The Biden administration is unnecessarily jailing immigrants requesting asylum, detaining thousands for months, the Human Rights First report says.
Author: Bill Keveney, USA TODAY
Pride month events return with new mission to uplift people of color, trans civil rights
As Pride celebrations return after two years of COVID restrictions, organizers are embracing people of color and trans civil rights.
2020 Census undercounted Latino population at triple the level of 2010; Black undercount rises, too
The COVID-19 pandemic provided unique challenges in tabulating the decennial count of the U.S. population.
More Black families fight to regain land taken from ancestors after Bruce’s Beach success
A Black family’s historic success in regaining of beachfront California property has inspired other families and put their efforts in the spotlight.
New congressional maps constitute ‘brazen attack’ on voters of color: Report
The ongoing congressional redistricting process “appears to be one of the most abuse laden in U.S. history,” according to a new non-partisan report.
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake felt through much of Alaska, but no immediate damage reported
The area avoided significant damage largely due to the quake’s size and depth, a seismologist said. A shallower quake likely would have caused damage.
Edward Shames, last of the surviving WWII officers who inspired HBO’s ‘Band of Brothers,’ dies at 99
Shames, who took part in D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge, was in Easy Company, the unit that inspired the ‘Band of Brothers’ book and miniseries.
Toys bring special joy to kids at the holidays. Inflation could play Grinch with donations this year.
Toy prices are up amid record inflation, leaving Toys for Tots and other charities working to make up the difference ahead of Hanukkah and Christmas.
Rittenhouse case, Arbery death trial reflect deepening political and racial divides
The trials of Kyle Rittenhouse and three men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery offer a Rorschach test for Americans’ views on race, guns, politics.
Colorism, discrimination are a ‘very big problem’ in Latino community, survey finds
Latinos who identified as having a darker skin color faced discrimination from other Americans, including other Latinos.