Voting rights advocates say Election 2020 and its aftermath left an enduring imprint on voter access and simple trust in one of America’s most pivotal swing states.
Author: Chris Kenning, USA TODAY
How one quiet Illinois college town became the symbol of abortion rights in America
Nearly a year ago, the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. The ruling redrew the map of abortion access in America. It also drew new battle lines.
Lawsuit seeks to curb use of aerial fire retardant during wildfires over pollution concerns
The lawsuit filed by an Oregon-based group argues that dropping retardant in waterways does more environmental harm than good in fighting wildfires.
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell departs company after ‘inappropriate relationship’
“I had an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company, which I deeply regret,” Jeff Shel said in a released statement.
‘One degree away from anybody else’: Louisville shooting touches neighbors, governor alike
By day’s end, 6 people were dead, 8 were hospitalized. A rookie officer was fighting for his life. And Louisville was in the national spotlight again.
‘I feel like I’m never going to get out’: After epic California storm, towns remain snowed in
Power went out. Roofs collapsed. In mountain communities used to isolation, people started to run out of the things that mattered: food. Medicine.
They counted the days until they could return to Ukraine. Now, they’re not sure they’ll go back
How many refugees return is a question with important ramifications: For tensions in their host countries, and the likelihood of rebuilding at home.
Black skateboarders in Memphis and beyond honor Tyre Nichols: ‘We’ve lost one of our own’
‘I think everyone is really outraged right now in skateboarding, for sure. And that’s the only lens that I’m looking at it through.’
On the high seas between Florida and Cuba, U.S. immigration policy a matter of life and death
By air, Coast Guard crews search for rafts crossing from Cuba and Haiti. On land, officials hope new policies will deter others from the dangerous trip.
Two men and a sailboat vanished into open ocean. 10 days later, a miracle arrived
Sailing their 30-foot boat to Florida was supposed to be an adventure. Then their phones stopped working, and no one knew where to find them.