Myanmar Grants Amnesty to Over 4,000 Prisoners Under New President Min Aung Hlaing 
Anthropic CEO Meets Trump Officials to Discuss Powerful New AI Model Mythos 
Trump Nominates Dr. Erica Schwartz as New CDC Director 
South Korea Denies U.S. Intelligence Restrictions Over North Korea Nuclear Site Disclosure 
Trump Administration Moves to Deport Iranian Academic Yousof Azizi Over Alleged Visa Fraud 
Peru Election 2025: Vote Count Delays Spark Calls to Remove Electoral Chief 
ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons to Exit Federal Government at End of May 
Iran-Lebanon War: Ceasefire Reached as U.S. and Iran Edge Closer to Nuclear Deal 
Brazil, Spain, and Mexico Unite to Support Cuba Amid U.S. Blockade 
Iran Reopens Strait of Hormuz Amid Fragile Ceasefire and Ongoing Nuclear Tensions 
Trump's Iran Claims Spark Market Confusion Over Strait of Hormuz 
U.S. and Philippines to Build 4,000-Acre Tech Hub Under Pax Silica Initiative 
UNICEF Condemns Killing of Aid Workers Delivering Water in Gaza 
Trump and IRS in Settlement Talks Over $10 Billion Tax Return Leak Lawsuit 
Trump Warns Iran on Nuclear Weapons Amid Ongoing Feud with Pope Leo 
Ukraine's Svyrydenko Returns from U.S. With Renewed Support and Diplomatic Momentum 
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Eastward Amid Rising Global Tensions 
The United States Congress is set to posthumously award civil rights icon Emmett Till with the Congressional Gold Medal. The award was meant to honor Till, whose murder helped fuel the country’s civil rights movement.
The US House of Representatives passed the legislation to award Till with the highest civilian honor Congress can bestow. The bill, which passed the Senate in January, honors Till and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley. Till-Mobley insisted on an open-casket funeral for her son, who was murdered in a racially-motivated attack in the 1950s.
The medal would be given to the National Museum of African American History to be displayed near the coffin where Till was buried.
The Senate bill was introduced by Democratic Senator Cory Booker and Republican Senator Richard Burr. The House version of the legislation was sponsored by Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush, who previously introduced a bill to issue a commemorative postage stamp of Till-Mobley, who passed away in 2003.
“The courage and activism demonstrated by Emmett’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, in displaying to the world the brutality endured by her son helped awaken the nation’s conscience, forcing America to reckon with its failure to address racism and the glaring injustices that stem from such hatred,” said Booker in a statement following the bill’s passage in the Senate.
The passage of the legislation in the House follows months after President Joe Biden signed the anti-lynching bill named after Till into law. The legislation was finally passed this year after 200 unsuccessful attempts since a version of the legislation was introduced in 1900 by Rep.George Henry White of North Carolina, the only Black member of Congress at that time.
The Senate on Thursday passed the $1.7 trillion government spending bill, including hundreds of billions of dollars for military spending. However, the bill that passed left out spending to address Afghan refugees in limbo. The chamber passed the legislation with bipartisan support of 68-29, with the bill providing the government with money until September 30 next year.
The bill must pass the House on Friday to avoid a government shutdown. $858 billion would be allocated for military spending, $772.5 billion for domestic programs and an additional $45 billion for another set of military and economic assistance for Ukraine.
