Nations approve key UN science report on climate change
BERLIN (AP) — Governments gave their blessing on Sunday to a major new U.N. report on climate change, after approval was held up by a battle between rich and developing…
Cambodia celebrates return of ‘priceless’ stolen artifacts
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Centuries-old cultural artifacts that had been illegally smuggled out from Cambodia were welcomed home Friday at a celebration led by Prime Minister Hun Sen, who…
Seeking Alzheimer’s clues from few who escape genetic fate
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Doug Whitney inherited the same gene mutation that gave Alzheimer’s disease to his mother, brother and generations of other relatives by the unusually young age of…
The racial retirement savings gap remains wide – How these state IRA programs are working toward equity
The income and wealth gaps between people of color and white households are wide, but state-run retirement programs are attempting to help workers find parity. As many as 67% of…
US to restore more bison to tribal lands by tapping into ‘Indigenous Knowledge,’ Inflation Reduction Act
American bison, also known as buffalo, have bounced back from their near extinction due to commercial hunting in the late 19th century The U.S. Interior Department on Friday said it…
A USDA commission issues recommendations on racial equity for farmers
The Equity Commission at the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released its first report detailing over 30 recommendations to bring equity to farming. The USDA Equity Commission was born out of…
Future of Us: The pandemic brought Americans outside, but racial barriers remain
This story is part of a series called “Future of Us,” exploring how a pandemic, a murder and a city on fire have changed us and our path forward. The…
What could the US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the ERA mean for equality in the US?
Update: On 28 February, 2023, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its disappointing decision finding that, “… the States have not clearly and indisputably shown that the…
The rights to a famed PSA of a crying Native American now held by an Indigenous group
Since its debut in 1971, an anti-pollution ad showing a man in Native American attire shed a single tear at the sight of smokestacks and litter taking over a once…
A 1787 federal law forbade slavery in Ohio, but African Americans here still faced abuses
The history of African-Americans in Columbus and central Ohio is a long and complex story. African-American people have been living in the land north and west of the Ohio River…