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Five years later: How the murder of George Floyd changed America
The following episode of The Story Behind the AP Story contains sound and descriptions that some listeners may find graphic ...
The Digital Equity Act tried to close the digital divide. Trump calls it racist and acts to end it
One program distributes laptops in rural Iowa. Another helped people get back online after Hurricane Helene washed away ...
The US military spent $6 billion in the past 3 years to recruit and retain troops
The U.S. military spent more than $6 billion over the past three years to recruit and retain service members, in what has ...
Can Pope Leo remain a U.S. citizen now that he’s a foreign head of state?
Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely rare, and legally ...
In an uneasy climate, diverse pride groups converge on DC with differing interests but common goals
You’ve heard of twofers. Kenya Hutton is a “threefer.” His parents are immigrants, he’s a Black man and he’s gay — at a moment in history when anti-immigrant fervor, racism ...
Venezuelans vote for lawmakers and governors as opposition calls for election boycott
Voters in Venezuela are choosing lawmakers, governors and other officials Sunday in polling being held against a backdrop of heightened government repression and ...
VIDEO: Jaws of life used to extract driver from crash near lake
A driver had to be pulled from a wrecked pickup truck using the Jaws of Life after a crash at the intersection of Hillside ...
The US has world-class scientific talent. The rest of the world is hoping to lure that away
As the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in federal funding to scientific research, thousands of scientists in the ...
What we know about the San Diego plane crash and the 6 on board who died
A private plane approaching an airport crashed in a San Diego neighborhood, killing the six people on board, including ...
Texas is closer to putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms after a key vote
Texas would require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a Republican proposal that cleared a ...
Israel may change tack to allow aid groups in Gaza to stay in charge of non-food aid
As pressure mounts to get more aid into Gaza, Israel appears to be changing tack and may let aid groups operating in the ...
Israel says it has intercepted a missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Sunday. The missile triggered air raid sirens in Jerusalem and other areas. There were ...