It was a gesture born of suffering and kindness carried over generations. In 1847, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma sent $170 to Ireland during the Great Famine — a time…
This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. Joseph Feingold, a Holocaust survivor who found unexpected fame late in…
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – All African Americans, Latinos and tribal community members in Wisconsin will have access to free COVID-19 testing under a plan announced Thursday by Gov. Tony Evers. Evers'…
In Pakistan, descendants of lower-caste Hindus who converted to Christianity centuries ago still find themselves marginalized, relegated to dirty jobs and grim fates. KARACHI, Pakistan — Before Jamshed Eric plunges…
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has invoked the state’s Riot Control Act and shut down all roads leading into and out of Gallup, a former trading- post city bordering…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says the toll of the virus in her district has made the case for more health care and less income inequity. But it has also exposed the vulnerabilities…
https://youtu.be/4HBXCm9ovaU The 2020 Pulitzer Prize winners in 15 Journalism and seven Book, Drama and Music categories were announced on Monday, May 4 at 3 p.m. Eastern. A Special Citation was also awarded.…
"Are we going to keep getting body bags or are we going to get what we actually need?" a Seattle Indian Health Board official asked. In mid-March, as the Seattle…
A web-hosting company has removed the domain of a site running the global “Miss Hitler 2020” beauty pageant at the urging of an anti-defamation group in Australia. The Anti-Defamation Commission…
Anti-government extremist Ammon Bundy, speaking on the steps of the state Capitol building in Boise, Idaho, on Saturday, compared government measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus to the…