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1 week ago | aurn.com | Jamie Jackson

(AURN News) — As President Donald Trump weighs whether to join Israel in bombing Iran, American families are already paying the price — at the pump. Gas prices are rising sharply nationwide, even though summer demand typically peaks earlier in the season. The national average for a gallon of regular gas hit $3.21 this week, according to AAA. That’s up from $3.13 last week and $3.17 a month earlier. In California, drivers are still paying among the highest prices in the country.

1 week ago | aurn.com | Jamie Jackson

(AURN News) — Retail sales slipped again this week, signaling that consumers may be growing more cautious under the financial pressures of President Donald Trump‘s second term. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that retail and food service sales fell 0.9% in May — the steepest monthly decline in more than a year. Even grocery stores saw a dip — falling 0.8% from April — and restaurants and bars dropped 0.9%.

1 week ago | aurn.com | Clay Cane

Charles Burrell, the legendary bassist known as the “Jackie Robinson of classical music,” died June 17 at age 104. In 1949, he became the first African American to join a major American symphony — the Denver Symphony Orchestra, now the Colorado Symphony. Burrell was also a renowned jazz musician, performing in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood and earning praise for his ability to move between classical and jazz genres. The Colorado Music Hall of Fame called him a rare virtuoso.

1 week ago | aurn.com | Jamie Jackson

(AURN News) — For the first time in more than a century, the NAACP is refusing to invite the sitting U.S. president to its national convention — a decision the group says is about protecting democracy, not politics. NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson announced Monday that President Donald Trump will not be welcomed at the organization’s annual gathering next month in Charlotte. The group also said it will not extend an invitation to Vice President J.D. Vance.

1 week ago | aurn.com | Clay Cane

On June 17, 1957, the Tuskegee Boycott began. In response to a gerrymandering plan passed by the Alabama Legislature that targeted Black voters, Black residents launched a powerful economic protest. The legislation, known as Act 140, redrew Tuskegee’s city boundaries to exclude nearly all Black voters — more than 400 — effectively stripping them of their right to vote in municipal elections. In response, Black residents organized a boycott of white-owned businesses that lasted four years.