Many Americans work in jobs with long hours, low pay, few benefits, clueless managers, or all of the above. Some types of jobs come with an exceptionally poor combination of low pay and higher...
Personal finance advisors and columnists often recommend that no more than 25% to 30% of your take-home pay should go to your landlord. Based on this general rule of thumb, if your income is ...
Almost all of the U.S. Military’s bases were in the first part of the 20th century, around the time of the two world wars. Some facilities are much older, such as the U.S. Army’s Carlisle...
Heavy rainfall in June brought some relief to drought-stricken areas of the United State, including parts of New England, the Mississippi Valley, and the Great Lakes region. But the precipitation...
Philando Castille. Breonna Taylor. George Floyd. Tyre Nichols. These are just four of the better-known Black American victims of police violence out of many mostly forgotten names who have been...
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the U.S. educational system was significant, causing many primary, secondary, and high school students to fall behind. According to the latest National...
After surging to exceptional levels in 2020 and 2021, U.S. demand for handguns, shotguns, and rifles began settling toward pre-pandemic levels in 2022. Now, government data suggests firearm sales...