Nation
What climate science loses without Black researchers
Diversity promises to expand perspectives and boost care for marginalized groups.
Nation
One of world's longest-running experiments sends up sprouts
Seeds tucked away in 1879 were planted in Michigan this spring and germinated, revealing particularly robust plants.
Nation
McCollum's influence over defense spending grows
Minnesota's senior Democrat leads the House subcommittee crafting a defense-spending bill at a time when President Joe Biden is pushing for an increase, Republicans want to spend even more and some progressives want to cut.
U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum's influence over defense spending grows
Minnesota's senior Democrat leads the House subcommittee crafting a defense-spending bill at a time when President Joe Biden is pushing for an increase, Republicans want to spend even more and some progressives want to cut.
Nation
Anarchists and an increase in crime hijack Portland's social justice movement
The rocket rise in the killings of young Black men has undermined activists' goals.
Variety
Fewer parents choosing 'Karen' as name for newborn daughters
The parents of just 325 baby girls in the U.S. named their daughter Karen last year, down from 439 in 2019.
Nation
Trump shuts down blog after less than a month
Former president faced poor readership numbers and an indefinite ban from social media.
Nation
Stimulus checks substantially reduced hardship, study shows
The aggressive use of stimulus checks coincides with growing interest in broad cash payments as a tool in social policy.
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Biden honors forgotten victims of Tulsa massacre
"For much too long, the history of what took place here was told in silence, cloaked in darkness," the president said.
Nation
Patient influx from other states increases Kansas abortions
The number of abortions performed in Kansas increased by 9.1% last year as far more women traveled from Oklahoma and Texas to terminate pregnancies than in 2019 and the state reported that out-of-state patients outnumbered Kansas patients for the first time in almost 50 years.
Nation
California county renames Jim Crow Road
The name will be changed to Crow City Road, as recommended by the county's historical society.
Local
COVID-19 vaccine is free, but not everyone believes that
Some unvaccinated adults cite concerns about a surprise bill as a reason for not getting the shot.
Nation
Surveillance video released in Miami area banquet hall shooting
Three masked suspects opened fire early Sunday morning outside a Miami banquet hall, killing two people and injuring 21.
Business
How the world ran out of everything: 'It's just a mess'
Just-in-time manufacturing has contributed to shortages of goods across the globe.
Local
Death is painfully familiar in Floyd's old neighborhood
The epidemic of deaths in Houston's Third Ward is even more painful after the killing of George Floyd, who was a mentor and friend to many.
Politics
As GOP blocks inquiry, questions on Jan. 6 attack may go unanswered
Republicans in Congress have all but closed off the possibility of a full and impartial accounting for one of the most serious assaults on American democracy in history.
Nation
Americans have gone on a buying spree for guns
While gun sales have been climbing for decades, Americans went on an unusual, prolonged buying spree fueled by the pandemic, last summer's protests and the fears they stoked.
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