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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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego City Council rescinded a resolution it passed 80 years ...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 ...
Georgia Teachers Get $125 More for Supplies From Federal Aid
MCDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is using federal COVID-19 relief money to give ...
Abortion Foes Downplay Complex Post-Roe v. Wade Realities
WASHINGTON (AP) — When a 10-year-old Ohio girl traveled to Indiana last month to end a ...
Vatican Says They’re Gifts; Indigenous Groups Want Them Back
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican Museums are home to some of the most magnificent artworks ...
New California Gun Control Law Mimics Texas Abortion Measure
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California punched back Friday against two recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions ...
Frequent Lockdowns May Have Contributed to Uvalde Tragedy
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Teachers and students at Robb Elementary School knew the safety protocols when ...
Gun Violence Leads Community Groups to Take Bolder Action
SEATTLE (AP) — Dominique Davis was inside a Seattle-area church one day in March 2021 when ...
Some Schools Build Affordable Housing to Retain Teachers
DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco Bay Area high school teacher Lisa Raskin moved out ...
Descendants of Possible Tulsa Massacre Victims Can Give DNA
People who believe they are descendants of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can now ...
Detroit Cash Bail Reforms to Strike at Racial Inequality
Michigan's largest district court and bail reform advocates agreed Tuesday to settle a federal class-action lawsuit ...
Dire US Labor Shortage Provides Opportunity for Ex-Prisoners
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — When Antonio McGowan left the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman after serving ...
‘Fighting for One Day’: Louisiana Abortion Clinic Still Open
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Fielding a call from a woman seeking an abortion, the director of ...
US Seeks Focus on ‘Urgent’ Needs of Ukraine at Swiss Meeting
LUGANO, Switzerland (AP) — A top U.S. diplomat on Tuesday urged allies of Ukraine to help ...
A Migrant Survivor of the Trailer: ‘They Couldn’t Breathe’
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The advice of a friend to stay near the door of a ...
The Long, Ongoing Debate Over ‘All Men Are Created Equal’
NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Jennings is CEO of the Lambda Legal organization, a prominent advocate ...
Same-Sex Couples Updating Legal Status After Abortion Ruling
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Emails and phone calls from same-sex couples, worried about the legal status ...
Families Brace for Changes to Pandemic-Era Free School Meals
ESSEX, Vt. (AP) — Before the pandemic, there was no room in the budget for Kate ...
Pride Parades March on With New Urgency Across US
NEW YORK (AP) — Pride parades kicked off in New York City and around the country ...
US Abortion Ruling Sparks Global Debate, Polarizes Activists
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The end of constitutional protections for abortions in the United ...
