Supreme Court opens new frontier for insurrection claims that could target state and local...
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two recent U.S. Supreme Court actions have opened the door to a new legal frontier in which local and...
A Nebraska lawmaker faces backlash for invoking a colleague’s name in a graphic account...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker is facing calls to resign after reading a graphic account of rape from a best-selling memoir on...
Sergeant faulted for actions before Maine mass shooting is running for sheriff
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine sergeant who has been criticized by an investigatory panel for his handling of a report about a man...
Maryland university failed to protect students from abusive swim coach, violating Title IX, feds...
BALTIMORE (AP) — The University of Maryland, Baltimore County violated federal regulations by failing to protect students from sexual harassment and discrimination at the...
Arizona lawmaker says she announced plans to get an abortion to underscore out-of-touch laws
PHOENIX (AP) — A pregnant Arizona lawmaker who revealed in a speech at the state Senate that she was planning to get an abortion...
US farms are increasingly reliant on contract workers who are acutely exposed to climate...
Six years ago, Illinois farmer John Ackerman didn't hire any contract workers at all. Now he typically hires about 22 every year through a...
Buddhists use karmic healing against one US city’s anti-Asian legacy and nationwide prejudice today
ANTIOCH, California (AP) — For one afternoon, on Antioch’s main street and tranquil riverbank, the fragrance of burning incense was paired with the sound...
A California city wrestles with its history of discrimination against early Chinese immigrants
ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — In 1939, after attending the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, Alfred Chan and his friends were headed back...
Pedal coast-to-coast without using a road? New program helps connect trails across the US
When Mike O’Neil opened his bicycle repair shop in Muncie, Indiana, the Cardinal Greenway trail just outside its window stretched only 2 miles south...
Cleanup continues in Ohio following tornados, severe weather that killed 3
LAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) — The three people killed when several tornados roared through Ohio last week all died from storm-related injuries, authorities announced Monday.Darla...
