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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 ...
Court Raises Bar for Some Immigrants to Avoid Deportation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for longtime immigrants who have ...
Lawmakers Can’t Cite Local Examples of Trans Girls in Sports
Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls ...
17% of Food Production Globally Wasted, UN Report Estimates
NEW YORK (AP) — Instead of finishing your leftovers, you let them go bad and buy ...
Biden Faces Steep Challenges to Reach Renewable Energy Goals
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — President Joe Biden wants to change the way the U.S. uses energy ...
California Likely Faces a Critically Dry Year, Officials Say
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California will likely face a critically dry year with much less runoff ...
COVID-19 Pandemic Fuels Attacks on Health Workers Globally
Two Nigerian nurses were attacked by the family of a deceased COVID-19 patient. One nurse had ...
Tensions Over Vaccine Equity Pit Rural Against Urban America
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rita Fentress was worried she might get lost as she traveled down ...
Agency Permanently Bans Fracking Near Delaware River
A regulatory agency that's responsible for the water supply of more than 13 million people in ...
Native American Nominee’s Grilling Raises Questions on Bias
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — When Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso snapped at Deb Haaland during her ...
Agency Permanently Bans Fracking Near Delaware River
A regulatory agency that's responsible for the water supply of more than 13 million people in ...
How Would COVID-19 Vaccine Makers Adapt to Variants?
How would COVID-19 vaccine makers adapt to variants? ...
5 Ways Parents Can Help Kids Avoid Gender Stereotypes
(THE CONVERSATION) In the last century, significant progress has been made in advancing gender equity in ...
Virginia Lawmakers Vote to Abolish the Death Penalty
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State lawmakers gave final approval Monday to legislation that will end capital ...
US Coronavirus Death Toll Approaches Milestone of 500,000
The U.S. stood Sunday at the brink of a once-unthinkable tally: 500,000 people lost to the ...
Texas Governor’s Biggest Donors: Energy Industry That Failed
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As frozen Texas reels under one of the worst electricity outages in ...
Governor: Spending Time with Trans Kids ‘Changes Your Heart’
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's conservative Republican governor choked up Thursday as he spoke about ...
Dolly Parton asks Tennessee Not to Put her Statue at Capitol
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton is asking Tennessee lawmakers to withdraw a bill that would ...
US Needs to Brace Itself for More Deadly Storms, Experts Say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deadly weather will be hitting the U.S. more often, and America needs to ...
NY Sues Amazon, Saying it Didn’t Protect Workers from Virus
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York attorney general is suing Amazon over COVID-19 safety protocols, ...
Vaccine Delays Leave Grocery Workers Feeling Expendable
As panicked Americans cleared supermarkets of toilet paper and food last spring, grocery employees gained recognition ...
CDC: Strong Evidence In-Person Schooling Can Be Done Safely
The nation's top public health agency said Friday that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, ...
Desperation Grows in Battered Honduras, Fueling Migration
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Nory Yamileth Hernández and her three teenage children have been ...
Black Hospital Faces Vaccine Mistrust From Unlikely Source
CHICAGO (AP) — In a makeshift vaccination center at a safety-net Chicago hospital, a patient services ...
Autoworkers Face Uncertain Future in an Era of Electric Cars
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — When General Motors boldly announced its goal last month to make only ...
Nursing Home Protections Limit Families Who Want to Sue
In her room at a Georgia nursing home, Bessie Burden was so concerned about the coronavirus ...
Analysis: Child Poverty a Hidden Focus of Virus Relief Plan
BALTIMORE (AP) — Tucked inside President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan is a seemingly ...
Maryland House Overrides Veto of Major Education Measure
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland House of Delegates voted Monday to override Gov. Larry Hogan's ...
Amanda Gorman, in a First, Brings Poetry to Super Bowl
NEW YORK (AP) — Amanda Gorman, the 22-year-old poet who stirred America at the inauguration of ...
Celebrated Hoop Dance Contest in Arizona Will Go Virtual
PHOENIX (AP) — Hoop dancing has rarely ever been about competition for Scott Sixkiller Sinquah ...
Biden’s Dilemma in Virus Aid Fight: Go Big or Go Bipartisan
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's push for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill is forcing ...
Administration Pledges More Support for Minority Businesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration promised Black business executives on Friday that it planned to ...
Pentagon Deploys Troops to Fuel COVID-19 Vaccine Drive
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will deploy more than 1,100 troops to five vaccination centers in ...
Biden Officials Considering Action on Student Debt Relief
The Biden administration is reviewing whether it can take steps to provide student debt relief through ...
Pledge Drive Urges Funding Racially Diverse Climate Efforts
DETROIT (AP) — Ashindi Maxton was distraught as she toured neighborhoods in Detroit's 48217 ZIP code ...
Apaches’ Fight Over Arizona Copper Mine Goes Before US Court
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday from a group of Apaches ...
Study Finds COVID-19 Vaccine May Reduce Virus Transmission
AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine does more than prevent people from falling seriously ill — it appears to ...
Why US Hiring Could Rebound Faster Than You Might Expect
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring has weakened for six straight months. Nearly 10 million jobs remain lost ...
