Old racist policies have led to asthma racial health disparities today, as Black people in historically redlined neighborhoods have worse asthma-related outcomes than people in well-rated areas. June 21, 2022 - The…
Use of teargas and arrests by police and targeting by anti-abortion activists disrupts demonstrations in multiple states Fears over police violence and attacks by anti-abortion activists have been growing following…
Washington, DC -- U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) led a group of Senators urging President Biden to establish a Presidential Commission to study and issue proposals on a national apology and…
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Wednesday outlined the next steps her department has planned to address the legacy of abuses at government-run schools for Indigenous children and legislation to examine the matter. …
“It’s a good thing that all the families involved are standing together." This item first appeared in our morning newsletter, which is delivered Monday through Saturday to more than 7,000…
The Cleveland Clinic said it normally gets three to four requests a day for vasectomies but that it got 90 from Friday to Wednesday. The day after the leaked draft…
NEW DELHI (AP) — India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products Friday as part of a federal plan to phase out the ubiquitous material in the nation of nearly…
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping marked the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return with a speech Friday that emphasized Beijing’s control over the former British colony under its vision…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Emails and phone calls from same-sex couples, worried about the legal status of their marriages and keeping their children, flooded attorney Sydney Duncan’s office within hours…
HONG KONG (AP) — Ng Koon-yau calmly pilots his small fishing boat through the azure waters of the South China Sea. The 79-year-old has been fishing ever since he can…