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Census Takers Worry That Apartment Renters Were Undercounted
Census taker Linda Rothfield's government-issued iPhone kept directing her back to apartments in San Francisco that ...
Biden’s Solar Ambitions Collide With China Labor Complaints
BEIJING (AP) — The Biden administration's solar power ambitions are colliding with complaints the global industry ...
Families, Advocates Mark Day of Awareness for Native Victims
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — From Washington to Indigenous communities across the American Southwest, top government officials, ...
Some Black Parents Say Remote Learning Gives Racism Reprieve
CHICAGO (AP) — Before schools shuttered during the pandemic, Ayaana Johnson worried every time she dropped ...
Asian American Business Leaders Seek to Fight Discrimination
Asian American business leaders are launching a foundation to challenge discrimination through what they call the ...
Hundreds Join Daunte Wright’s Family on March for Justice
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Hundreds of people joined Daunte Wright's family and friends on a ...
Floyd Verdict Won’t Remove Blocks to Police Accountability
St. Louis (AP) — The guilty verdicts in the George Floyd murder case felt like a ...
Underwriter Withdraws from Alabama Prison Lease Project
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The underwriter for a project to build two prisons in Alabama announced ...
Climate Change Creates Migrants. Biden Considers Protections
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ioane Teitiota and his wife fought for years to stay in New ...
A Look at High-Profile Cases Over Killings by US Police
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin i s charged with murder and manslaughter ...
Riot Declared in Portland Protests After Police Kill Man
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Portland, Oregon, said Saturday they arrested four people after declaring ...
S Carolina Governor Bans Border Kids from State Foster Homes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's governor issued an order Monday to ban foster care and ...
Two Books Based on ‘1619 Project’ Coming Out in November
NEW YORK (AP) — Two books based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning "1619 Project" will be released ...
Lummi Nation Totem Pole Making Journey to Biden
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A totem pole carved at the Lummi Nation from a 400-year-old red ...
Tensions Rise in Water Battle Along Oregon-California Line
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One of the worst droughts in memory in a massive agricultural region ...
Biden Budget Seeks More for Schools, Health Care and Housing
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden released a $1.5 trillion wish list for his first federal ...
Advocates Call on NCAA to Act in Response to Anti-Trans Laws
Athletes, coaches and advocates are calling on the NCAA to act in response to state laws ...
‘Blue Wall of Silence’ Takes Hit in Chauvin’s Murder Trial
Police accused of wrongdoing can usually count on the blue wall of silence — protection from ...
Students Lead US Push for Fuller Black History Education
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Ebele Azikiwe was in the sixth grade last year when February came ...
At Clemson, Unmarked Slave Graves Highlight Plantation Past
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — On the sloping side of a cemetery on the campus of Clemson ...
Want to Help Fight for Health Justice? It May be Time to Listen
A pandemic, protests and politics have highlighted the nation's long-standing, deep-seated racial issues and how they ...
GOP Legislators Disagree Over Kansas Unemployment Upgrades
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators don't yet agree on how much time to give the ...
Biden Boosts Offshore Wind Energy, Wants to Power 10M Homes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to sharply increase offshore wind energy along the ...
Volvo Cars Family Bond Gives All Employees 24 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
MAHWAH, NJ (March 30, 2021) Volvo Cars is opting in its 40,000+ employees around the globe, ...
Some Medical Experts Unconvinced About Holding Tokyo Games
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics open in under four months, and the torch relay has ...
Arkansas Governor Signs Medical Conscience Objections Law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday signed into law legislation allowing ...
$500M Fund to Help Detroit Neighborhoods, Pay Tax Debt
DETROIT (AP) — A billionaire businessman whose companies have invigorated Detroit's downtown announced a $500 million ...
Rallies in Atlanta, Nation Against Hate After Spa Shootings
ATLANTA (AP) — A diverse crowd gathered Saturday near the Georgia state Capitol to demand justice ...
Guns are on Supreme Court’s Agenda Days After Mass Shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) — A possible expansion of gun rights is on the Supreme Court's agenda, days ...
Haunted by Mass Violence, Colorado Confronts Painful History
DENVER (AP) — Dawn Reinfeld moved to Colorado 30 years ago to attend college in the ...
Damage from Virus: Utility Bills Overwhelm Some Households
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Millions of U.S. households are facing heavy past-due utility bills, which ...
Asian Americans Seek Greater Political Power After Shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaking on the floor of the Georgia state Senate last week, Michelle Au ...
California Adopts First Statewide Ethnic Studies Curriculum
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As America reels from its latest spate of deadly hate crimes and ...
Study Links Green Communities to Lower Stroke Risk
The greener the neighborhood, the lower the stroke risk, a new study suggests ...
US Female Firefighters Fight Discrimination with Lawsuits
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — The highest ranking female firefighter in Asheville, North Carolina, says she was ...
House Passes Bill to Expand Background Checks for Gun Sales
WASHINGTON (AP) — Emboldened by their majorities in the House and Senate, Democrats are making a ...
Mississippi Gov Signs Bill Limiting Transgender Athletes
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Thursday to ban transgender ...
Why the Pandemic Left Long-Term Scars on Global Job Market
Esther Montanez's housecleaning job at the Hilton Back Bay in Boston was a lifeline for her, ...
Volunteers are Key at Vaccine Sites. It Pays Off with a Shot
SEATTLE (AP) — When Seattle's largest health care system got a mandate from Washington state to ...
LGBTQ Rights Bill Ignites Debate Over Religious Liberty
A sweeping bill that would extend federal civil rights protections to LGBTQ people is a top ...
