Editor’s note: This story was originally published for CNN on April 13, 2017. A century after the end of the Civil War, more than a dozen states still had laws on the books banning interracial marriage. Enter Mildred and Richard Loving, a Virginia couple whose June 12, 1967 Supreme Court ruling dealt a major blow…… MORE
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Where inflation is taking a breather: Your doctor’s office
Prices are rising rapidly in every corner of the economy as it emerges from the pandemic. But some areas are bucking that trend. Medical care inflation was lower than 1% in the 12 months ending in May, the smallest increase since March 1941, when Franklin D. Roosevelt was president. In the month of May 2021…… MORE
Five shot in Dallas, including 4-year-old girl
Dallas police are investigating a shooting that injured five people Friday, including a 4-year-old girl. Around 4:45 p.m., police responded to reports of shooting among two groups of people “involved in a disturbance regarding an unknown matter,” police said in a website post. The child was taken to Children’s Medical Center and is in stable condition, police…… MORE
Biden aims to counter China’s global infrastructure project with new G7 initiative
The United States says it will be a lead partner in a new global, climate-friendly infrastructure program with its Group of 7 partners, part of President Joe Biden’s larger efforts at the G7 summit to better position the US and its allies to compete with China in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. Confronting China’s…… MORE
Infrastructure in America needs an upgrade. Here’s how Biden’s plans would impact key areas of American life.
The nation’s infrastructure is sorely in need of repair. It recently earned a C- score from the American Society of Civil Engineers, which said an additional $2.6 trillion in funding is required over the next decade. President Joe Biden is pitching his plan as an investment to benefit communities of color, rural Americans and others…… MORE
For many tribal nations, the pandemic also brought an increase in population
Soon after the coronavirus began spreading in the United States, it became clear that the pandemic would hit parts of Indian Country hard. But as they emerge from the worst of the crisis, several tribal nations have seen one positive trend unfold: An increase in population. The Navajo Nation saw its numbers of enrolled citizens…… MORE
Fire restrictions are tightened on federally controlled land in Arizona due to ongoing wildfire danger
Campfires and other activities were banned Friday on Arizona federal land as crews battle two massive wildfires that have charred more than 150,000 acres over the past week, officials said. The Telegraph and Mescal Fires, both burning nearly 100 miles east of Phoenix, began earlier this month and continue to engulf the area. The US…… MORE
How Orlando’s LGBTQ Latino community is healing and mobilizing five years after the Pulse massacre
Joél Junior Morales was at Pulse the week before a gunman killed 49 people there. Morales had moved to Orlando a few years earlier in search of his “people” — namely LGBTQ people and fellow Puerto Ricans. He found them, but Orlando’s queer Latino community was less visible in the years before the devastating mass…… MORE
At least 13 people were injured in a mass shooting in downtown Austin, Texas
At least 13 people were injured early Saturday in a mass shooting in downtown Austin, Texas, officials said. Two of the people injured were in critical condition, Austin Interim Chief of Police Joseph Chacon said at a news briefing Saturday. Six people were taken to a hospital by the Austin Police Department, and the Austin-Travis…… MORE
Copa America moves ahead despite backlash from fans and players
The Copa America, South America’s premier football competition, due to kick off June 13 in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia, is triggering a wave of strong reactions for a sporting event. The tournament was originally to be joint-hosted by Argentina and Colombia, but the organizers decided to pull it first from Colombia, due to the…… MORE