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Monterey Park, an Asian Cultural Hub, Shaken by Shooting
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — For decades, Monterey Park has been a haven for Asian immigrants ...

Before HIV Grant Cut, Tenn. Tried to Oust Planned Parenthood
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Top Tennessee health officials attempted to oust Planned Parenthood from a program ...

Nurses Strike for 2nd Day at Two Big NYC Hospitals
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Supreme Court has declined to weigh in on questions involving ...

CES 2023: Startups Aim to Reduce Global Food Waste
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Avocados can be tricky. Their ripeness window is so narrow that a ...

Biden Signs Water Bills Benefiting 3 Tribes in Arizona
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A Native American tribe that has one of the largest and most ...

Brazil Will Have First Indigenous Woman Chief for Key Post
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Thursday that Sônia ...

Law Protects Export of Sacred Native American Items from US
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Federal penalties have increased under a newly signed law intended to protect ...

Dutch Leader Apologizes for Netherlands’ Role in Slave Trade
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized Monday on behalf of his ...

Ohio Education Bill, Transgender Athlete Ban Die in House
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The latest proposal to give Ohio's governor more power overseeing K-12 education ...

LGBTQ Students Wrestle with Tensions at Christian Colleges
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (AP) — As monks chanted evening prayers in the dimly lit Saint John's University ...

Some Say Gay Club Shooting Was ‘Desecration’ of Safe Space
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — In the mostly conservative city of Colorado Springs, Club Q has ...

MacKenzie Scott Donations Avoided Feared Pitfalls: New Study
MacKenzie Scott's big gifts have been a boon to the charities who received them, and widespread ...

Georgia City Strips 170-Year-Old Honor from Slavery Advocate
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Leaders of Georgia's oldest city voted Thursday to strip the name of ...

Like US, Mexico Faces a State-By-State Divide Over Abortion
OAXACA, Mexico (AP) — Differences over abortion have pitted one large batch of U.S. states against ...

States Struggle With Pushback After Wave of Policing Reforms
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The national reckoning on race and policing that followed the death of ...

WHO: Tuberculosis Cases Rise for the First Time in Years
GENEVA (AP) — The number of people infected with tuberculosis, including the kind resistant to drugs, ...

Philanthropy Pours More Money Into Advancing Latino Wealth
Juan Hernandez III, CEO of a nonprofit lending fund, has made about 17 loans to Latino ...

Poor, Less White US Neighborhoods Get Worst Internet Deals
A couple of years into the pandemic, Shirley Neville had finally had enough of her shoddy ...

Nonprofits Help Fund Immigrants’ Legal Fights on Deportation
As the number of immigrants seeking court permission to avoid deportation grows, foundations in Los Angeles ...

Virginia Students Protest Youngkin Transgender Policies
McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Student activists held school walkouts across Virginia on Tuesday to protest Republican ...

Civil Rights Law Targets ‘Cancer Alley’ Discrimination
RESERVE, La. (AP) — Sprawling industrial complexes line the drive east along the Mississippi River to ...

San Diego Apologizes for Support of WWII Detention Camps
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego City Council rescinded a resolution it passed 80 years ...

California, Tribal Leaders Announce New Tourism Initiative
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In a state with the second-most federally recognized Indigenous tribes in the ...

US Data Reveals Racial Gaps in Monkeypox Vaccinations
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — With monkeypox cases subsiding in Europe and parts of North America, many ...

Planned Parenthood Maps Strategy to Protect Abortion Rights
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Planned Parenthood leaders from 24 states gathered in California's capital Friday to ...

Uvalde Students Go Back to School for 1st Time Since Attack
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gilbert Mata woke up excited Tuesday for the first day of school ...

Rape, incest exceptions out of South Carolina abortion bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina Senate committee voted Tuesday to remove exceptions for rape ...

No Longer Young, ‘Dreamers’ Uneasily Watch a Legal Challenge
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Juliana Macedo do Nascimento signed up for an Obama-era program to ...

Women Race Political Clock, Cross State Lines for Abortions
DAYTON, OHIO (AP) — In the dim light of a clinic ultrasound room, Monica Eberhart reclines ...

US Data Reveals Racial Gaps in Monkeypox Vaccinations
The Biden administration said Friday there's enough monkeypox vaccine available now but health officials say the ...

Big Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Announced by Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his long-awaited plan to deliver on a ...

Minneapolis Teacher Contract Race Language Ignites Firestorm
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Minneapolis teachers settled a 14-day strike in March, they celebrated a groundbreaking ...

Are Family Outings No Longer Affordable?
Having fun has never been more expensive ...

Lag in Slavery Reparations From US Jesuits Irks Descendants
Last year, the U.S. branch of the Jesuits pledged to raise $100 million for a reconciliation ...

Kansas Abortion Vote Shows Limits of GOP’s Strength
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An increase in turnout among Democrats and independents and a notable shift ...

Two Years On, Foundations Stand by Issuing Bonds in Pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — When the Ford Foundation took the unprecedented step in June 2020 of ...

Parkland Jurors Hear 3rd Day of Heartbreaking Testimony
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Girl Scout and avid reader. A trombone player who loved ...

Inflation Weighs on Back-to-School Buying for Many Families
NEW YORK (AP) — To understand the impact of surging inflation on this year's back-to-school spending, ...

Some Flee Eastern Ukraine, Others Defy Govt Order to Leave
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Maryna Havrysh struggled to hold back her tears as she helped a ...

Medicaid Expansion Breakthrough Within Reach in N. Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — After a decade of vigorous opposition, most North Carolina Republicans have now ...